FIFA president Sepp Blatter is not concerned over the publication of a recent report suggesting that German stadiums for the 2006 World Cup to take place are not safe.

Speaking at the World Economic Forum, in Davos, Switzerland Blatter said "We have no worries because we have identified already, a certain time ago, that three or four stadia had some problems" adding these were being corrected in time for a final FIFA inspection before the World Cup begins in June.

The report said that four stadiums in particular - Kaiserslautern, Leipzig, Gelsenkirchen and Berlin, which will stage the final - had grave failings. Crowd panic at Leipzig, Gelsenkirchen and Berlin could lead to fatalities because there were no exits on to the pitch, it said. There could be even more serious deficiencies, even though all 12 venues were new, or modernised, it added.

Blatter said that measures were already being taken to address issues that had been previously identified by FIFA at several venues, such as problems of closing the roof at the Frankfurt stadium.

Let's not forget this is Germany - the tournament will run like a Mercedes and they could probably do it all over again for a month after the final - and they probably will if Germany win!