Brazilian officials gave guarantees on Tuesday to FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke that the World Cup stadium in the Amazon city of Manaus will be completed by the December deadline established by football’s governing body.
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Brazilian World Cup officials promised FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke that the World Cup Arena da Amazonia would be completed by the December deadline established by football’s governing body.
Valcke received the assurances from organisers during his inspection visit to the Amazonia on Tuesday.
He also received guarantees from officials in the southern city of Curitiba, although the stadium there will be completed without the retractable roof from the original design.
The roof was not a FIFA requirement, so it was cut from the project to avoid delaying the overall construction.
The stadiums in Manaus and Curitiba are among the six which have to be delivered by the end of the year.
The other six were ready for the Confederations Cup earlier this year, although only two were completed by the original deadline.
FIFA has made it clear that it will not tolerate the same type of delays for football’s showcase event.
