Brazil 2014: "We had not as many problems in South Africa in 2010" (Jerome Valcke, FIFA)

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"Regarding the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, there was a kind of support and national support and we had not as many problems we face in Brazil," said Jerome Valcke, FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) general secretary, on the 04/12/2013.

"It is a right to demonstrate. For them, it's the best time. For me, it's the wrong time, because it is a time where Brazil should enjoy a unique time, a time they have not enjoyed since 1950 (date of the first World Cup hosted by Brazil, but won by Uruguay), a time where they have a national team who won the Confederations Cup - a team that is the potential winner of the 2014 World Cup", he said in an interview with the BBC, about the risk of social events disrupting the XX World Cup (from the 12/06 to the 13/07/2014), as it was the case during the Confederations Cup (from the 15/06 to the 30/06/2013).

"There should be support from all Brazil for the organisation of the World Cup," also said Jerome Valcke. "We are not asking them to support FIFA, we are asking them to support the World Cup. We are asking them to support an…

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