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"Security has become an ever-increasing issue for major sporting events in the past decade, " the World Cup organizers said in a statement.
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When South Africa was named host nation of the inaugural African World Cup, organizers were keen to stress how the tournament would leave a legacy for the country and the continent.
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"Such an incident I have to say is also a warning for the organizers in the World Cup -- a warning for all organizers about what will happen, " said Blatter, who is in Japan for the Club World Cup, which climaxes with Sunday's final between Brazilian team Corinthians and European champions Chelsea.
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Gulati was an executive with the U.S. organizers of the 1994 World Cup, Major League Soccer, and the parent company of MLS's New England Revolution, and he served on the boards of the 1999 and 2003 Women's World Cups.
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The results show that organizers of the 2016 summer Olympics and 2014 World Cup, both in Brazil, may have had their eyes on the weather.
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