Workers Race to Complete Construction of Sao Paulo Stadium
![Excited fans gather in front of the stadium days before the World Cup events begin, June 10, 2014. (VOA/Nicolas Pinault)](https://gdb.voanews.com/5F7FAF9F-FF52-4039-AFB3-00ED422CECB6_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Excited fans gather in front of the stadium days before the World Cup events begin, June 10, 2014. (VOA/Nicolas Pinault)
![Just 48 hours before the World Cup begins, the stadium in San Paulo is still being constructed, June 10, 2014. (VOA/Nicolas Pinault)](https://gdb.voanews.com/87FE2E3E-5E1F-4ED4-8DA4-E1E11D2A32DE_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Just 48 hours before the World Cup begins, the stadium in San Paulo is still being constructed, June 10, 2014. (VOA/Nicolas Pinault)
![Workers make a final push to complete sections of the stadium just days before World Cup events start, June 10, 2014. (VOA/Nicolas Pinault)](https://gdb.voanews.com/FBD842FA-5B85-4186-89C9-E755770F1C5B_w1024_q10_s.png)
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Workers make a final push to complete sections of the stadium just days before World Cup events start, June 10, 2014. (VOA/Nicolas Pinault)
![Safety concerns have been raised because the partially completed stadium has not been tested at full capacity by the World Cup organizers, Sao Paulo, June 10, 2014.(VOA/Nicolas Pinault)](https://gdb.voanews.com/1F29F23E-B400-47E7-92D7-81FF230C8679_w1024_q10_s.png)
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Safety concerns have been raised because the partially completed stadium has not been tested at full capacity by the World Cup organizers, Sao Paulo, June 10, 2014.(VOA/Nicolas Pinault)