With a little over 100 days remaining for 2014 Brazil World Cup, several thorny issues continue to plague FIFA management on the state of the host nation’s preparedness for football’s biggest 4-yearly event. With national economy in doldrums, Brazil is found wanting on unfinished stadiums, avoidable construction site fatalities and security issues. As of December 31, 2013, the deadline fixed by FIFA for completion of stadium construction work at six World Cup venues was yet to be finished. Even two months later, Curitiba stadium, which will host its first match on June 16, 2014, presents a woeful appearance. Iran and Nigeria will play their Group F league match in Curitiba. The world cup organizers in Brazil were warned in early January that Curitiba might be dropped as the venue if the progress of work didn’t improve. Somehow, FIFA reluctantly accorded a reprieve to Curitiba last week. The Governing Body, however,