Where is the world's largest football stadium?

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The world's largest association football stadium is the Rungrado May Day Stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea, with a capcity for 150,000. Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_football_(soccer)_stadiums_by_capacity Jun 12 08, 5:14 PM

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The Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho, commonly called Estádio do Maracanã ("Maracanã stadium"), is an open-air stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It was once the largest stadium in the world, seating just over 200,000 spectators. Owned by the Rio de Janeiro State Government, it is named after the Maracanã neighbourhood in Rio de Janeiro. It was opened in 1950 to host the FIFA World Cup. Since then, it has mainly been used for football matches between the major football clubs in Rio de Janeiro, including Flamengo, Fluminense, Botafogo and Vasco da Gama. It has also hosted a number of concerts and other sporting events. Although the paid attendance at the final game of the 1950 FIFA World Cup was 199,500, the stadium currently seats 95,000 spectators. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Est%C3%A1dio_do_Maracan%C3%A3 Jun 13 08, 6:26 PM

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The Great Strahov Stadium (Velký strahovský stadion in Czech) is a stadium in the Strahov district of Prague, Czech Republic. It was the largest stadium in the world and is the second largest sports facility worldwide after the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, seating around 220,000[1]. Construction began on a wooden stadium in 1926, and was replaced by concrete grandstands in 1932. Further construction occurred in 1948 and 1975. The playing field, surrounded by seating on all sides, is 63,500 square metres. Contemporarily the stadium serves to Sparta Prague as a training centre with 8 football pitches (6 pitches of standard sizes and 2 futsal pitches). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strahov_Stadium Jun 13 08, 6:31 PM