• World Cup badge

10 Problems Brazil Is Facing As The World Cup Begins

Brazil is hours away from hosting the world's largest sporting event. There may be some glitches.

1. Stadiums still have not been completed.

2. There have been widespread protests against the World Cup.

Last year, protesters took to the streets to declare that "the giant had awoken" and it doesn't appear to be going back to sleep.

3. The streets of several cities are being covered in anti-World Cup graffiti.

4. The airports, especially in smaller cities, are not equipped to accommodate so many travelers.

5. The city of Manaus has declared a state of emergency due to flooding.

6. The police have recently used aggressive tactics against protesters.

7. Public transportation in large cities, such as São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, is already extremely crowded.

And in smaller cities, it's barely existent. The poster on the right is asking Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff "where is the metro?"

8. Brazil is not cheap.

9. The traffic is unbearable.

10. Food not fit for consumption was found at a hotel that will be hosting players.

But rather than pointing fingers at Brazil, the real issue may be the way FIFA operates.

View this video on YouTube

Via buzzfeed.com

John Oliver rightly calls FIFA "cartoonishly evil" in this clip. And the way the organization is treating Qatar's 2022 World Cup doesn't look any better.