Nine crazy requests made by football teams travelling to Brazil for the World Cup 2014.

As Brazil prepares to host the 2014 World Cup, hotels and training centers have received some rather odd requests from some of the participating nations.

31 countries will join hosts Brazil for the 'greatest show on earth.
A few teams have made some demands that go beyond the norm.

#1 WE WANT BANANAS!
Ecuador is one of the world's largest producers of bananas. It's hardly surprising then that the country's FA have requested to have a basket full of the national fruit in each room every day.  They specifically asked for bananas to be shipped in from Ecuador!

#2 SPA-LIKE ROOMS(JACCUZI)
Japan has asked to have every single room equipped with a Jacuzzi.

 

#3 BODYGUARDS & VIDEOGAMES.
The Portuguese national team seem to be quite concerned about the recent unrest in Brazil. Besides having extra protection from Brazilian authorities, the team will have no less than SIX private bodyguards, with four of them assigned to look after Cristiano Ronaldo alone.
The team wants each room to have its own videogame console.

 

#4 THEY WANT COFFEE!
Australians need their coffee. The team's administration has requested the placement of two big coffee machines near the rooms where the players and the FA will be staying. Not only that, they have also asked to have newspapers from all over the world put in the same coffee area every morning.They  have also insisted on total privacy with the hotel in which they're staying.

#5 CHILEANS TAKE THEIR SLEEP SERIOUSLY.
The Chileans have requested nothing but brand new beds in each hotel room, as well as new flat-screen televisions. They must love their sleep.

#6 THE RIGHT SOAP FOR THE FRENCH
The French FA has specifically asked for liquid soap in all hotel rooms, as apparently the French players are not used to soap bars. Fair enough.

#7 NO NOISY ACs, PLEASE.
the Uruguayans take their sleep seriously. The team has made only one request to their hotel - the ACs need to be completely silent.

#8 SPECIAL TRAINING REQUEST
The Colombians had a very special request related to their training sessions. They asked Brazilian club Sao Paulo, where they'll be based to lend them 15 young players.

#9 SWISS NEEDS
The Swiss want to make sure they feel at home in Brazil - special requests include high speed internet connection & Swiss TV channels in ALL the rooms.