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As the 2014 World Cup approaches, the issue of stadiums continues to cause problems for the host nation.

Brazil have been warned that the host city of Coritiba could be excluded from the tournament if construction work on the stadium does not speed up.

A deadline of mid-February has been set but there is a question mark whether it can be met.

We spoke to BBC South American football correspondent Tim Vickery who will be joining us every Tuesday.

"I think it is a little bit in question," he said. "This is one of the cheapest stadiums. But one of the factors that makes it complicated is that it is one of the few privately owned stadiums involved in the World Cup. It is owned by a club called Atletico Paranaense and they are loath to invest lots of money to upgrade this stadium because they have think that their stadium makes a loss. It's a relatively modern stadium that was built in 1999 and only half-constructed so the World Cup was an opportunity to get it fully constructed. But their line is that meeting FIFA demands as well as already having a modern stadium in the context of Brazilian football is already an economic hindrance."

A commision will now be formed comprising the local government, the club, organising committee and FIFA. But the club's president did not bother to turn up at the press conference and more money and labour will need to be contributed.

But things are becoming "hairy" with backups coming to mind if the stadium is not completed in time.

The alternative is likely to be spreading games between other host cities but with FIFA already selling specific tickets, that will need to be organised "quickly" which would inconvenience teams and fans alike.

Vickery also feels that Macnhester City midfielder Fernandinho will sniff an opportunity to establish himself in the Brazil squad after Liverpool's Lucas Leiva was ruled out for two months.

And Vickery also assessed Carlos Tevez' slim chances of returning to the Argentina squad. The Juventus attacker is "closer to the people" than Messi because of his background, but is unlikely to be selected for the trip to Brazil due to the lack of chemistry with the Barcelona man and the richness of attacking resources.