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Despite the stadium's unfinished state, FIFA allowed matches to be played at the venue, and on 24 June 1950, the first World Cup match took place, with 81,000 spectators in attendance. In that first match for which Maracanã had been built, Brazil beat Mexico with a final score 4–0, with Ademir becoming the first scorer of a competitive goal ...
In addition, stadiums must have a minimum number of television camera stands and media areas and also be free of advertising throughout the World Cup. This includes stadium names – for instance, during the 2006 World Cup, German stadiums such as Allianz Arena were renamed "FIFA World Cup Stadium – Munich" for licensing reasons. [3]
The Arena das Dunas ("Dunes Arena") is a football stadium in Natal, Brazil. It has a capacity of 31,375 spectators, and was designed by sports architect Christopher Lee of Populous. [2] [3] [4] The stadium hosted football matches for the 2014 FIFA World Cup held in Brazil. During the tournament, it had a seating capacity of 42,000.
Fan fest in Brasilia, Brazil vs. Croatia For a third consecutive World Cup tournament, FIFA announced they would be holding FIFA Fan Fests in each of the twelve host cities. Prominent examples are the Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, which had already held a Fan Fest in 2010, São Paulo 's Vale do Anhangabaú and Brasília 's Esplanada dos ...
Mangueirão, the largest stadium in Northern Brazil. Arena Pantanal, the largest stadium in Mato Grosso. Arena da Amazônia, the second-largest stadium in Northern Brazil. Arena da Baixada, the largest stadium in Paraná. The following is a list of football stadiums in Brazil, ordered by capacity. Current stadiums with a capacity of 5,000 or ...
The Mané Garrincha Stadium was demolished in 2010 to give way to a new stadium with a capacity of 72,788 fans and in order to reach the requirements for the 2014 World Cup, which was held in Brazil. The stadium was renamed in early 2010 to the Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha [8] and the construction began in April of the same year. The ...
Homer Simpson acts as a FIFA World Cup 2014 referee in a game played at Arena Corinthians. The second episode of Discovery Channel's three-episode series Building the World Cup is dedicated to Arena Corinthians. [177] [178] The Netflix show 3% used the stadium's marble big halls and platforms as a shooting location. [179]
EA Sports added all 12 venues used at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, including the Arena Pernambuco, to the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil video game. The Arena Pernambuco is featured on "You Don't Have to Live Like a Referee", the sixteenth episode of the 25th season of the American animated sitcom The Simpsons, and the 546th episode of the series ...