Sao Paulo awarded 2014 FIFA World Cup opening match

FIFA confirmed on Thursday that a new 65,000-seat stadium in Sao Paulo would stage the opening match and ceremony of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil while Rio de Janeiro’s famous Maracana venue would host the final of the tournament.

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