An aerial view of the Arena Manaus football stadium in Brazil taken on December 10. A construction worker was killed on Saturday (Sunday in Manila), the latest death to hit preparations for next year’s World Cup. AFP PHOTO
An aerial view of the Arena Manaus football stadium in Brazil taken on December 10. A construction worker was killed on Saturday (Sunday in Manila), the latest death to hit preparations for next year’s World Cup. AFP PHOTO

MANAUS: Brazil was rocked on Saturday (Sunday in Manila) by a fourth fatal World Cup stadium accident as a young construction worker fell to his death, heightening safety worries barely six months from kick-off.

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