FIFA has told officials in Curitiba they have until February 18 to prove they can get their stadium ready for the World Cup or risk exclusion from the tournament. The 43,000-seater Arena da Baixada is so behind schedule that FIFA does not know when it might be ready and the organisation's secretary
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