Stadium's
Trivia : With the Beira-Rio in Porto Alegre these are the only two privately owned stadiums (other ones are usually state or city owned). Before the development of new venues for the World Cup 2014 it was considered one of the most modern stadiums in the country.
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Maracana(official name: Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho) |
| City : |
Rio de Janeiro |
| Opened : |
1950 (major renovations 2006, 2013) |
| Capacity : | 78,838 |
| Home ground of : | None (sometimes used by Botafogo, Flamengo, Fluminense and Vasco da Gama) |
| Matches : | 7 (Final, Quarter final, Second round, 4 group matches) |
| Match days : | 15 – 18 – 22 – 25 – 28 June and 4 – 13 July 2014 |
Trivia : Once the biggest stadium in the world; during the 1950 World Cup it could hold 200,000 (!) spectators. Considerably smaller than before (also a lot more comfortable!), it still will be the largest venue of the 2014 World Cup.
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| Stadium : |
Arena Corinthians |
| City : |
Sao Paulo |
| Opened : | 2013 |
| Capacity : | 65,807 (20,000 temporal seating) |
| Home ground of : | S.C. Corinthians Paulista |
| Matches : | 6 (Semi-Final, Second round, 4 group matches (including opening game) |
| Match days : | 12 – 19 – 23 – 26 June and 1 – 9 July 2014 |
Trivia : This venue will be the long awaited large new home ground of Corinthians, after Flamengo from Rio the most popular team in the country. It was more likely the famous Morumbi stadium, home of FC Sao Paulo, would be included in the 2014 World Cup venues. However, the management of FC Sao Paulo did not want to cover the expenses necessary to adapt its venue to meet FIFA requirements.
| Stadium : | Estádio Nacional |
| City : | Brasilia |
| Opened : | 2013 |
| Capacity : | 70,042 |
| Home ground of : | Legiaõ F.C |
| Matches : | 7 (Third Place, Quarter-Final, Second round, 4 group matches) |
| Match days : | 15 – 19 – 23 – 26 – 30 June and 5 – 12 July 2014 |
Trivia : The old stadium at this site was Estádio Mané Garrincha. The new stadium will be entirely rebuild. It will become the second largest stadium in the country.
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| Stadium : |
Mineirão(Official name: Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto) |
| City : | Belo Horizonte |
| Opened : |
1965 (renovations 2013) |
| Capacity : | 66,805 |
| Home ground of : | Clube Atlético Mineiro and Cruzeiro EC |
| Matches : | 6 (Semi-Final, Second round, 4 group matches) |
| Match days : | 14 – 17 – 21 – 24 – 28 June and 8 July 2014 |
Trivia : After renovating Morumbi Stadium in Sao Paulo – which is not a World Cup venue – Mineirão became the second largest stadium in Brazil. However, it will lose this rank at the start of the tournament to Estádio Nacional in Brasilia.
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Castelão (official name: Estádio Plácido Aderaldo) Castelo) |
| City : | Fortaleza |
| Opened : |
1973 (major renovations 2002) |
| Capacity : | 64,846 |
| Home ground of : | Fortaleza |
| Matches : | 6 (Quarter-final, Second round, 4 group matches) |
| Match days : | 14 – 17 – 21 – 24 – 29 June and 4 July 2014 |
Trivia : Castelão translates as ‘Big castle’. It is located in a city which name means ‘Fortress’...
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Arena Fonte Nova (official name: Estádio Octávio Mangabeira) |
| City : | Salvador |
| Opened : | 2013 |
| Capacity : | 48,747 |
| Home ground of : | None (sometimes used by Bahia and Vitoria) |
| Matches : | 6 (Quarter-final, Second round, 4 group matches) |
| Match days : | 13 – 16 – 20 – 25 June and 1 – 5 July 2014 |
Trivia : The official name is after the governor of Bahia at the time the preceding stadium was inaugurated (1951). Fonte Nova (‘New Fountain’) comes from the location which is close to a lake with some large fountains.
| Stadium : |
Estádio Beira-Rio (official name: Estádio José Pinheiro Borda) |
| City : | Porto Alegre |
| Opened : |
1969 (renovations 2013) |
| Capacity : | 48,849 |
| Home ground of : | S.C. Internacional |
| Matches : | 5 (Second round, 4 group matches) |
| Match days : | 15 – 18 – 22 – 25 – 30 June 2014 |
Trivia : Only in Porto Alegre there was a fierce debate which stadium would become venue at the World Cup 2014. The other big stadium is of Inter’s arch rival Grêmio FC, which construction will be finished in 2012 and is bigger and some say more suitable for the tournament than the Beira-Rio...
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| Stadium : |
Arena Pernambuco (also known as Arena Cidade da Copa) |
| City : | Recife |
| Opened : | 2013 |
| Capacity : | 44,248 |
| Home ground of : | None |
| Matches : | 5 (Second round, 4 group matches) |
| Match days : | 14 – 20 – 23 – 26 – 29 June 2014 |
Trivia : Like in the old days Recife and Olinda were quarrelling over who would be one of the host cities of the World Cup 2014. Ultimately, the city of São Lourenco da Mata was chosen as a compromise, inconveniently at 25 km/ 15 miles from the city centre of Recife.
| Stadium : | Arena das Dunas |
| City : | Natal |
| Opened : | 2013 |
| Capacity : | 42,086 |
| Home ground of : | América F.C. |
| Matches : | 4 group matches |
| Match days : | 13 – 16 – 19 – 24 June 2014 |
Trivia : The stadium was named after the huge sand dunes the area of Natal is famous for.
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| Stadium : |
Arena Amazônia (official name: Estádio Vivaldo Lima) |
| City : | Manaus |
| Opened : | 2014 |
| Capacity : | 42,374 |
| Home ground of : | None |
| Matches : | 4 group matches |
| Match days : | 14 – 18 – 22 – 25 June 2014 |
Trivia : Manaus has hardly a football tradition; local teams only attract a few thousand fans. Hence the name, the stadium is more of a marketing tool in promoting the Amazon as a tourist destination. It is destined to become one of the ‘white elephants’ of the World Cup 2014 (probable others are the ones in Natal, Cuiaba and Brasilia).
| Stadium : | Arena Pantanal |
| City : | Cuiaba |
| Opened : | 2014 |
| Capacity : | 42,968 |
| Home ground of : | None |
| Matches : | 4 group matches |
| Match days : | 13 – 17 – 21 – 24 June 2014 |
Trivia : Located in an eco-conscious part of the country, the construction of the Arena Pantanal is carried out completely environment friendly. After the tournament the stadium will be altered into a multipurpose complex.
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| Stadium : |
Arena da Baixada (official name: Estádio Joaquim Américo Guimarães) |
| City : | Curitiba |
| Opened : |
1999 (renovations 2013) |
| Capacity : | 41,456 |
| Home ground of : | Atlético Paranaense |
| Matches : | 4 group matches |
| Match days : | 16 – 20 – 23 – 26 June 2014 |
After the
allocation of the tournament organization to Brazil, seventeen cities were interested in being one of thehost cities of the World Cupsoccer 2014.In contrary to regular FIFA policy of not including more than 10 cities, Brazil was permitted to assign 12 host cities.FIFA made the exception because of Brazil's sheer size, having many significant cities and having soccer fansliving all over the country.The twelve host cities of the FIFA World Cup Brazil 2014are: |
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- Rio de Janeiro The Marvellous City |
- Cuiaba Red Carpet Entrance to The Pantanal |
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- Sao Paulo Powerhouse of South America |
- Porto Alegre Cosmopolitan 'Gaucho' City |
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- Belo Horizonte Metropolis on the Horizon |
- Natal Capital of Dunes & Beaches |
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- Brasilia Capital of the New Millenium |
- Manaus Paris of the Jungle |
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- Fortaleza Life's a Beach...! |
- Curitiba Best Organised City in Brazil |
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- Salvador Colonial Treasure Chamber |
- Recife Venice of Brazil |