Brazil 's World Cup stadium in Natal is up for sale as the company that owns it is suffering from cash flow problems following a corruption scandal . Natal 's Dunas Arena is being sold by owner Grupo OAS , with the company also trying to sell the 50 percent share it owns of the Fonte Nova arena in Salvador . The company has struggled for months with the impact of a corruption investigation at state-controlled oil company Petrobras , which undercut the builder 's access to financing . A general view of Natal 's Dunas Arena during the World Cup match between Italy and Uruguay last year . An economic downturn , government austerity and a slumping currency has also taken its toll , leading to Grupo OAS to announce it is selling its stakes in the stadiums and other businesses to focus on the core construction business . OAS spent 591 million reais ( around £126 million ) on completely rebuilding the old Fonte Nova arena in Salvador and 423 million reais ( £90 million ) on the new Dunas area . The Fonte Nova hosted six games in the 2014 tournament and the Dunas Arena four . The announcement was the latest in a string of bad news for Brazilian football post-World Cup . Holland take on Costa Rica in a World Cup quarter-final at Salvador 's Fonte Nova arena last July . Earlier this week Esporte Club Bahia , one of the biggest clubs in Salvador , said they were abandoning plans to use the Fonte Nova because they felt the owners did not respect their fans . Several other stadiums have seen bigger crowds for concerts and religious events than for football and the ground in Cuiaba was closed because of structural problems .
arena 's Dunas Arena , which held six World Cup matches , is up for sale . Its owners are suffering from cash flow problems after a corruption scandal . The company is also selling a 50 % share of Salvador 's arena Nova arena , which held six matches last summer .