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A day after Jerome Valcke warned that Curitiba was not assured of being a host city at the 2014 World Cup because of stadium delays, the FIFA secretary general said the best option was still to get the outstanding work completed, at a press conference in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday (23rd January).

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SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Bebeto, 2014 World Cup ambassador and former Brazil international:
"The time is short, we have to run, we have to rush, but I'm sure Curitiba will get it together. I will give it all my support, because I have no doubt that it will be very bad for Brazil (if Curitiba is not a host city at the World Cup). But as Brazilians, we had to fight to bring the World Cup here, so that will be really bad for us."