Construction Woes

Today marks 134 days until World Cup 2014.

But one questions, is 134 days enough time to have everything ready for the first game?

Brazil has developed many of the greatest players in soccer history, soccer is Brazil’s livelihood, and soccer runs in their veins but what happens when they host the World Cup? It becomes a joke.

Preparations leading up to the World Cup have been lacking, what Brazil needs is stadiums to host games, 12 for that matter which are still under construction.  The Brazilian government is being highly criticized due to the lengthily expensive process, in an interview with the Brazilian assistant coach he stated that "We missed an opportunity to show the world what we can do in this country," and "We missed an opportunity to provide more comfort to Brazilians and to show a different kind of Brazil."

The country had 7 years to build everything needed for the World Cup which might be completed just a few months before the competition is due to start. Most recently construction was halted when a crane crashed killing the workers this past November in Sao Paulo, which is a main stadium for the games. Also, Heavy rains, , labor strikes, a court-mandated halt to construction last year due to safety issues, and financial problems have hampered construction.

The two main venues being affected are Arena de Sao Paulo and Arena de Baixada in Curitiba which FIFA is threatening to take away hosting duties if they do not meet the February 18^th completion deadline.

In the end, completed or not, World Cup 2014 will take place in Brazil and the world will cheer.