RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) -- Brazil's southeastern state of Sao Paulo will be home to 15 of the 32 teams competing at next year's World Cup, it was revealed on Friday.
Federations have nominated 23 cities in nine states as their preferred World Cup bases to football's governing body FIFA, daily newspaper O Globo reported.
Rio de Janeiro state is the next most popular choice with four teams followed by Minas Gerais and Bahia, with three each.
Defending champions Spain will be based in the southern city of Curitiba while hosts Brazil will stay in Teresopolis, 90km north of Rio de Janeiro city.
A January 31 deadline has been set for federations to notify FIFA of any changes.
World Cup bases by state:
SAO PAULO:
Bosnia - Guaruja
Costa Rica - Santos
Mexico - Santos
Honduras - Porto Feliz
Russia - Itu
France - Ribeirao Preto
Portugal - Campinas
Nigeria - Campinas
Iran - Guarulhos
Japan - Itu
Belgium - Mogi das Cruzes
USA - Sao Paulo
Colombia - Cotia
Cote d'Ivoire - Monte Siao
Algeria - Sorocaba
RIO DE JANEIRO:
Netherlands - Rio de Janeiro
Italy - Mangaratiba
Brazil - Teresopolis
England - Rio de Janeiro
BAHIA:
Germany - Santa Cruz de Cabralia
Switzerland - Porto Seguro
Croatia - Salvador
MINAS GERAIS:
Argentina - Belo Horizonte
Chile - Belo Horizonte
Uruguay - Sete Lagoas
PARANA:
Spain - Curitiba
South Korea - Foz do Iguacu
ESPIRITO SANTO:
Australia - Vitoria
Cameroon - Vitoria
SERGIPE:
Greece - Aracaju
RIO GRANDE DO SUL:
Equador - Viamao
ALAGOAS:
Ghana - Maceio