12 cities to host World Cup in Brazil (AP)
Published 12/26/2008 at Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Soccer's governing body agreed to increase from 10 to 12 the number of Brazilian cities that will host the 2014 World Cup. Brazil's soccer federation said Friday it persuaded FIFA to make the change because of the size of the country. According to the O Globo newspaper, five of the 18 potential host cities that will definitely stage World Cup games are: Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte,...
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