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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 ...
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 ...
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 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 ...
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 ...
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]
Football tournament FIFA World Cup final Founded 1930 ; 95 years ago (1930) Current champions Argentina (3rd title) Most successful team(s) Brazil (5 titles) The FIFA World Cup is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The championship ...
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. [2] 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 ...