Brazil base outside Johannesburg

Brazil base outside Johannesburg

Published Jan. 29, 2010 12:39 a.m. ET

Brazil will be based just outside Johannesburg during the first stage of the World Cup in South Africa.

The Brazilian Football Confederation said on Thursday the five-time world champions will stay at the Hotel Fairway in the nearby city of Randburg.

The five-star hotel is inside a golf club and is being renovated to accommodate the Brazilians.

Brazil will play two matches in Johannesburg in the group stage - against North Korea at Ellis Park on June 15 and against Ivory Coast at Soccer City Stadium on June 20.

Brazil's final Group G match, against Portugal on June 25, will be in Durban.

Brazil will practice for about a week in the southern Brazilian city of Curitiba before heading to South Africa.

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