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Rousseff: Brazil proved World Cup doubters wrong

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Published July 12, 2014 3:59am ET
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Rousseff: Brazil proved World Cup doubters wrong
FILE - In this June 2, 2014 file photo, Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff holds up the 2014 World Cup trophy after it was officially presented to Rousseff by FIFA President Sepp Blatter, during a ceremony at the Planalto presidential palace, in Brasilia, Brazil. Rousseff met Friday, July 11, 2014 with a group of foreign journalists in Brasilia, where she hailed Brazil proved skeptics wrong who said the nation couldn't organize a successful World Cup, and said it boded well for its hosting of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres, File) | Eraldo Peres

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — President Dilma Rousseff said Friday that on the eve of the World Cup’s final match this weekend, her country has proved doubters of Brazil’s ability to organize a big event wrong.

Despite widespread concerns before the tournament, the World Cup has widely been hailed as a sporting success and the hundreds of thousands of fans in Brazil have roundly applauded the warmth of the Brazilian people and the lively party atmosphere.

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