Brazil will host the football World Cup for first time in 64 years in 2014 . The South American country lost to Uruguay in the final match of the 1950 tournament . `` The newspapers were wrong . TL;DR A Brazilian court has ordered a former FIFA official and his wife jailed on corruption charges after they were found guilty last month of taking bribes worth more than $US1 million from marketing company Brazil hosts the Confederations Cup , which begins on Saturday .
Brazil will host the football World Cup for first time in 64 years in 2014 . The South American country lost to Uruguay in the final match of the 1950 tournament . TL;DR A Brazilian court has ordered a former FIFA official and his wife jailed on corruption charges after they were found guilty last month of taking bribes worth more than $US1 million from marketing company Brazil hosts the Confederations Cup , which begins on Saturday .