Brazil will host 2nd time

Brazil is the only team who won the FIFA world cup five times in 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002.

20th World Cup is scheduled to take place in June and July 2014 in Brazil. Brazil will host 2nd time this mega event, first was in 1950 World Cup. Total number of teams are 32 who will compete.

The 12 cities to host soccer in Brazil for the World Cup 2014:
* Belo Horizonte
* Brasília
* Cuiabá
* Curitiba
* Fortaleza
* Manaus
* Natal
* Porto Alegre
* Recife
* Rio de Janeiro
* Salvador
* São Paulo

The CBF estimates that the cost of construction and remodeling of stadiums alone will be approximately over R$ 1.9 billion (US$ 1.1 billion, £ 550 million). In addition to the stadium upgrades and renovations, there will be millions more spent on basic infrastructure needs to get the country ready.

The Brazilian federal government has earmarked R$ 3 billion (US$ 1.8 billion, £ 1.1 billion) for investment in works relating to the 2014 World Cup, and intends to release a package of works, entitled the FIFA World Cup PAC (Portuguese acronym for Growth Acceleration Programme).