The Nilton Santos Stadium, in Botafogo, may host the Club World Cup with the Maracana this year

Definition of a potential candidate for Rio de Janeiro as the seat of clubs World Cup This year should be determined by Monday. Mayor Eduardo Paes and the Municipal Secretary for Development, Pedro PauloThey were moving behind the scenes to make the city’s candidacy viable. The duo has already held talks with members of the federal government, cuff NS FIFA. The city expects some answers and surveys to structure the proposal to be submitted.

Paes and Pedro Paulo conveyed the idea to the Football Secretary of the Federal Government, Ronaldo LimaAnd to the Vice-President of the Brazilian Confederation and FIFA Adviser, Fernando Sarne. Both sides responded positively to the event in the city. Who else helps with the behind-the-scenes conversations is Rodolfo Landim, President flamingoWho is excited about the possibility of the team playing the World Cup at home.

The city council proposal, which should be taken to FIFA, suggests that the games be played in Maracana Nor Nelton Santos presence of the audience. On Friday, the city council allowed fans to be in stadiums as long as 50% of capacity was respected. Since the games must take place in December or January, the municipal authority believes the stadiums can accommodate a greater capacity for the audience, since more people will be vaccinated by then, including the booster dose.

Who also claims to host the World Cup is South Africa, but according to the city of Rio, the city will have better conditions, precisely because it is more advanced in the fight against Covid-19 than the African country.

– We have extensive experience in holding major events in the city, such as the World Cup, Rock in Rio, for example, and we will do everything we can to bring the World Cup to Rio – said Minister Pedro Paolo.

The world will be held originally in Japan Between the ninth and nineteenth of December. However, on the last seventh, the country withdrew from hosting the competition due to the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. The Japan Football Association had hoped to be able to count on fans firing matches, but with the current restrictions imposed by the Japanese government, it found itself unable to pay for the event.

FIFA has yet to officially comment on the new headquarters, but there are advance talks, which are handled confidentially, to resolve the issue. The selected city must be in China or not Qatar, which already has the entire structure ready to receive a file world Cup Next year.

Although FIFA already has a new headquarters virtually selected, the Rio de Janeiro City Council is advised, nevertheless, to move the proposal to the entity. The proposal is to make it clear to FIFA that the city is interested in hosting its competitions, which could be a facilitator for its selection in the future to host the tournament.