Disputes and delays cast doubt on Brazil's preparations for the 2014 World Cup "We cannot have a stadium ready only in May, June," Valcke told Brazilian newspaper Jornal Nacional. If I say March is okay, what about the other cities? And who can promise that March will not turn into April or May? Six of the 12 World Cup stadiums - including the Maracanã - will have a dry run in a fortnight at the Confederations Cup before ironing out any problems in the year before the 2014 competition. "Out of the six Confederations Cup stadiums, only two were delivered within the initially agreed timings so we need to do better," a Fifa Local Organising Committee (LOC) source said. The LOC said it expected the biggest area of concern to be transport, which will remain largely untested because the majority of fans at the Confederations Cup will be Brazilian residents. Asked about the biggest worry, LOC spokesman Saint-Clair Milesi said: "Airport arrivals, transportation and access for the fans. For the World Cup, we are expecting a much bigger influx of international visitors. A lot of it will be based on which team will be playing in which city. American, Mexican and English fans are traditionally big supporters, who travel to support their team, but we have to wait until we know who has qualified. There have been disputes and delays to the new light rail vehicle system in another host city, Cuiaba, while in the north-eastern settlement of Natal, mobility projects had to be abandoned and redesigned because of a shortage of time. Accommodation is also a concern with a shortage of hotels in Rio de Janeiro and Recife, according to the Brazilian Association of Hotel Industries (ABIH). This week, workers at Rio's Gloria Hotel, which is due to open before the World Cup, told Jornal do Brasil that the renovations were falling well behind. Meanwhile in Salvador, another host city, matters at the Arena Fonte Nova were even more pressing. Just over three weeks before it was due to host its first Confederations Cup game, part of the roof collapsed. Fifa faced further embarrassment in Fortaleza on the first day of ticket collections for the Confederations Cup when printing problems prevented some fans from receiving their tickets. Instead, they were given a handwritten note of assurance signed by Craig Dalziel, from Fifa's ticketing company MATCH. Footballer-turned-politician Romario criticised the failings and said Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff should be "ashamed" after publicly saying Brazil would organise the best World Cup of all time. "It is clear that the host cities of the FIFA Confederations Cup are not ready," he said. It fills us with shame. Worse, it exposes internationally our fragility at organising very important football events. With such teething problems, the December 23 deadline for the delivery of World Cup stadiums and infrastructure is likely to be strictly enforced to enable a proper testing period. "We are very much focused on the Confederations Cup but as of the last report, everything was on schedule and everything looks to be on schedule," Mr Milesi added. A nation holds its breath.