World Cup in Brazil Is Not Going to Be Perfect but We’ll Have to Deal with It

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Published: January 17, 2014

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When United States national team coach Jurgen Klinsmann was heading back home after the World Cup draw in December, he faced a painfully annoying experience that many of us have dealt with in our lives—flight delays.

Klinsmann's flight was delayed eight hours in Bahia as he recalled in an interview with Sport TV in Brazil this week while the United States national team was in the middle of training in the Barrio Funda complex in São Paulo.  In that interview, the former German national team coach preached one thing—patience. 

"I will have to adjust to the Brazilian way (of doing things)," said the former German national team caoch in the interview with the Brazilian outlet prior to the national team’s trip to Sao Paulo. Further patience was shown by Klinsmann earlier in the week, when the flight carrying the US delegation was diverted to Rio due to weather and the plane had to refuel. That added another four hours to the flight’s 12-hour sojourn from Los Angeles via US Soccer.

It is necessary to point out the US and their need for patience as this coming summer they will be the team that will have to travel the most. A grand total of 14,000km will be accumulated in frequent flyer points by the United States just for them to play in the group stage against Germany, Portugal and Ghana. How much will they be able to gather when they have these types of logistical challenges? We we’ll see.

Now if the teams are beginning to express their discontent, imagine what fans will face upon their arrival.

Klinsmann hits it on the spot as far as “the Brazilian way;” it’s what’s to blame for all the delays in the overall planning and constructions that will be used for the upcoming World Cup as well as the 2016 Olympic Games.

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