World Cup 2014 stadium collapses in Brazil

A part of the stadium that will host the opening ceremony of the World Cup in 2014 in Brazil collapsed on Wednesday, November 27, killing three workers. Many started speculating if Brazil was going to be ready to host the world football championship. Wednesday's accident at Sao Paulo's Itaquerao stadium occurred when a construction crane crashed into a 500-ton metal structure that in turn cut through the outer walls of the venue, destroying rows of seats and slamming into a massive LED panel that runs across the stadium's facade All photos: Splash/All Over Press

A part of the stadium that will host the opening ceremony of the World Cup in 2014 in Brazil collapsed on Wednesday, November 27, killing three workers. Many started speculating if Brazil was going to be ready to host the world football championship. Wednesday's accident at Sao Paulo's Itaquerao stadium occurred when a construction crane crashed into a 500-ton metal structure that in turn cut through the outer walls of the venue, destroying rows of seats and slamming into a massive LED panel that runs across the stadium's facade All photos: Splash/All Over Press

A part of the stadium that will host the opening ceremony of the World Cup in 2014 in Brazil collapsed on Wednesday, November 27, killing three workers. Many started speculating if Brazil was going to be ready to host the world football championship. Wednesday's accident at Sao Paulo's Itaquerao stadium occurred when a construction crane crashed into a 500-ton metal structure that in turn cut through the outer walls of the venue, destroying rows of seats and slamming into a massive LED panel that runs across the stadium's facade All photos: Splash/All Over Press

A part of the stadium that will host the opening ceremony of the World Cup in 2014 in Brazil collapsed on Wednesday, November 27, killing three workers. Many started speculating if Brazil was going to be ready to host the world football championship. Wednesday's accident at Sao Paulo's Itaquerao stadium occurred when a construction crane crashed into a 500-ton metal structure that in turn cut through the outer walls of the venue, destroying rows of seats and slamming into a massive LED panel that runs across the stadium's facade All photos: Splash/All Over Press

A part of the stadium that will host the opening ceremony of the World Cup in 2014 in Brazil collapsed on Wednesday, November 27, killing three workers. Many started speculating if Brazil was going to be ready to host the world football championship. Wednesday's accident at Sao Paulo's Itaquerao stadium occurred when a construction crane crashed into a 500-ton metal structure that in turn cut through the outer walls of the venue, destroying rows of seats and slamming into a massive LED panel that runs across the stadium's facade All photos: Splash/All Over Press

A part of the stadium that will host the opening ceremony of the World Cup in 2014 in Brazil collapsed on Wednesday, November 27, killing three workers. Many started speculating if Brazil was going to be ready to host the world football championship. Wednesday's accident at Sao Paulo's Itaquerao stadium occurred when a construction crane crashed into a 500-ton metal structure that in turn cut through the outer walls of the venue, destroying rows of seats and slamming into a massive LED panel that runs across the stadium's facade All photos: Splash/All Over Press

A part of the stadium that will host the opening ceremony of the World Cup in 2014 in Brazil collapsed on Wednesday, November 27, killing three workers. Many started speculating if Brazil was going to be ready to host the world football championship. Wednesday's accident at Sao Paulo's Itaquerao stadium occurred when a construction crane crashed into a 500-ton metal structure that in turn cut through the outer walls of the venue, destroying rows of seats and slamming into a massive LED panel that runs across the stadium's facade All photos: Splash/All Over Press

A part of the stadium that will host the opening ceremony of the World Cup in 2014 in Brazil collapsed on Wednesday, November 27, killing three workers. Many started speculating if Brazil was going to be ready to host the world football championship. Wednesday's accident at Sao Paulo's Itaquerao stadium occurred when a construction crane crashed into a 500-ton metal structure that in turn cut through the outer walls of the venue, destroying rows of seats and slamming into a massive LED panel that runs across the stadium's facade All photos: Splash/All Over Press

A part of the stadium that will host the opening ceremony of the World Cup in 2014 in Brazil collapsed on Wednesday, November 27, killing three workers. Many started speculating if Brazil was going to be ready to host the world football championship. Wednesday's accident at Sao Paulo's Itaquerao stadium occurred when a construction crane crashed into a 500-ton metal structure that in turn cut through the outer walls of the venue, destroying rows of seats and slamming into a massive LED panel that runs across the stadium's facade All photos: Splash/All Over Press

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