Brasilia: The stadium where the Confederations Cup is due to kick off in two months will not be officially opened until May 18 because rain has delayed the laying of the pitch, officials in Brazil's capital said on Monday. The Confederations Cup is a dress-rehearsal for the 2014 World Cup.
"Without the grass it would be like opening a theatre with no stage," Brasilia's World Cup secretary Claudio Monteiro said.
President Dilma Rousseff was scheduled to open the new 72,000-seater Mane Garrincha National Stadium on Sunday but contractors have not been able to drain the waterlogged ground enough to lay the turf. Only four of the six Confederations venues are ready for the tournament.
The Mane Garrincha, where Brazil face Japan in the June 15 opener, is behind schedule along with the iconic Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro where the Confederations Cup final will be played. Brasilia is now set to open its venue when the finalists of the city's local championship meet....
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