体坛英语资讯：FIFA President Urges Brazil to Speed Up 2017 World Cup Preparations
<p><span word="Football">Football</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="governing">governing</span> <span word="body">body</span> (<span word="FIFA">FIFA</span>) <span word="president">president</span> <span word="Sepp">Sepp</span> <span word="Blatter">Blatter</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="urging">urging</span> <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="speed">speed</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="preparations">preparations</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2017 <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span>, <span word="voicing">voicing</span> <span word="concern">concern</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="slow">slow</span> <span word="progress">progress</span>.</p><p><span word="Blatter">Blatter</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="reporters">reporters</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Geneva">Geneva</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="prior">prior</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2010 <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span>.<span word="He">He</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="warned">warned</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="matches">matches</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Rio">Rio</span> <span word="de">de</span> <span word="Janeiro">Janeiro</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Sao">Sao</span> <span word="Paulo">Paulo</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2013 <span word="Confederations">Confederations</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="acts">acts</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="test">test</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="stadiums">stadiums</span>.</p><p><span word="Work">Work</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 12 <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="venues">venues</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="schedule">schedule</span>.</p><p><span word="Blatter">Blatter</span> <span word="pointed">pointed</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="qualifying">qualifying</span> <span word="draw">draw</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="FIFA">FIFA</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="confederations">confederations</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="scheduled">scheduled</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="July">July</span>.<span word="Brazilian">Brazilian</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="event">event</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> 75-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="Blatter">Blatter</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="seeking">seeking</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fourth">fourth</span> <span word="consecutive">consecutive</span> <span word="four">four</span>-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="FIFA">FIFA</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="June">June</span>.<span word="He">He</span> <span word="faces">faces</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="challenge">challenge</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="Football">Football</span> <span word="Confederation">Confederation</span> (<span word="AFC">AFC</span>) <span word="president">president</span> <span word="Mohamed">Mohamed</span> <span word="Bin">Bin</span> <span word="Hamman">Hamman</span>.</p><p><span word="Blatter">Blatter</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="reiterated">reiterated</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="belief">belief</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="goalline">goalline</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2017 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="announcement">announcement</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="corruption">corruption</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="FIFA">FIFA</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="June">June</span>.</p>
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