List of Largest Soccer Stadiums

List of the Largest Soccer Stadiums in the World

Strahovský Stadion / "Strahov Stadium"
Prague, Czech Republic
Capacity = 250,000

Estádio do Maracanã / "Maracanã stadium"
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Original capacity = 200,000
Current capacity = 153,022

Rungnado May Day Stadium
Pyongyang, North Korea
Capacity = 150,000

Salt Lake Stadium
Kolkata, India
Capacity = 120,000

Estadio Azteca
Mexico City, Mexico
Current Capacity = 105,000
Record Capacity = 129,500

Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
New Delhi, India
Current Capacity = 100,000
Record Capacity = 115,000

Melbourne Cricket Ground
Melbourne, Australia
Current Capacity = 100,000
Record Capacity = 120,000

International Friendly's in the US

2007
Gillette Stadium Hosts Brazil Victory
Brazil beat Mexico 3-1 in New England to a crowd of over
67,000.

Brazil wins 2014 Bid to Host the World Cup

The stadiums that will host the 2014 World Cup in
Brazil have not been determined. The following list
contains the 20 largest stadiums Brazil has to choose
from.

1.   Estádio do Maracanã
2.   Estádio do Morumbi
3.   Estádio Parque do Sabiá
4.   Mineirão
5.   Castelão (São Luís)
6.   Castelão (Fortaleza)
7.   Estádio Fonte Nova
8.   Estádio do Arruda
9.   Albertão
10. Estádio Beira-Rio
11. Mangueirão
12. Estádio Serra Dourada
13. Estádio Olímpico Monumental
14. Estádio Santa Cruz
15. Estádio Ilha do Retiro
16. Estádio Mané Garrincha
17. Engenhão Olímpico João Havelange
18. Estádio do Café
19. Pinheirão
20. Verdão

People wave flags at the Christ the redeemer statue in Rio de
Janeiro, Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2007, after Brazil was officially
chosen by FIFA as host of the 2014 World Cup. This decision
returns the showcase event to the soccer-mad country that
held the tournament in 1950 and has captured the title a
record five times. On the background is the Maracana
stadium.