SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Corinthians and FIFA have cancelled a test event at the stadium that will host the World Cup’s opening match and are now scrambling to arrange another game at the venue.
Corinthians were scheduled to play Cruzeiro at the Corinthians arena on May 29, but the match was cancelled amid fears that the 1600 local time kickoff could provoke traffic chaos in South America’s biggest and often hugely congested city.
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