Capacity of the stadia of World Cup 2014

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January 27th, 2010

Below, a brief description of all 12 stadia of the World Cup 2014.

Host City Stadium Capacity Owner
Rio de Janeiro Maracanã 90,000 Public
Brasilia National Stadium 70,000 Public
Belo Horizonte Mineirão 69,650 Public
Fortaleza Castelão 66,700 Public
Sao Paulo Morumbi 65,000 Sao Paulo FC
Porto Alegre Beira-Rio 62,000 Internacional
Salvador Fonte Nova 50,000 Public
Manaus Arena Manaus 50,000 Public
Recife Cidade da Copa 46,160 Public
Natal Arena das Dunas 45,000 Public
Cuiaba Verdao 42,500 Public
Curitiba Arena da Baixada 41,375 Atletico PR

Stadia are ordered by capacity, for this is a major criterium used by FIFA to decide where the most important matches (such as opening, quarter finals, semi finals and final matches) will be staged.

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