Encomium
-inside the 12 stadia
Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Capacity: 79,000
Location: It is located toward the east of Rio de Janeiro, about five kilometres from downtown Rio.
Matches to be played here:
Group F – Argentina vs Bosnia-Herzegovina
Group B – Spain vs Chile
Group H – Belgium vs Russia
Group E – Ecuador vs France
Round of 16 – 1C v 2D
Quarter-final – W53 v W54
Final – W61 v W62
Arena Corinthians Stadium, Sao Paolo
Capacity: 68,000
Location: The Arena Corinthians is located in the east of the city of São Paulo in the Itaquera area at about 18 kilometres from São Paulo’s city centre.
Matches to be played here:
Group A – Brazil v Croatia (opening match)
Group D – Uruguay vs England
Group B – Netherlands vs Chile
Group H – Korea Republic vs Belgium
Round of 16 – 1F v 2E
Semi-final – W59 v W60
Mineirão Stadium, Belo Horizonte
Capacity: 64,000 seats
Location: Mineirão is located in the Pampulha area in the north of the city of Belo Horizonte at about nine kilometres from the downtown area.
Matches to be played here:
Group C – Colombia vs Greece
Group H – Belgium vs Algeria
Group F – Argentina vs Iran
Group D – Costa Rica vs England
Round of 16 – 1A v 2B
Semi-final – W57 v W58
Estádio Nacional de Brasília Mané Garrincha, Brasilia
Capacity: 71,412
Location: Estádio Nacional de Brasília Mané Garrincha is located in central Brasilia.
Matches to be played here:
Group E – Switzerland vs Ecuador
Group C – Colombia vs Ivory Coast
Group A – Cameroon vs Brazil
Group G – Portugal vs Ghana
Round of 16 – 1E v 2F
Quarter-final – W55 v W56
Third place – L61 v L62
Arena Castelão, Fortaleza
Capacity: 63,903
Location: Arena Castelão is located in the south of the city of Fortaleza, about 10 kilometres from the Dragão do Mar area
Matches to be played here:
Group D – Uruguay vs Costa Rica
Group A – Brazil vs Mexico
Group G – Germany vs Ghana
Group C – Greece vs Ivory Coast
Round of 16 – 1B v 2A
Quarter-final – W49 v W50
Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador
Capacity: 53,700
Location: The stadium is located on the eastern edge of Salvador’s historic centre.
Matches to be played here:
Group B – Spain vs Netherlands
Group G – Germany vs Portugal
Group E – Switzerland vs France
Group F – Bosnia-Herzegovina vs Iran
Round of 16 – 1H v 2G
Quarter-final – W51 v W52
Estádio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre
Capacity: 50,000
Location: Estádio Beira-Rio is located in the south of Porto Alegre on the banks of the river Guaíba.
Matches to be played here:
Group E – France vs Honduras
Group B – Australia vs Netherlands
Group H – Korea Republic vs Algeria
Group F – Nigeria vs Argentina
Round of 16 – 1G v 2H
Itaipava Arena Pernambuco, Recife
Capacity: 46,000
Location: Itaipava Arena Pernambuco is located in São Lourenço da Mata, a suburb of Recife
Matches to be played here:
Group C – Ivory Coast vs Japan
Group D – Italy vs Costa Rica
Group A – Croatia vs Mexico
Group G – USA vs Germany
Round of 16 – 1F v 2E
Arena da Amazônia, Manaus
Capacity: 44,500
Location: The Arena da Amazônia is located toward the north of the city of Manaus on the main road that leads from the city centre (Centro) to the international airport.
Matches to be played here:
Group D – England vs Italy
Group A – Cameroon vs Croatia
Group G – USA vs Portugal
Group E – Honduras vs Switzerland
Arena Pantanal, Cuiabá
Capacity: 43,000
Location: The Arena Pantanal is located about three kilometres east of the Praça da República square in the centre of Cuiabá.
Matches to be played here:
Group B – Chile vs Australia
Group H – Russia vs Korea Republic
Group F – Nigeria vs Bosnia-Herzegovina
Group C – Japan vs Colombia
Arena das Dunas, Natal
Capacity: 43,000
Location: The Arena das Dunas is located toward the south of the city of Natal at about five kilometres from its old town.
Matches to be played here:
Mexico vs Cameroon
Ghana vs United States
Japan vs Greece
Italy vs Uruguay
Arena da Baixada, Curitiba
Capacity: 41,456
Location: Centrally in the city of Curitiba.
Cost: $95 million, £60 million
Matches to be played here:
Iran vs. Nigeria
Honduras vs. Ecuador
Australia vs. Spain
Algeria vs. Russia
