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  • Blatter praises Brazil.
  • Blatter praises Brazil designs
    It's one year until the 2014 World
    Cup starts in Brazil and many of the
    facilities will be tested at the Confederations
    Cup which starts on Saturday.
    Sepp Blatter has given a glowing endorsement of
    Brazil's World Cup stadiums with a year to go until
    the finals.
    The FIFA president is due in the country this week
    to attend the Confederations Cup, the event
    customarily used as a test run by the World Cup's
    host nation.
    Work on six stadiums has been completed in time
    for the eight-team tournament, but five more
    remain unfinished and organisers have been told
    FIFA will not extend a December delivery deadline.
    Speaking to FIFA's website ahead of his Brazil trip,
    though, Blatter preferred to praise the design of
    the arenas rather than issue a further warning.
    He said: "I've seen photos of the stadiums and I
    really must congratulate the architects entrusted
    with the design.
    "They represent the jewel in the crown of the
    respective cities. I'm delighted to have been given
    the opportunity to go to Brazil 2013 and visit all
    these cities."
    The Confederations Cup is taking place across six
    cities - Brasilia, Rio de Janeiro, Recife, Salvador,
    Fortaleza and Belo Horizonte.
    The 71,000-capacity Estadio Nacional in capital
    Brasilia will host this Saturday's opening game
    between the hosts and Japan.

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