21 Oct 2011

Rio to host 2014 World Cup final

6:13 am on 21 October 2011

Rio de Janeiro will stage the 2014 football World Cup final

World football's governing FIFA has announced the venues for the fixtures at the tournament.

Sao Paulo will stage the opening game which will feature hosts Brazil. Belo Horizonte and Sao Paulo will stage the semi-finals with Brasilia hosting the third place playoff.