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A worker has been killed after falling from the roof of the Amazon stadium where England open their 2014 World Cup campaign. | |
The man is reported to have died in hospital in Manaus after falling nearly 35 metres (115ft) when a cable broke. | |
The stadium is behind schedule and work is under way day and night to complete it by Fifa's end of year deadline. | |
It is the latest of several deaths during construction of Brazil's World Cup stadiums. | |
Two workers were killed in an accident on 27 November when a crane fell and destroyed parts of Sao Paulo's Arena Corinthians stadium, which will host the opening game on 12 June. | |
Several more construction workers were hurt in the Sao Paulo accident, which delayed the stadium's completion date by several months. | |
The worker who died in the Amazon stadium was named as Marcleudo de Melo Ferreira, 22, by the company building the facility. | |
The firm said he was employed by a company subcontracted to construct the stadium's cover. | |
Brazil has admitted it is struggling to have all 12 venues completed on time. | |
The country's preparations for the World Cup have also been hit by cost overruns and public protests over what is seen as wasted resources. | |
Last week Fifa's General Secretary Jerome Valcke appealed to Brazilians to support the contest saying it was the "wrong time" to protest. |