Olympic Stadium. London. ENGLAND

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The Olympic Stadium in London is the centrepiece of the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the last stop in the 2012 Olympics torch relay, and the venue of the athletic events as well as the opening and closing ceremonies. It is located within the Olympic Park in Stratford, in the Lower Lea Valley of east London. The stadium has a capacity of 80,000, making it the third-largest stadium in England behind Wembley and Twickenham. Land preparation for the stadium began in mid-2007, with the official construction start date on 22 May 2008, although piling works for the foundation unofficially began four weeks ahead of that date. The stadium will also host the 2017 World Championships in Athletics. The stadium design was launched on 7 November 2007. The architect, Populous, is an architectural firm specialising in the design of sports facilities and convention centres, as well as planning of major special events.[5] Construction took four years from 2007 to 2011. As of June 2009, the stadium's track and field arena has been excavated out of the soft clay found on the site, around which permanent seating for 25,000 had been assembled, using concrete "rakers". The natural slope of the land is incorporated into the design, with warm-up and changing areas being dug into a semi-basement position at the lower end. A demountable lightweight steel and concrete upper tier has been built up from this "bowl" to accommodate a further 55,000 spectators, and was nearing completion.[6] 

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Copa do Mundo da FIFA 2014: Principais Estádios Sede

"Momento memorável na caminhada para a Copa do Mundo da FIFA Brasil 2014: foi divulgada em Zurique nesta quinta-feira, dia 20 de outubro de 2011, a tabela da 20ª edição da Copa do Mundo da FIFA. As 64 partidas serão disputadas em 12 cidades do País. São Paulo receberá o jogo de abertura no dia 12 de junho de 2014, enquanto o Rio de Janeiro acolherá a final da 20ª edição do mais importante torneio de futebol do planeta. O Comitê Executivo da FIFA confirmou a decisão proposta pelo Comitê Organizador Local durante o encontro que aconteceu pouco antes. O Brasil, como anfitrião, ocupa a posição A1 na composição dos grupos. Assim, já se sabe que a equipe disputará seu primeiro jogo em São Paulo, na partida de abertura da Copa, e os outros dois jogos da fase de grupos em Fortaleza e Brasília." (Fonte: FIFA.COM)

Estádio Arena de São Paulo, São Paulo (Abertura e Semifinal)

Estádio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte (Semifinal)

Estádio Nacional, Brasília (Final)

Estádio do Maracana, Rio de Janeiro (Final)

Stadiums FIFA world cup 2014. BRAZIL

"Seventeen cities showed interest in being chosen as World Cup host cities: São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte, Porto Alegre, Brasília, Belém, Campo Grande, Cuiabá, Curitiba, Florianópolis, Fortaleza, Goiânia, Manaus, Natal, Recife, Olinda (a stadium would be shared by both cities), Rio Branco and Salvador.[9] Maceió withdrew in January 2009.

According to current FIFA practice, no more than one city may use two stadiums, and the number of host cities is limited between eight and ten. The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) requested permission to assign 12 cities hosting World Cup Finals.[10] On 26 December 2008, FIFA gave the green light to the 12-city plan.[11]

Even before the 12 host cities were selected, there were few doubts that the chosen venue for the final match will be the Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro, which also hosted the decisive match of the 1950 FIFA World Cup. Originally the CBF's intentions were to have the opening match at Estádio do Morumbi in São Paulo, the largest city in Brazil. However, on 14 June 2010 the stadium was excluded from hosting games in the tournament due to a failure to provide financial guarantees for the improvements needed to have it as an eligible venue.[12] At the end of August 2010, the CBF announced that the new Corinthians Stadium would host the matches in São Paulo. It was originally designed with a 48,000 seat capacity, but the project was upgraded to 65,000 seats to make it eligible for the opening game.[citation needed]

The 12 host cities for the 2014 World Cup were announced on 31 May 2009.[13] Belém, Campo Grande, Florianópolis, Goiânia and Rio Branco were rejected. Half of the chosen host cities will have their games in brand new venues built specifically for the World Cup, while the stadium for the capital Brasilia was demolished and will be rebuilt, and the remaining five are upgrading their current stadia." (Fonte: Wikipedia. 2014 FIFA World Cup)

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