Rio de Janeiro Maracanã stadium

Tenants: Flamengo, Fluminense
Capacity: 95,000
Dimensions: 110 x 75 m


The Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho, commonly called Maracanã stadium, is one of the largest football stadiums in the world. It was opened in 1950 to host the FIFA World Cup. Since then, it has mainly been used for football matches between the biggest football clubs in Rio de Janeiro, including Flamengo, Botafogo, Fluminenseand sometimes Vasco da Gama. Although the paid attendance at the deciding game of the 1950 FIFA World Cup was 173,000, the stadium currently seats 95,000 spectators.

On March 21, 1954 a new official attendance record was set in the game between Brazil and Paraguay, after 183,513 spectators entered the stadium with a ticket. The stadium hosted the first ever FIFA Club World Cup final match between Vasco da Gama and Corinthians, which Corinthians won on penalties.





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