Brazil opens third World Cup stadium

The brand-new stadium built at a cost of 592 million reais ($296.58 million) in the northern city of Salvador will be one of six used for the June 15-30 Confederations Cup, an eight-nation dress rehearsal for the World Cup.

Delays forced world football's governing body FIFA to extend the deadline for the first batch of stadiums until April 15.

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