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| World Cup final security: Brazil plans huge security op | World Cup final security: Brazil plans huge security op |
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| Brazilian authorities say they are planning Rio de Janeiro's largest ever security operation for the World Cup final on Sunday. | Brazilian authorities say they are planning Rio de Janeiro's largest ever security operation for the World Cup final on Sunday. |
| More than 25,000 security personnel will be deployed in the city for the tournament's final match between Germany and Argentina, officials say. | More than 25,000 security personnel will be deployed in the city for the tournament's final match between Germany and Argentina, officials say. |
| Heads of state, including German leader Angela Merkel and Russian President Vladimir Putin, will attend the match. | Heads of state, including German leader Angela Merkel and Russian President Vladimir Putin, will attend the match. |
| About 75,000 fans are expected to watch the final at Rio's Maracana stadium. | About 75,000 fans are expected to watch the final at Rio's Maracana stadium. |
| Police, soldiers and firefighters will be involved in security operations, and 25 ships are expected to monitor the city's coast. | Police, soldiers and firefighters will be involved in security operations, and 25 ships are expected to monitor the city's coast. |
| "This will be the biggest security operation that the city or country has ever seen," senior local government official Jose Mariano Beltrane said. | "This will be the biggest security operation that the city or country has ever seen," senior local government official Jose Mariano Beltrane said. |
| "We need to ensure that this event goes off like all the other games in the World Cup... I prefer to have a large number of men ready than to be taken by surprise." | "We need to ensure that this event goes off like all the other games in the World Cup... I prefer to have a large number of men ready than to be taken by surprise." |
| The number of security agents is equivalent to a third of all the football fans who will be watching the final inside the stadium, the BBC's Julia Carneiro in Rio de Janeiro reports. | The number of security agents is equivalent to a third of all the football fans who will be watching the final inside the stadium, the BBC's Julia Carneiro in Rio de Janeiro reports. |
| Security will also be stronger in areas where thousands of Argentinians are gathering and camping out - city authorities expect up to 70,000 fans from the neighbouring country for the final, our correspondent adds. | Security will also be stronger in areas where thousands of Argentinians are gathering and camping out - city authorities expect up to 70,000 fans from the neighbouring country for the final, our correspondent adds. |
| "There is extra work as some heads of state and the president will be at the final game," army general Jamil Megid said in quotes carried by AP news agency. | "There is extra work as some heads of state and the president will be at the final game," army general Jamil Megid said in quotes carried by AP news agency. |
| Ms Merkel and Mr Putin are expected to have lunch with Brazilian leader Dilma Rousseff before heading to the match. | Ms Merkel and Mr Putin are expected to have lunch with Brazilian leader Dilma Rousseff before heading to the match. |
| 'Doubts eliminated' | 'Doubts eliminated' |
| Russia will host the next tournament, in 2018. | Russia will host the next tournament, in 2018. |
| The tournament's third-place playoff - between hosts Brazil and the Netherlands - takes place on Saturday evening in the capital Brasilia. | The tournament's third-place playoff - between hosts Brazil and the Netherlands - takes place on Saturday evening in the capital Brasilia. |
| Ms Rousseff told reporters on Friday night that the World Cup so far had "eliminated the doubts" of everyone who believed Brazil could not host the event. | Ms Rousseff told reporters on Friday night that the World Cup so far had "eliminated the doubts" of everyone who believed Brazil could not host the event. |
| "We competently maintained peace and order, as well as having good airport administration among other successes," she said. | "We competently maintained peace and order, as well as having good airport administration among other successes," she said. |
| Earlier this year, Brazil came under criticism over late stadiums and infrastructure delays. | Earlier this year, Brazil came under criticism over late stadiums and infrastructure delays. |
| Demonstrators also held rallies against the tournament, expressing anger at how much the government spent on preparations for the World Cup and the Olympics, which Rio will host in 2016. | Demonstrators also held rallies against the tournament, expressing anger at how much the government spent on preparations for the World Cup and the Olympics, which Rio will host in 2016. |