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- The Estadio Mineirao, home to Atletico Mineiro and Cruzeiro, has been completely overhauled and will have six matches, including a semi-final, with a 57,483 capacity.
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Mineirão, Atlético's ground for most of its history, was renovated for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Mineirão (officially Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto) opened in 1965 and quickly became Galo's new home, as its peak capacity of over 100,000 spectators surpassed any other stadium in Belo Horizonte or in Minas Gerais.
- FIFA World Cup 2014 Brazil – in numbers. Teams: 32. Playing venues: 12. Matches: 64. Opening match: Arena de Sao Paulo. Final: Maracana. Average venue capacity: 49,896.
- Rio de Janeiro. Maracana | Capacity: 71,159 seats | Opening: 1950. Matches. Group F: Argentina 2-1 Bosnia-Herzegovina. Group B: Spain 0-2 Chile. Group H: Belgium 1-0 Russia.
- Sao Paulo. Arena de Sao Paulo | Capacity: 59,955 seats | Opening: 2014. Matches. Group A: Brazil 3-1 Croatia (opening match) Group D: Uruguay 2-1 England. Group B: Netherlands 2-0 Chile.
- Belo Horizonte. Mineirao | Capacity: 56,091 seats | Opening: 1965. Matches. Group C: Colombia 3-0 Greece. Group H: Belgium 2-1 Algeria. Group F: Argentina 1-0 Iran.
The official inauguration of the renovated stadium was on May 14, 2014, in a friendly match between Athletico and Corinthians Paulista that finished 2–1 to Corinthians in front of 30,000 people. The first goal was scored by Athletico's Marcelo Cirino in the 13th minute.
Apr 1, 2013 · If you look at it from nearby avenues, the giant Mineirao may seem untouched by the World Cup redevelopment. Which means the architects were successful, fitting 350,000sqm seamlessly. Bruno Campos of BCMF Arquitetos tells us how and why it was done. 30.06.2014 World Cup: Brazil’s games quite exclusive
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May 25, 2014 · Atlético Paranaense’s ground, Arena do Baixada, is yet another renovated ground. Only changes here are extra seating, new roof and an improvement in facilities. The stadium was already regarded as a modern stadium by Brazilian standards.
Stadium Metropolitano reopened on the 21 st of February 1943 with a match against Real Madrid (2-1). The renovated stadium counted with a capacity of 35,800, which soon however turned out to be too small again.
The stadium underwent an extensive rebuild before the 2014 World Cup, after which its capacity was 78,838. The match ball for the 2014 FIFA World Cup final, announced on 29 May 2014, was a variation of the Adidas Brazuca named the Adidas Brazuca Final Rio.
