Estadio Centenario Capacity 80,000 Opening TBA Club Uruguay national football team City Montevideo Country Uruguay Photos: Gómez Platero Arquitectura & Urbanismo
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2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup Arenas
The 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup will be the 19th tournament of the FIBA Basketball World Cup for national men’s basketball teams. The tournament will be the second to feature 32 teams. For the first time in its history, the World Cup to be hosted by multiple nations: the Philippines, Continue Reading
When England Won the World Cup
It took 16 years for England to win the world cup after joining in 1950, but it is taking more than 50 years for them to claim another world cup title. So, the lone win in 1966 will remain precious in the hearts of every football-loving English person, especially considering Continue Reading
Top 10 Smallest World Cup Stadiums in History
10. Ryavallen Ryavallen hosted two matches at the 1958 World Cup in Sweden and had a capacity of 15,000 at the tournament. Located in Borås, the stadium opened on 17 August 1941. Today it has a capacity of 12,000. 9. Örjans Vall Located in Halmstad, Sweden, Örjans Vall had a Continue Reading
Top 10 Biggest World Cup Stadiums in History
10. Soccer City Soccer City stadium hosted matches at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, when it had a capacity of 84,490, the largest at that tournament. Located in Johannesburg, it opened in 1989. It is currently named FNB Stadium and has a capacity of 94,736. It is the Continue Reading
Al Janoub Stadium
Al Janoub Stadium, formerly known as Al-Wakrah Stadium, is a retractable roof football stadium in Al-Wakrah, the capital city of the Al Wakrah Municipality, situated south of Doha. Designed by Iraqi-British architect Zaha Hadid together with the firm AECOM, the stadium features a curvilinear postmodernist and neo-futurist design. The design Continue Reading
Ahmad bin Ali Stadium
Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, popularly known as the Al-Rayyan Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in Al Rayyan, in the Umm Al Afaei district. It is mostly used for football matches and it is the home to Al-Rayyan SC. The stadium is named after Ahmad bin Ali Al Thani, the former Continue Reading
Education City Stadium
Education City Stadium is a football stadium located in Al Rayyan, a city in the municipality of its namesake, Al Rayyan, the third-largest municipality in the state of Qatar. The stadium is located within several university campuses at the Qatar Foundation’s Education City. It has been given the nickname “Diamond Continue Reading
Khalifa International Stadium
Khalifa International Stadium, also known as National Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium located in Doha and is a part of the Doha Sports City complex, which also includes Aspire Academy, Hamad Aquatic Centre, and the Aspire Tower. It is named after Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani, Qatar’s former Emir. Built Continue Reading
Al Thumama Stadium
Al-Thumama Stadium is a football stadium located in Doha in Al Thumama district. The architectural design of the stadium, by the Chief Architect of Arab Engineering Bureau Ibrahim Jaidah, represents the gahfiya, a traditional woven cap worn by men and boys throughout the Middle East. The gahfiya is a fundamental Continue Reading