Where World Cup teams will call home in Brazil
The home bases for the World Cup soccer teams are being prepared in advance of this summer’s main event in Brazil.
- An overview of the Atletico Mineiro Training Center, where the Argentine national soccer team will be based at during the 2014 World Cup. (REUTERS/Washington Alves)
- A view of the field of the Brazilian Army Physical Training Centre, where the England soccer team will be training at during the 2014 World Cup, in Rio de Janeiro. (REUTERS/Sergio Moraes)
- A view of the field at the Brazilian Army Physical Training Centre, where the England soccer team will be training at during the 2014 World Cup. (REUTERS/Sergio Moraes)
- A view of the Royal Tulip hotel, where the England soccer team will be staying at during the 2014 World Cup, in front of Sao Conrado beach in Rio de Janeiro. (REUTERS/Sergio Moraes)
- A view of the field at the Brazilian Army Physical Training Centre, where the England soccer team will be training at during the 2014 World Cup, in Rio de Janeiro. (REUTERS/Sergio Moraes)
- A view of the gym at the Brazilian Army Physical Training Centre, where the England soccer team will be training at during the 2014 World Cup, in Rio de Janeiro. (REUTERS/Sergio Moraes)
- A view of the field at the Brazilian Army Physical Training Centre, where the England soccer team will be training at during the 2014 World Cup, in Rio de Janeiro. (REUTERS/Sergio Moraes)
- An overview of the Atletico Mineiro Training Center, where the Argentine national soccer team will be based during the 2014 World Cup, in the Vespasiano municipality of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais state. (REUTERS/Washington Alves)
- An overview of the entrance to the Atletico Mineiro Training Center, where the Argentine national soccer team will be based during the 2014 World Cup, in the Vespasiano municipality of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais state. (REUTERS/Washington Alves)
- An overview of the Atletico Mineiro Training Center, where the Argentine national soccer team will be based during the 2014 World Cup, in the Vespasiano municipality of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais state. (REUTERS/Washington Alves)
- An overview of the Atletico Mineiro Training Center, where the Argentine national soccer team will be based during the 2014 World Cup. (REUTERS/Washington Alves)
- An overview of the entrance to the Atletico Mineiro Training Center, where the Argentine national soccer team will be based during the 2014 World Cup. (REUTERS/Washington Alves)
- A view of the pool of the Caesar Park hotel, where the Netherlands soccer squad is staying for the FIFA 2014 World Cup, in Rio de Janeiro. (REUTERS/Sergio Moraes)
- A view of the room at the San Raphael Country Hotel, where Russia’s national soccer team will be based during the 2014 World Cup in Itu. (REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker)
- A view of the pool at the Spa Sport Resort, where Japan’s national soccer team will be based during the 2014 World Cup in Itu. (REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker)
- A view of the site where the rooms where Japan’s national soccer team will be based during the 2014 World Cup at the Spa Sport Resort in Itu. (REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker)
- A view of the site where being constructed are the rooms where Japan’s national soccer team will be based during the 2014 World Cup at the Spa Sport Resort in Itu. (REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker)
- A view of the hydromassage room at the Spa Sport Resort, where Japan’s national soccer team will be based during the 2014 World Cup. (REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker)
- A view of the pool at the San Raphael Country Hotel, where Russia’s national soccer team will be based during the 2014 World Cup. (REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker)
- A view of a massage room at the Spa Sport Resort, where Japan’s national soccer team will be based during the 2014 World Cup. (REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker)
- A general view shows the Sao Paulo Soccer club training center in Cotia. Colombia’s national soccer team will be based at the center during the 2014 soccer World Cup tournament. (REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker)
- A general view shows the Sao Paulo Soccer club training center in Cotia. Colombia’s national soccer team will be based at the center during the 2014 soccer World Cup tournament. (REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker)
- A room is pictured at the Sao Paulo Soccer club training center in Cotia. Colombia’s national soccer team will be based at the center during the 2014 soccer World Cup tournament. (REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker)
- A view of the scale model of the training camp, where Colombia’s national soccer team will be based at during the 2014 World Cup, is seen at Sao Paulo Soccer club training centre in Cotia. (REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker)
- Men work to refurbish the grounds of the Flamengo Sport Club, which will be used by South Korea’s national soccer team as its training base during the 2014 World Cup. (REUTERS/Jorge Adorno)
- A room at the Vila Ventura hotel, where the Ecuador soccer team will be staying during the 2014 World Cup, is pictured in Viamao, Rio Grande do Sul. (REUTERS/Edison Vara)
- The sauna at the Vila Ventura hotel, where the Ecuador soccer team will be staying during the 2014 World Cup, is pictured in Viamao, Rio Grande do Sul. (REUTERS/Edison Vara)
- The restaurant at the Vila Ventura hotel, where the Ecuador soccer team will be staying during the 2014 World Cup, is pictured in Viamao, Rio Grande do Sul. (REUTERS/Edison Vara)
- The Vila Ventura hotel, where the Ecuador soccer team will be staying during the 2014 World Cup, is pictured in Viamao, Rio Grande do Sul. (REUTERS/Edison Vara)
- The pool at the Vila Ventura hotel, where the Ecuador soccer team will be staying during the 2014 World Cup, is pictured in Viamao, Rio Grande do Sul. (REUTERS/Edison Vara)
- A man works on the soccer field at Portobello Resort, where the Italy soccer team will be based during the 2014 World Cup, in Mangaratiba. (REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes)
- A man works on the soccer field at Portobello Resort, where the Italy soccer team will be based during the 2014 World Cup, in Mangaratiba. (REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes)
- A man works on the soccer field at Portobello Resort, where the Italy soccer team will be based during the 2014 World Cup, in Mangaratiba. (REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes)
- A view of a room in the Portobello Resort, where the Italy soccer team will be based during the 2014 World Cup, in Mangaratiba. (REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes)
- Rooms facing the beach at the Portobello Resort, where the Italy soccer team will be based during the 2014 World Cup, are pictured in Mangaratiba. (REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes)
- A sauna next to a river is pictured at the Portobello Resort, where the Italy soccer team will be based during the 2014 World Cup, in Mangaratiba. (REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes)
- General view of the Vila Ventura hotel, where the Ecuador soccer team will be staying during the 2014 World Cup. (REUTERS/Edison Vara)
- A view of the grounds of the Flamengo Sport Club, as it is being refurbished to be used by South Korea’s national soccer team as its training base during the 2014 World Cup. (REUTERS/Jorge Adorno)
- A view of the Bourbon Hotel, where South Korea’s national soccer team will be based during the 2014 World Cup. (REUTERS/Jorge Adorno)
- A view of the grounds of the Flamengo Sport Club, as it is being refurbished to be used by South Korea’s national soccer team as its training base during the 2014 World Cup. (REUTERS/Jorge Adorno)
- Children play in front of the Bourbon Hotel, where South Korea’s national soccer team will be based during the 2014 World Cup, in Foz do Iguacu, on Brazil’s southern border with Paraguay. (REUTERS/Jorge Adorno)
- A view of the Bourbon Hotel, where South Korea’s national soccer team will be based during the 2014 World Cup, in Foz do Iguacu, on Brazil’s southern border with Paraguay. (REUTERS/Jorge Adorno)
- A view of the grounds of the Flamengo Sport Club, as it is being refurbished to be used by South Korea’s national soccer team as its training base during the 2014 World Cup, in Foz do Iguacu, on Brazil’s southern border with Paraguay. (REUTERS/Jorge Adorno)
- The Caesar Park hotel (higher building), where the Netherlands soccer squad is staying for the FIFA 2014 World Cup, is pictured in the Ipanema neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro. (REUTERS/Sergio Moraes)
- A view of the gym of the Caesar Park hotel, where the Netherlands soccer squad is staying for the FIFA 2014 World Cup, in Rio de Janeiro. (REUTERS/Sergio Moraes)
- A view of the pool of the Caesar Park hotel, where the Netherlands soccer squad is staying for the FIFA 2014 World Cup, in Rio de Janeiro. (REUTERS/Sergio Moraes)
- A view of the restaurant at the Caesar Park hotel, where the Netherlands soccer squad is staying for the FIFA 2014 World Cup, in Rio de Janeiro. (REUTERS/Sergio Moraes Moraes)