Delays in getting Brazil ready to host the 2014 football World Cup could end up with the South American nation being "red-faced" when the time comes, retired soccer legend Pele said.
"We are really worried," he told a media conference in Sao Paulo, speaking for the Brazilian Football Confederation and FIFA.
"I think Brazil is running the risk of being red-faced in the way it is managing the World Cup, principally in communication and airports," he said.
The comment by the Brazilian considered by many to be the greatest footballer of all time highlighted the fact that work on almost all of the 12 World Cup venues in the country were behind schedule.
Airports in Brazil are also saturated, with flight delays and cancellations a common occurrence each day.
"Brazil has the duty to put on a good World Cup. And unfortunately it's behind schedule," Pele said, pointing out the example of Sao Paulo, where no World Cup-standard stadium has yet been built.
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