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Soccer-Corinthians arena without full test before World Cup opener
By Andrew Downie SAO PAULO, May 30 (Reuters) - The final test of the Corinthians arena will not be held before a capacity crowd, leaving parts of the new stadium untested before the World Cup's opening game there on June 12, club officials said on Friday. Home side Corinthians were asked to hold Sunday's first division match against Botafogo at the ground in order to fully test all facilities in front of a capacity 68,000 crowd. FIFA general secretary Jerome Valcke appeared to ignore the bad news in his regular column for FIFA.com, saying "all aspects" of the ground would be tested in Sunday's game. "On Sunday the final test will take place at the Arena de Sao Paulo between Corinthians and Botafogo, the moment when we will be able to test all aspects and then make the final adjustments to ensure all will be perfect for the Opening Ceremony and the Opening Match on 12 June," he said on Friday. More...
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