FIFA general secretary Jerome Valcke has admitted Brazil s preparations for the 2014 World Cup are behind schedule.
Hosting football s showpiece event for the second time, the South American nation have fallen behind with the transport system, as well as stadiums, still far from ready.
Valcke said the host nation was playing catch-up for the tournament, which is due to begin on June 13, 2014.
There is a lot of work to deliver. We don t have stadiums, we don t have airports, we don t have a national transportation system in place and we are one month away from the preliminary draw, he told the Inside World Football Forum in Moscow on Friday.
The Maracana is definitely not currently a World Cup stadium and that s why it s closed. It will be ready at the …