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SAO PAULO (AP) ― The Brazilian government said construction at 2014 World Cup stadiums is on schedule in all 12 host cities.
With 800 days to go until the World Cup, the government said Tuesday that five stadiums have more than 50 percent of work completed, while another five have more than 30 percent of construction ready. Two are just 20 percent completed ― the Beira-Rio stadium in the southern city of Porto Alegre and the Arena das Dunas in northeastern Natal.
The report contrasts with numbers released last month by a government watchdog group which said only stadiums in Salvador and Fortaleza had more than 50 percent of work completed.
According to the government, the Castelao stadium in the northeastern city of Fortaleza is the one closest to being finished, with 60 percent of work completed.
Renovation at the Maracana, which will host the final, is 39 percent complete. The Itaquera Arena in Sao Paulo, which will host the opener, is 30 percent done.
Most stadiums are expected to be ready by the end of this year or the next.
The government report is based on information from the local representatives in the host cities.
Maracana and the Castelao will also be used in next year’s Confederations Cup, along with the Mineirao stadium in the central city of Belo Horizonte and the Estadio Nacional in the capital of Brasilia. Work at Mineirao is 55 percent complete and at the Estadio Nacional is 54 percent ready, according to the government figures.
With 800 days to go until the World Cup, the government said Tuesday that five stadiums have more than 50 percent of work completed, while another five have more than 30 percent of construction ready. Two are just 20 percent completed ― the Beira-Rio stadium in the southern city of Porto Alegre and the Arena das Dunas in northeastern Natal.
The report contrasts with numbers released last month by a government watchdog group which said only stadiums in Salvador and Fortaleza had more than 50 percent of work completed.
According to the government, the Castelao stadium in the northeastern city of Fortaleza is the one closest to being finished, with 60 percent of work completed.
Renovation at the Maracana, which will host the final, is 39 percent complete. The Itaquera Arena in Sao Paulo, which will host the opener, is 30 percent done.
Most stadiums are expected to be ready by the end of this year or the next.
The government report is based on information from the local representatives in the host cities.
Maracana and the Castelao will also be used in next year’s Confederations Cup, along with the Mineirao stadium in the central city of Belo Horizonte and the Estadio Nacional in the capital of Brasilia. Work at Mineirao is 55 percent complete and at the Estadio Nacional is 54 percent ready, according to the government figures.
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Articles by Korea Herald
