World Cup visitors will be safe, vows Brazil

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BRASoLIA (AFP) - Brazil vowed Wednesday that World Cup tourists would be safe despite a wave of recent protests, as it rushed to finish preparations in what FIFA called a "race against the clock."

 

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There is also a worry about the state of the pitch at the Maracana 19 days to go its like a sand pit

 

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