Is there anything more beautiful than fans crowding the football stadium?
Today we’re going to rank the 10 greatest football stadiums on the planet and I’m sure several items on this list will surprise you!
10th – Borg El Arab
Opened in 2009, Borg el-arab stadium is located near the city of Alexandria in Egypt, one of the most important ancient civilizations. It was built as part of Egypt’s attempt to host the 2010 World Cup, Egypt’s bid failed, the 2010 World Cup in South Africa was sensational, but the stadium was built anyway.
It has a capacity of 86,000 people and is currently where the games of some of Egypt’s teams, Al-Ahli, Al-Ittihad and other clubs in the region take place. Although you are TravelsToEurope, most of the stadiums on this list will not be in Europe, it is a list from around the world.
9 – Bukit Jalil National Stadium
The 9th item on the list is the Bukit Jalil National Stadium, which is in the city of Kuala Lumpur, the capital and largest city of Malaysia. The stadium was inaugurated on 11 July 1998, curiously only 1 day before the historic final match of the World Cup, the match France 3 x 0 Brazil. It has a capacity of 87,411 people and currently hosts matches of the national team of Malaysia, some important matches of local championships as Malaysia Cup, after all, there is also a stage for musical concerts, for example, the concert of Ed Sheeran in 2019.
8 – Azteca Stadium
With a capacity for 87,523 people, just a little bit more than the previous stadium, is Mexico’s Azteca Stadium, which curiously enough stands at 2.It is also one of the most traditional stadiums in the world, and was the first in history to host two World Cup finals other than the famous Brazil 4 x 1 Italy 1970, when Brazil won the championship, and also in 1986, when Maradona’s Argentina won the title.
The curious thing was the 1986 final, the attendance was 114,600 people, that is, much more than the official capacity of the stadium. The Azteca stadium has also hosted other important events and you will hear about it very soon because it will be one of the stages of the 2026 World Cup, which will be shared by Canada, the United States and Mexico.
7 – Wembley Stadium
The 7th stadium on the list is Wembley, the traditional London Stadium that was built on top of the old Wembley, exactly, there was a stadium called with the same name that was demolished and another was built in the same place. Currently it has a capacity of 90 thousand people, being a very important stadium for all the English because most of the finals of the League Cup, FA Cup, Supercups of England are all there.
Wembley has an arch that passes over it, which besides serving as part of the structure, holding part of the roof, it is also a major landmark in the city, from afar it is possible to see the arch of Wembley stadium.
Between 2017 and 2019 Wembley was temporarily the home of Tottenham who were without a home, this was because their stadium was being demolished to build a new one.
The 2011 Champions League finals, the Barcelona 3-1 Manchester United match and also the 2013 Champions League final, which was Bayern Munich 2-1 Borussia Dortmund, also took place there. There will also be a 2024 Champions League final that is scheduled to take place there.
Did you know that Wembley Stadium has a total of 2618 toilets?
That’s a total of 34 people per toilet if the stadium is full.
6 – Rose Bowl
The sixth item on the list is the Rose Bowl stadium which is in the treadmill area in Los Angeles in the United States. It has a capacity of 92,542 people, we found a certain divergence between the information on the internet about this capacity, but it is something between this figure quoted. It was opened in 1922, so it is completing a century of construction. Like many stadiums in the United States, it serves primarily for American football, but is also used for football matches of the American national team and also for some competitions.
It was there, in 1994, in the World Cup final, that Roberto Baggio missed that penalty that gave Brazil the World Cup title. Incidentally, the stadium will also have some games of the 2026 World Cup and also of the 2028 Olympics.
5th – Soccer City
Stadium of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, it was a great world cup, a legendary event.
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It was there that Iniesta scored that lifesaving goal to win the title for Spain over the Netherlands. It is the famous Soccer City in Johannesburg, South Africa, which has a capacity of 94,736 people. It is the current home of the Kaiser Chiefs, a South African Club and it has a very nice design, it was made to look like an authentic and traditional African container, like the one you see on the screen.
It opened in 1989, but has had major refurbishments and renovations for the 2010 World Cup. It is also a historic stadium for political reasons because it was there that Nelson Mandela gave his first speech after being released from prison in 1990.
4th – Camp Nou
The Camp Nou is a stadium that has a magnificent atmosphere and a capacity for 99,354 people, making it the largest stadium in Europe. It was opened in 1957, and until it had the format and capacity that it has today it has already undergone several renovations, refurbishments, but even so Barcelona are not satisfied and they have a project to build a new stadium to replace the Camp Nou, to be even bigger. The most curious thing about this project is that the new Barcelona stadium, if it is actually built, may be called Nou Camp Nou, which would be a translation for New Camp Nou.
It has hosted many championship finals, including the 1989 and 1999 Champions League finals, as well as hosting Olympic games and the 1982 World Cup.
Incidentally, in 1986 Barcelona went to play Juventus for the previous European Cup, which is the current Champions League and they had 120,000 people in the stadium, whereas today the capacity is less than 100,000 people.
3rd – Melbourne Cricket Ground
Built in 1853 and over 168 years old, the third on the list is the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Australia, and despite the name and being a stadium also used for cricket, it also has football matches.
This is a multipurpose stadium, so it has all kinds of sporting and cultural events happening there, it is also home to several matches of the Australian national football team, also has pre-season games and friendlies. It is a stadium with capacity for 100,024 people. The curious thing is that as it was made for Cricket, it has that round lawn, so when it will have a football match they make the markings in the centre of the lawn and ends up leaving a lot of grass around.
2nd – Michigan Stadium
In second place is Michigan Stadium, which was not originally a football stadium, but football matches were eventually held there. It is located in Michigan, in the United States, with a capacity of 107,602 people. It opened in 1927 and is part of the University of Michigan, so this means it is home to university teams and not professional teams.
Second largest stadium in the world and is used by college teams. It is originally an American football stadium, but there have also been ice hockey games, in fact, in 2014 there was a pre-season tournament in the United States and a match between Real Madrid and Manchester United, a mere friendly, was held in this stadium for an audience of 109,318 people, the largest audience in the history of the United States for a football match.
1st – Rungrado 1st of May Stadium
The world’s largest football stadium is in Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea. The original capacity of the stadium was said to be for 150,000 people, but recently it had some renovations, they changed the collective seats for individual seats and that reduced its capacity to about 114,000 people.
It is one of those multi-purpose stadiums where all kinds of events take place, one of the most famous is the Arirang Festival which is a gigantic gymnastics and arts event that takes place in North Korea. In football it has hosted several matches of the national team of North Korea. It has a very nice and different design looking from the inside.
These were the 10 biggest football stadiums on the planet.
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