Fifa has confirmed that the final of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil will be held in Rio de Janeiro.
Fifa announces 2014 World Cup schedule
Fifa has confirmed that the final of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil will be held in Rio de Janeiro.
The world football governing body announced the full schedule of matches for the 20th edition of the World Cup on Thursday and put forth the day and time of each game.
Sao Paulo will host the opening game of the finals in the South American country on 12th June, with host nation Brazil featuring in that match.
The final will be staged in Rio de Janeiro, which will also play host to the finale of the 2013 Fifa Confederations Cup that will be played among the champions of the six confederations as well as home nation Brazil and world champions Spain.
Travelling issue
Meanwhile, fans going to Brazil for the 2014 World Cup finals could face potential problems in travelling as teams will play each group game in a different city - some up to 2,000 miles apart.
For example, one team in Group A will have to play the opening match of the tournament in Sao Paulo, their second match 2,000 miles away in Manaus, and the third in Recife - another three-and-a-half-hour flight away, or a 5,700-kilometres road trip through the Amazon jungle.
Fifa secretary general Jerome Valcke, though, supports this idea and explained: "The teams will travel around so the host cities will have all the teams, and you can have the best teams, the seeded teams in all the cities."
