FIFA warn Sao Paulo to hurry up on stadium

FIFA say Brazil’s biggest city could be stripped of 2014 World Cup status.

Arena de Sao Paulo has been scarred by construction delays.

It is due to host the OPENING GAME of the tournament, plus another five after that.

Brazilian club Corinthians are set to move into the 70,000-seater state of the art ground when it is finished.

And general secretary Jerome Valcke warned organisers that they have until tickets go on sale to move venues.

He said: “The World Cup is again another event to the Confederations Cup next month.

“So there will be a discussion with Sao Paulo about their stadium. We will have to sit down and see exactly what’s happening.

“We told them already that they should speed up. Whatever it means for them, they have to speed up.”

Nearly 30,000 temporary seats are being fitted at both goal-ends of the ground, which organisers are claiming they need until February or March to complete.

Valcke added: “We can change all the match schedule until August 1.

“I think we have been clear. No way we can accept any delay for World Cup 2014.

“Because as you will see for the World Cup we need a lot more time to install all the facilities for the media, for the hospitality, for all of what we need in order to deliver the World Cup.”

Football – The Sun

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