Brazilian infrastructure behind schedule for World Cup

By News Staff

Posted June 9, 2014 4:12 pm.

This article is more than 5 years old.

The World Cup gets underway on Thursday. As CNN correspondent Shasta Darlington reports, construction at some stadiums and airports remain unfinished.

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