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It's Brazil for the 2014 World Cup

Posted Oct 30, 07 4:48 PM CDT in World,  Sports 

(Newser) – FIFA chose Brazil to host the 2014 World Cup today, the AP reports. Brazil, which holds the record for World Cup wins, was the only South American bidder after Colombia withdrew in April. "Soccer is not only a sport for us," said Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. "It's more than that: Soccer for us is a passion, a national passion." Meanwhile, Germany landed the 2011 Women's World Cup.

Brazil hosted the Cup once before, in 1950. Their bid focused on the boon to infrastructure and investment that the tournament would bring to Brazil. The country's football confederation president elaborated:  "Our objective is to make Brazil become more visible in global arenas. The World Cup goes far beyond a mere sporting event. It's a tool to promote social transformation."

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A man celebrates at the Christ the Redeemer statue with a flag that reads in Portugueses 'The 2014 cup is ours' in Rio de Janeiro, Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2007. Brazil was confirmed by FIFA's executive committee...   (Associated Press)
Two giant replicas of a Brazilian national soccer team's shirt, that read in Portuguese 'The new Maracana is ours and so the 2014 World Cup' are seen laying at the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro,...   (Associated Press)
A fireman holds a Brazilian flag attached to the statue of former Brazil's President Juscelino Kubitschek in Brasilia, Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2007, after Brazil was officially chosen by FIFA as host of the...   (Associated Press)
FIFA President Joseph Blatter shows the name of Brazil as the country chosen to host the FIFA 2014 World Cup at the FIFA headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland, Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2007. Brazil was awarded...   (Associated Press)
A man does tricks with a ball in Sao Paulo, Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2007, after Brazil was officially chosen by FIFA as host of the 2014 World Cup. This decision returns the showcase event to the soccer-mad...   (Associated Press)
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