for the footballing romanticism of the nation, I'd obviously love to still see a World Cup in Brazil next year ... but given the grave safety concerns regarding the stadia (their construction, their structural integrity, the delays, the now necessary rushed timelines), and given the protests and rioting that were the political back-drop to the 2013 Confed Cup, there may be a mounting to case to ask the question: should Brazil still host the 2014 World Cup?
I believe the back-up hosts are England, though I'm not sure ... were that the case, it'd be added reason to really pull for Brazil to deliver ... I'm obviously of the opinion that the back-ups should be from the Americas ... and who's better equipped to host a tournament of that magnitude at short notice than the US of A? if the US have applied to be a back-up host, Brazil should immediately be stripped of hosting rights ...
more seriously: I think we all expect that they will sort it all out in the end ... but, sadly, reports of an impending stadium workers' strike will only increase the pressure ...
thoughts?
I believe the back-up hosts are England, though I'm not sure ... were that the case, it'd be added reason to really pull for Brazil to deliver ... I'm obviously of the opinion that the back-ups should be from the Americas ... and who's better equipped to host a tournament of that magnitude at short notice than the US of A? if the US have applied to be a back-up host, Brazil should immediately be stripped of hosting rights ...
more seriously: I think we all expect that they will sort it all out in the end ... but, sadly, reports of an impending stadium workers' strike will only increase the pressure ...
thoughts?