Worker electrocuted in Arena Pantanal Staudium, Brazil.

Muhammad´Ali Maciel Afonso, died after he was hit by an electrical discharge on Thursday, while working on level 20 of the stadium. He died electrocuted at a World Cup stadium in Brazil.

The 32-year-old died in an accident at the new Arena Pantanal in the western city of Cuiaba where he was installing communications equipment.

It is the first fatality at the Cuiaba stadium, but eight workers have now died in accidents during the building of Brazil's 12 World Cup arenas.

Brazil's preparations have been marred by accidents and missed deadlines.

Thousands of seats are still to be installed and other vital work has to be completed, our correspondent says.

Jerome Valcke, head of football's world governing body FIFA, said on Twitter: "Saddened by the death of worker Muhammad'Ali Maciel Afonso at Arena Pantanal today. My thoughts are with his family and colleagues."

- Punch News