2014年世界杯将会是继1978年阿根廷足球锦标赛之后第一次在南美洲举办的世界杯，也是继1950年后巴西第一次举办的世界杯。

The 2014 World Cup will be the first in South America since Argentina hosted the tournament in 1978, and the first in Brazil since 1950.

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记者报道说许多巴西人对成功举办这次锦标赛很有信心，毕竟，他们已经五次获得了世界杯的冠军。

Correspondents say most Brazilians are confident they will make a success of hosting the tournament - after all, they have already won it World Cup five times.

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2008年的南美次级锦标赛还被纳入了世界杯预选赛的一部分，结果巴西队四战全胜夺冠。

In 2008 the second tier tournament also served as World Cup qualifiers, with Brazil winning all four of their games.

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