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Campo Bahia

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Campo Bahia is the training camp of the Germany national football team team for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.[1] It is situated in Santo André, in the state of Bahia in the North-East region of Brazil. It is about eight kilometers north of Santa Cruz Cabrália, and 30 kilometers north of Porto Seguro, on the Atlantic coast of Brazil.[2]

The resort is purpose built for the Germany national football team. It will reportedly cost around £25 million, and will be funded by the German Football Association as well as private industry.

The German team is the first occupant of the facilities. After the World Cup the resort will be opened to the public. The resort covers 15,000 square meters, and includes 14 two-storey houses, 65 residential units, a fitness centre, training pitch, a restaurant, a pool area and easy access to the beach. A football youth academy and an orphanage will built on the site as well.[2][3]

The location was chosen as it is within 2 hours flight of the team's group games to minimise travel, and is a short trip to the airport. It will also allow acclimitisation to the weather, as well as good security.[2][3]

Completion was originally scheduled for March 2014, and there have been worries it may not be fully complete for the start of the World Cup. [4][5] According to media reports, the resort was completed just days before the arrival of the national team.[6]

References

  1. ^ ""Campo Bahia" bei Porto Seguro wird Quartier bei der WM 2014" (in German). German Football Federation. 2013-12-13. Retrieved 2014-06-01.
  2. ^ a b c "2014 Fifa World Cup: Germany to build training complex in Brazil". BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. 13 December 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  3. ^ a b Graham, Caroline (4 May 2014). "Germans go for 'logical' solution to address World Cup security fears - they build a luxury new £25 million base". Daily Mail. Daily Mail. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  4. ^ "FIFA akzeptiert «Campo Bahia» als DFB-Quartier". Nordwest-Zeitung. Retrieved 2013-12-13.
  5. ^ Christian Kamp. "Die Deutschland-WG". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. Retrieved 2013-12-13.
  6. ^ "Das Campo Bahia ist fertig". Handelsblatt. 2014-05-31. Retrieved 2014-05-31.

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