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The stadium was officially opened on 24 August 1892 by Lord Kinnaird and Frederick Wall of the Football Association. No football was played; instead the 12,000 crowd watched a short track and field event followed by music and a fireworks display. [11] Upon its completion the stadium was the first joint purpose-built football stadium in the ...
The former Wembley Stadium (/ ˈwɛmbli /; originally known as the Empire Stadium) was a football stadium in Wembley, London, best known for hosting important football matches. It stood on the same site now occupied by its successor and by its predecessor, Watkin's Tower. Wembley hosted the FA Cup final annually, the first in 1923, which was ...
The following is a list of football stadiums. They are ordered by their seating capacity, that is the maximum number of spectators that the stadium can accommodate in seated areas. Football stadiums with a capacity of 40,000 or more are included. That is the minimum capacity required for a stadium to host FIFA World Cup finals matches.
Originally, eight stadiums were selected to host the World Cup matches in eight different cities: Santiago, Viña del Mar, Rancagua, Arica, Talca, Concepción, Talcahuano and Valdivia. The Valdivia earthquake, the most powerful earthquake ever recorded, occurred on 22 May 1960.
Sandygate (stadium) Sandygate is a football and cricket stadium in the Sheffield suburb of Crosspool, South Yorkshire, England. It is home to Hallam F.C. and Hallam C.C. First opened in 1804, Hallam F.C. have played at the ground since 1860. Sandygate has been recognised by the Guinness Book of Records as the "Oldest Football Ground in the ...
In more recent years, the stadium has been often used to honour the homecoming of victorious Greek athletes, most notably the Greece national football team after its victory at the UEFA Euro 2004 on 5 July 2004 [44] as well as Greek medalists in recent Olympic Games. The stadium was the venue for the Dior Cruise 2022 show. The collection drew ...
Association football Seoul World Cup Stadium: 66,806: Seoul South Korea: East Asia: South Korea national football team, FC Seoul: Association football Mineirão: 66,658 [69] Belo Horizonte Brazil: South America: Cruzeiro Esporte Clube: Association football U.S. Bank Stadium: 66,655: Minneapolis United States: North America: Minnesota Vikings ...
Xi'an Fengdong XIFC Football Stadium: 59,000: Xi'an: Shaanxi: former venue of 2023 AFC Asian Cup [a] Chongqing Olympic Sports Centre Stadium: 58,680: Chongqing: Chongqing: 2004 AFC Asian Cup: Tianhe Stadium: 58,500: Guangzhou: Guangdong: Guangzhou F.C., 1987 National Games of China, 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup, Football at the 2010 Asian Games ...