Search results
Apr 1, 2022 · Capacity: 80,000. Games: 10, including the final. Location: Lusail, 15km north of Doha. This is the Qatar World Cup's flagship stadium, which has only been opened this year (behind schedule ...
Nov 16, 2023 · The Estadio Metropolitano, also known as Cívitas Metropolitano, was initially built as part of Madrid’s unsuccessful bid to host the 1997 World Athletics Championships. The stadium was officially opened on September 6, 1994, by the Community of Madrid. However, it was closed in 2004 due to the city’s unsuccessful bid for the 2016 Olympics.
The stadium was the first in Brazil to sell its naming rights; it was known as Kyocera Arena between 2005 and 1 April 2008. It was the first retractable roof stadium built in South America. With Curitiba selected as one of the host cities of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, the stadium was rebuilt between 2012 and 2014. Its capacity was expanded to ...
May 25, 2014 · The 2014 World Cup is no different, with the Brazilian hosts building no less than seven brand new stadia, and retrofitting five (former) concrete monstrosities. Renovations. One of these brutalist hubs of grotesqueness, is a stadium known across the world as the heart and soul of Brazilian football. This stadium is the Estádio do Maracanã.
Jun 12, 2014 · A complete guide to the host venues ahead of the big kick-off. by Staff Writer June 12, 2014 07:15 AM GST. Stadiums of the 2014 World Cup. Estadio Do Maracana, Rio de Janeiro. Owned by the Rio de Janeiro state government, it was opened in 1950 to host the FIFA World Cup, in which Brazil were beaten 2–1 by Uruguay in the deciding game.
The ground, in Curitiba in the south of Brazil, is being transformed into a 46,000-seater, multi-purpose venue with retractable roof in time for the 2014 Fifa World Cup in the country.
Jan 28, 2006 · Only a very small main grandstand was created with concrete in the west. This also enabled opening within just a year from groundbreaking. The hosts beat the renowned Atletico Mineiro 3:0 in their first fixture. Thanks to the stadium being listed as a potential training venue for the 2014 World Cup, it received a major upgrade in 2009-2010.
