Brazil’s World Cup host city behind schedule,FIFA warns

Fifa has warned Brazil's World Cup 2014 host city of
Curitiba that it could be excluded unless work speeds
up.

Fifa secretary general Jerome Valcke said that work at
the Arena da Baixada stadium was seriously behind
schedule.

A decision on whether Curitiba, in southern Brazil,
will remain as a host city will be announced on 18
February, he said.

Less than five months before the tournament kicks
off, six out of 12 venues are still unfinished.

Four matches are due to be played at the 42,000-
capacity Curitiba stadium: Spain-Australia, Honduras-
Ecuador, Iran-Nigeria and Algeria-Russia.

After a visit to inspect the work at the Arena da
Baixada, Mr Valcke described the situation as
"delicate" and "very complicated".