Estadio Azteca

• Estadio Azteca is one of the largest stadiums in the world, at one time being the number one largest.
• The stadium is located in Mexico City, Mexico.
• The team that plays there is Club América, and the international Mexican team also uses the stadium
• Estadio Azteca has been the place of both the 1970 and the 1986 World Cup Finals, making it the only stadium two have hosted two World Cup Finals.

Wembley Stadium

Wembley is the dream of every professional footballer – a very special place.” -Jose Mourinho

• Wembley Stadium is the most famous and well-known stadium in all of England.
• The Tottenham Hotspur and the international English team play in the stadium. Wembley holds a capacity of 90,000, making it another of the largest stadiums in the world.
• Wembley was the location of the 1966 World Cup Final in which England beat Germany.
• Wembley is set to host the finals and semifinals of the UEFA Euro 2020 football championship.

Below is an image of Wembley.

Old Trafford

• Old Trafford is located in Manchester in the UK.
• It is the home of Manchester United, which has had many great soccer stars, including Cristiano Ronaldo.
• Sir Bobby Charlton, one of the best English footballers of all time called Old Trafford, ‘Theater of Dreams’ while playing for Manchester United.
• Old Trafford was built in 1910, making it 108 years old.

Allianz Arena

• Allianz Arena is the home of Bayern Munich F.C. in München, Germany.
• Allianz Arena is a fairly new stadium, only being 13 years old and built in 2005.
• It has 75,000 seats, and there is room for another 15,930 people in the standing room.
• It cost 340 Euros to build.

Camp Nou

• Camp Nou was built in 1957. It is now 61 years old.
• It hosted the 1992 Olympic games.
• Of all the stadiums in Europe, Camp Nou has the biggest capacity.
• Camp Nou is the home of Barcelona F.C., for which Lionel Messi plays.
• It can hold 99,354 people.
• Barcelona is planning on transforming Camp Nou at an estimated cost of over $700 million dollars.

Rungrado May Day Stadium

• Rungrado May Day Stadium is the biggest stadium in the world, the maximum capacity being 150,000.
• It is located in Pyongyang, North Korea.
• North Korea’s women’s national team plays there.
• The stadium has eight stories
• It is on an island with only two roads to the mainland.
• It cost 14.6 billion dollars to build.

Michigan Stadium

• Michigan Stadium is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
• It is the largest stadium sometimes used for soccer in the United States.
• It is owned by the University of Michigan.
• Michigan Stadium is mainly used for American football.
• The stadium opened in 1927.
• It has a maximum capacity of 107,601.

Maracana Stadium

• Maracana Stadium is in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
• It is the biggest soccer stadium in Brazil and the second biggest in South America, with a capacity of 78,838, although it used to have a capacity of nearly 200,000.
• Maracana Stadium was the location of matches in the 1950 and 2014 World Cups, and the 2016 Summer Olympics.
• It is owned by the government, so clubs must pay to play there.
• It opened in 1950.

Soccer City

• The Soccer City Stadium is in Johannesburg, South Africa.
• It is the largest soccer stadium in South Africa, with a capacity of 94,700
• It is actually named FNB Stadium, however it is commonly known by the name Soccer City.
• It was built between 1986 and 1989.
• The 2010 World Cup had matches in Soccer City Stadium.

San Siro

• San Siro is in Milan, Italy.
• Rivals A.C. Milan and Inter Milan share San Siro Stadium.
• San Siro was built in 1926, making it 92 years old.
• It was the location of 6 games in the 1990 World Cup.
• In 1980 its official name was changed to Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, however it is still commonly known as San Siro.

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