
TicketsįIFA printed around 3.5 million tickets for the 64 matches they had scheduled for the 2014 World Cup. The 2014 final was held at the same venue, although only 74,738 spectators were able to attend as the standing-room areas that had made such a huge attendance possible in 1950 had been banned by FIFA and replaced with corporate boxes and seats. The biggest was the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, where a huge crowd of 199,854 spectators had watched the final match in 1950. The total cost was around US$3.5 billion.
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After many problems, including delays and a series of accidents in which eight workers died, 12 stadiums were eventually completed in the 12 host cities of:Ģ014 World Cup Final being watched by 74,738 spectators at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro (Photo: Danilo Borges / Wikimedia commons / CC BY 3.0)ħ new stadiums were built for the tournament, and 5 old ones were upgraded. Brazil's stadiums didn't meet FIFA's requirements at the time, but the Brazilian government promised to have suitable stadiums ready in time for the tournament. In 2003 FIFA announced that the 2014 World Cup would be held in South America, and in 2007 Brazil was named the host nation. Logo: © 2014 FIFA Host Cities and Stadiums But they knew that winning wouldn't be easy. The memory of that loss has haunted Brazilians ever since, and they hoped that winning the World Cup in their own country in 2014 would help to erase those painful memories. But the 1950 World Cup ended in disappointment for Brazilian fans when their team was defeated 2-1 by Uruguay in the final match. The first time, in 1950, is remembered for the huge number of passionate football fans who crowded into Brazil's massive stadiums, making it one of the most exciting and atmospheric World Cups ever. It was the second time the tournament had been held in Brazil. The 20th FIFA World Cup was held in Brazil from June 12 to July 13, 2014. This page covers the vocabulary of the World Cup 2014 Brazil by looking at its background, people and matches.
