Blatter said that “I’d like to thank the Organising Committee, the government of the State of Rio de Janeiro and local authorities in the city for the facilities they have put at our disposal for these three days.
The FIFA World Cup brings people together like no other event in the world. On Saturday, 2,000 people will attend the draw, and some 1,000 journalists will cover it. It will be our privilege to welcome the President of Brazil Roussef, and Pele, honorary ambassador of the 2014 FIFA World Cup.