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 Sports Stadiums
| The biggest stadium in the world, at the time of it's erection in 2002, this stadium has a 150,000 all-seater capacity. It is built on 8 floors and is 60 metres high. It has 80 exits and 10 lifts, but where in the world is this impressive stadium? | The World's Largest Sports Stadiums
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North Korea. Standing on Rungra Island in the Taedong River, in the capital, Pyongyang, the stadium took just two and a half years to build.
| The magnificent canopied, 150,000 capacity stadium in Asia, has a total floor space of 207,000 sq. metres. But what is the name of this stadium? | The World's Largest Sports Stadiums
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May Day Stadium. The stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea, houses a football pitch and a running track, plus facilities for other field events. It also has an indoor running track, which is rubberized and housed on the sixth floor.
| Built in 1961, the national stadium of India is a whopping 120,000 seater arena. The Yuba Bharati Krirangan Stadium is the official name of the Salt Lake Stadium, where important club and country football matches are held. But in which city is this stadium? | The World's Largest Sports Stadiums
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Calcutta. The stadium's name actually translates as Youth Sports Centre but it is known by Indians as the Salt Lake Stadium. The stadium is actually where Yuri Gagarin received a posthumous welcome by the people of India after his space flight.
| Probably the most famous large stadium in the world of world cup football, is the 114,500 capacity arena in Mexico. Venue of the 1970 and 1986 world cup finals, what is the name of this stadium? | The World's Largest Sports Stadiums
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Azteca Stadium. Built in 1966, it's official capacity is 114,465 and is all-seater, standing large in the nation's capital, Mexico City.
| Into the United States, which is packed full of giant-sized stadiums. The largest stadium here is home to (American) football. In the city of Ann Arbor, Michigan, what is the name of the football team that plays here? | The World's Largest Sports Stadiums
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Michigan Wolverines. The 107,500 seater stadium was built way back in 1927.
| India is home to one of the largest stadiums in the world with a 120,000 capacity sports stadium. They have another one, however, which is a 100,000 capacity, stading in the same city as the slightly larger stadium. But which sport is played at this Ranji Stadium? | The World's Largest Sports Stadiums
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Cricket. In Calcutta, the stadium is home to the Bengal Cricket Association. More formally known as the Eden Stadium, it used to play host to important football matches before the 120,000 capacity Salt Lake Stadium was renovated in 1998.
| In the 20th Century, the largest European club football stadium had a 98,797 capacity. Built in 1957, which side played their home games here? | The World's Largest Sports Stadiums
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Barcelona. Called the Estadi Nou Camp or just simply the Nou Camp, it is home to Spain's second most successful club, after Real Madrid.
| Ireland's magnificent 85,000 all-seater stadium was built in 2002. It plays host to the grand final of both national games, Hurling and Gaelic Football. What is the name of this stadium? | The World's Largest Sports Stadiums
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Croke Park Stadium. Lansdowne Road in Dublin is home to the national football and rugby clubs but is a mere 49,500 capacity for rugby and a 33,000 all seater for football, owing to FIFA regulations of seating in stadiums.
Michigan Stadium. Michigan Stadium is home to the Michigan Wolverines. In fact, eight of the ten largest stadiums in the USA are home to college football teams.
Olympic Stadium, Montreal. Olympic Stadium had a capacity of 75,000. In case you were wondering, the Sky Dome was the smallest of the four options at 53,000.
Melbourne Cricket Ground. The Melbourne Cricket Ground, known locally simply as "The G", had a capacity of 97,000. This capacity has fluctuated over the years, peaking at 120,000 in the 1970s.
Mexico. Aztec Stadium, which hosted soccer's World Cup final in 1970 and again in 1986, had a capacity of 114,465.
Giuseppe Meazza (AC Milan & Inter Milan). Unlike in other large European nations, the big football clubs in Italy tend to share stadiums. Giuseppe Meazza was the largest, with a capacity of 85,700.
Camp Nou (FC Barcelona). Camp Nou was the largest football stadium in Europe. It had a capacity of 98,000.
| Maracana Stadium, or Jornalista Maria Filho, used to be the largest stadium in the world. Which country is it in? | Largest Sports Stadiums 2004
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Brazil. Maracana Stadium hosted the World Cup final in 1950 between Brazil and Uruguay, hosting a crowd of 199,854. So much for a big home crowd advantage. Brazil lost 2-1.
Eden Park. Eden Park was the home of the Auckland Blues in the Super 12s Rugby Union competition. It had a capacity of 50,000.
Yokohama International Stadium. Yokohama International Stadium was the venue of the 2002 Fifa World Cup final between Brazil and Germany. Surprisingly, the venue is not used for baseball, which was Japan's number one spectator sport.
Twickenham. Twickenham, traditionally used for Rugby Union, had a capacity of 75,000.
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