Valcke worried by slow progress in Cuiaba

The stadium in Cuiaba, a city in the south-west of Brazil, was visited by Valcke and a FIFA delegation this week and has been placed under 'permanent monitoring' due to concerns about the project's progress.

With just over 240 days remaining until the World Cup begins, concerns have been raised regarding the slow progress of the stadium development, following local protests fuelled by the use of public money to fund the tournament.

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