Less than half of Brazilians favour hosting World Cup, poll shows


SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Less than half of Brazilians favour the nation's hosting of the World Cup in June, with a majority in the football-crazed nation believing that the tournament will do more harm than good, a poll showed on Tuesday.

Just 48 percent of Brazilians support hosting the event, down from 52 percent in February and dropping below 50 percent for the first time, a survey by Datafolha found, though the company said the difference was within its margin of error.

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