Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva poses showing a pennant given to him by FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter (out of frame) during a meeting at Planalto Palace in Brasilia on January 29, 2009. Blatter confirmed that the Brazil 2014 World Cup will be held in 12 cities which are to be ratified in March this year. AFP PHOTO/Joedson ALVES