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if brazils going to have that embarrassment pele was­ talking about then i hope it's not like south­ Africa's mistake and if ask what i mean then what i­ mean is south africa didn't get everything prepared

It is normal for every normal human being to have some­ iota of fear or pessimism about the future or prospect­ of an important event,like the world cup. I think PELE­ wasn't worried because his country is unable to­ stage the tournament ,but he fears for good and­ world-class organization. But i would like to encourage­ him that most of the troubles we are scared of hardly­ come to pass. If south africa did,then brazil can do­ even better. Fifa and others wil certainly assist.­ I'M ECHE AMOS NEHEMIAH,NIGERIA.

i totally agrie with u ww

u r all @#$% s lol

There is North America and South America. By my­ reckoning that is two continents.

What is all this 2 continent rubbish there are 6­ continents africa, australia, asia, europe, america,­ and antartica thats it no more.

you are a bunch of i*'@#... north america, central,­ south, it's 3th gra subject, and you keep going on­ on on on.

it just make you all sound pathetic.

Get­ over it. ­ The thing here is about FOOTBALL

Well i am from Brazil and i beleive we will have a­ wonderfulll world cup..
We are an third world country­ but we are reaching the top in some years i know­ that.
Brazil is a tropical, beautifull and welcoming­ country and dont forget people we know how to play­ football very well.
We have always respect any nation­ in the world , i was very surprised when i read this­ article,and felt very upset.
But never mind, the end of­ the day we have sunshine every day, something money can­ not buy...
We have samba, beaches, lovely food and the­ most important thing RESPECT

jameshi10 - Actually, the idea of a single American­ continent isn't a "USA idea". In the USA,­ schools teach that there are two continents that make­ up America. North America (the continent) is everything­ from Panama up - yes Mexico is in North America. The­ South American continent is everything from Colombia­ south. The idea that there is only one continent is­ taught in virtually every Latin American country.­ Mexico included. So it is more a "Spanish­ idea" than a "USA idea".

i always thought Mexico was in central America! Thanks­ for putting me, and the rest of the uninformed world ,­ right, James

Canada, alaska, brazil...wer is the comp' taking­ place? Stop goin on about other nations and their­ cultures, I dont give a @#$% if you've been there­ or not.I was under the impression that we are talkin­ footy ere or av I missed somthing. P.s. Pontins in­ Southport has a good transport network, lots of hotels­ and B+@#$%. There you are, lets all go there for a­ laugh.

Err Danny H I hate to tell you but America is two­ continents. It's an "USA" idea that it­ isn't. Canada and USA [possibly greenland aswell]­ make up North America and Mexico downwards makes up­ South America.

Finally I'm sure both Canada and­ Brazil are both perfectly lovly countries to visit with­ their own unique cultures and atmospheres, and I­ personally can't wait for the 2014 world cup it­ looks like it will be good.

As a Brazilian iam realy proud of my country hosting­ this big event,Brazil is a nation where everything­ happens last minute,so Pele don't you worried...but­ if anyone can help any how,you are very welcome­ to.Every small help will contribute to the sucess of­ this event...

Clearly Pele is a worried man because he was once a­ great football player, living a dream of playing for­ his country, yet he feels that transport issues are not­ being addressed. But he need not worry as this will be­ sorted out I'm sure. You will get no more­ passionate a man as Pele about his country staging the­ World Cup, so forget all this negative talk people!­ I've been to Brazil a couple of times, &­ I've travelled through it. The people are very kind­ & considerate. But this can be a dangerous place,­ & the authorities will have to do their upmost to­ contain all the bad elements. South Africa did it much­ to the surprise of the world's press who said it­ would be a bloodbath! So come on & give Brazil a­ chance, I will be going out for the tournament no­ question.

Rob from Glos.

Comment 38 nick, it was not only the British that were­ killing the locals. You need to include the French as­ well. To THE CANUCK2011, a well written piece mate.­ People need to re-read what you wrote and then maybe­ they will see with clear eyes and minds what you have­ written.

What's all the fuss about old empire issues! I­ thought this was a place where you could submit a­ comment about a related story, & not going off on­ one about something else! I know Pele is worried about­ Brazil being ready to host the World Cup, but it will­ be ready there is no question about it. Forget all the­ talk about switching the thing to another country, it­ won't happen. Look at the Commonwealth Games in­ India, & all the uproar about that not being ready,­ but it went ahead all the same.

I don't believe patriotic people like Sabrina (6)­ say such negative things about her own country and end­ off saying she is very "confident the cheer"­ will prevail and the organization will deliver. Clearly­ this person is ambiguous and contradictory. As for­ Pele, who clearly is a has-been and lacks the stardom­ of the likes of Maradona and his peers, every time he­ appears in the public scene it is either to criticise­ the national team (as early as Italia 90) or the­ efforts his country has to make to ensure a successful­ world cup. My feeling is that he should either help his­ country's cause or SHUT UP! If there is any element­ of embarrassment to the Brazilian people, then its­ source is undoubtibly arising from the likes of Pele­ and their malignent attitude, which do much to dent­ public opinion on their suitabilty as hosts and­ undermine the confidence of their countrymen and women,­ which will have to strive to put on a good show for the­ world to enjoy. The complexity of this task should­ never be underestimated!

Much was also said about the­ rate of crime in South Africa before the staging of­ last world cup, with terrorist threats, delays in the­ construction of the stadia, deficient infrastructure­ and transportantion network, wild animals running­ around in players' hotels, natural disasters,­ political turmoil, economic exploitation of the­ tourists, aids, makumba, etc, etc, being a constant­ concern in the media-yet a memorable tournament ensued.­ So PLEASE, let us give the Brazilian people a chance at­ providing us with what they do best and AT LEAST give­ them the benefit of a doubt as well.

To finish off, it­ is absolutely pointless to hold history discussions on­ the British Empire or draw comparisons between the­ living standards in the UK and those in Canada, USA,­ Australia or Timbaktou, when clearly this is not the­ central topic.