2014 World Cup

FIFA says security plan for WC is sound

December 13, 2012
By ESPN.com news services
FIFA insisted its security plan for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil will prevent any repeat of the violent scenes that halted the Copa Sudamericana final -- with visiting Tigre players claiming they were threatened with guns by Sao Paulo security officials.

In a statement released by the international football governing body, FIFA said next year's Confederations Cup and the World Cup will have "a comprehensive security concept for the stadiums in place developed by the local organizing committee ...

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