Fifa faces difficult World Cup carve-up

By The Newsroom

Published 23rd Feb 2011, 15:06 BST

FIFA will make one of its most politically-sensitive decisions next week when it decides how many places each continent will get at the 2014 World Cup finals in Brazil.

With South America hoping for an extra spot among the 32 finalists, CONCACAF demanding a fourth guaranteed place and Asia demanding between four and five spots, the stage is set for a heated two-day session in Zurich on 2-3 March.

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