Joseph Blatter

This Tuesday (19.03) in Zurich Switzerland, FIFA confirmed that the draw for the 2014 FIFA World Cup will take place on 6 December, at Costa do Sauípe in Bahia, at 01:00 pm (Brasilia standard time).

This Tuesday (19.03) in Zurich Switzerland, FIFA confirmed the draw for the 2014 FIFA World Cup for the 6 December, at Costa do Sauípe in Bahia, at 01:00 pm (Brasilia standard time). The information was confirmed during a press conference with Brazil's Minster of Sport Aldo Rebelo, FIFA President Joseph Blatter and their Secretary-General Jerome Valcke.

Brazil´s Sport Minister Aldo Rebelo, FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter and FIFA Secretary General Jérôme Valcke are due to meet on Tuesday, 19 March 2013, at the Home of FIFA in Zurich to discuss issues related to the organisation of the FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013 and the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.

The meeting will be followed  by a brief media activity with Minister Aldo Rebelo and FIFA Secretary General Jérôme Valcke at approx 13:30 (local Zurich time). Registered media representatives can arrive as of 13:00 (local Zurich time).

Brazil President Dilma Rousseff and the Minister of Sport Aldo Rebelo met with FIFA President Joseph Blatter this Thursday (26.07) in London. They talked about the Brazilian preparation for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

According to the Minister both parties face the common challenge, with shared responsibility, of carrying out the tournament.   “The FIFA President offered President Dilma his impressions in relation to how the construction works for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil are progressing and they were the best possible", said Rebelo.

The FIFA Executive Committee meets in Budapest on 21-22 May, just two days before the Hungarian capital hosts the 62nd FIFA Congress. At the conclusion of the two-day meeting, a press conference attended by FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter and Secretary-General Jerome Valcke will take place at 15.00 on 22 May and will be broadcast live on FIFA.com.

Brazilian Minister of Sport Aldo Rebelo will participate in a meeting on FIFA Confederations Cup and 2014 FIFA World Cup preparations at the Home of FIFA in Zurich today.

Follow the Live-Streaming of the Media Briefing after the working meetings at 17:00 CET (12:00 Brazilian Time) on EBC (Brazilian Federal Government TV) or  FIFA.com.

The meeting between Brazil's Minister of Sport Aldo Rebelo, FIFA and the 2014 FIFA World Cup Organising Committee on the FIFA Confederations Cup and 2014 FIFA World Cup preparations will start on 8 May 2012 at 09h00 at the Home of FIFA in Zurich. The working session will encompass the latest status of preparations as well as the agenda for the next 24 months and is scheduled to last until late afternoon. The meeting will be followed by a briefing for media representatives present.

Brazilian Minister of Sports Aldo Rebelo has accepted an invitation by FIFA to participate in a meeting on the FIFA Confederations Cup and 2014 FIFA World Cup preparations with FIFA and the 2014 FIFA World Cup Organising Committee Brazil (LOC) at the Home of FIFA in Zurich on 8 May 2012. The working session will encompass the latest status of preparations as well as the agenda for the next 24 months.

FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter used the occasion of his private trip to Brazil for a brief courtesy meeting with 2014 Local Organising Committee Chairman and CBF President Jose Maria Marin and FIFA Executive Committee Member Marco Polo Del Nero.