The 2014 FIFA World Cup is set to kickoff on June 12 in São Paulo. This will be just the second time that Brazil has hosted the World Cup tournament, the last time being in 1950. That year wasn't stained with notable dilemmas and problems for Brazil. This year, however, is going to be a much tougher task for a number of reasons.

In the 1950 World Cup, there were just six venues, five of which were all based in Southern Brazil. The only playing location not in the area was Recife, which is based in Brazil's North East region. This year, there will be 12 playing locations spread throughout the country of Brazil, spanning as far North West as Manuas.

Brazil is home to a number of metros, subway systems and trains, but many still remain skeptical and feel as if it may not be enough to properly sustain travel standards for fans. None of Brazil's subways span out enough in length to commute between venues, and not all of the 12 cities even have a metro system. Other transportation issues have come into question as well. Those include up-to-date highway systems and airports.

President Rousseff has been criticized by many lately, even in her own country. Rousseff recently said, "Everywhere in the world these big engineering projects always go down to the wire. Nobody does a subway in two years. Well maybe China." There have been many protest over the last year aimed at the handling over the World Cup. Rousseff continues to urge home town fans to root for Brazil and that visitors have nothing to worry about.

The greatest soccer player of all time, Pelé voiced his opinion last month:

"There has been significant time to get the stadiums finished. The situation is unacceptable -- it is a disgrace. The political situation is difficult. Our team has nothing to do with the ongoing corruption that has delayed construction of the stadiums."

Pelé is of course notable among Brazilian soccer fans as the three time World Cup Champion in 1958, 1962 and 1970.

The World Cup is often compared to the Olympics because of the same time frame and the global traveling. Many nations around the world want to host it because of a possible economic boom that can follow. Amazingly, however, most Brazilians feel that this World Cup will not have a positive ending.

According to recent polls, more than 60 percent said that hosting the World Cup is a bad thing, and 72 percent said they are dissatisfied with the way things are going in their country. The disappointment rating was 55 percent last year. Why is this? Much of the concerns and disapproval from citizens comes from other on growing issues, such as education, crime, health care, rising prices, the economy and corruption. Many feel that these matters have been put to the side because of so much attention put on the World Cup.

The hosting stadium, Arena Corinthians, still isn't 100 percent ready for the opening game on June 12. There have also been on growing concerns from the players union about water breaks and extreme heat. Engineers fear that protests could slow the process.

In May, Cristiano Ronaldo told reporters he felt "embarrassed" about the development and the infrastructure despite such large investments put into the World Cup. The president fired right back in her speech in Brasilia, saying, "I am proud of our accomplishments. We have no reason to be ashamed, and we don't have an inferiority complex."

Whether or not to pull for your own country brings up a rather ironic historic situation for Rousseff. In 1970, she was a member of the fledgling urban guerrilla group and was being held prisoner. She was being detained in a São Paulo prison, and many other prisoners debated amongst one another if they should pull for Brazil that year. The first game of this year's World Cup will be in São Paulo.

Brazil would go on to win the 1970 World Cup against Italy, which was played in Mexico.                                                  

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