Arena Pantanal

For the old stadium, see Verdão.
Arena Pantanal
Full name Arena Pantanal
Location Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil
Executive suites 97
Capacity 44,003[1]
Field size 105 x 68 m
Construction
Broke ground May 2010
Opened 2 April 2014[2]
Construction cost R$ 646 million
(USD $ 293 million)
Tenants
Cuiabá
Mixto
2014 FIFA World Cup

Arena Pantanal is a multi-use stadium in Cuiabá, Brazil. Completed on April 26, 2014, it is used mostly for football and hosted four group stage matches during the 2014 FIFA World Cup.[3] During the World Cup, the arena had a capacity of 41,390, and currently can seat 44,003 spectators.

Prior to its use for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, the venue received much criticism. It suffered a fire in October 2013, due to polystyrene insulation panels catching alight. Although nobody was injured, the fire came within 24 hours of the state governor of Mato Grosso warning that it may not be finished for the World Cup.[4] On the day of its opening, on April 24, 2014, 5,000 seats were still to be installed in the stadium.[5] Next to the football stadium is the Tocantins Gymnasium - Ginásio Aecim Tocantins.

2014 FIFA World Cup

Date Time (UTC-04) Team #1 Res. Team #2 Round Attendance
June 13, 201418:00 Chile 3–1 Australia Group B 40,275[6]
June 17, 201418:00 Russia 1–1 South Korea Group H37,603[7]
June 21, 201418:00 Nigeria 1–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina Group F40,499[8]
June 24, 201416:00 Japan 1–4 ColombiaGroup C40,340[9]

Coordinates: 15°36′11″S 56°07′14″W / 15.60306°S 56.12056°W / -15.60306; -56.12056

References

  1. ↑ "Diário de Obra da Arena Pantanal" (in Portuguese). Retrieved June 6, 2016.
  2. ↑ http://www.worldofstadiums.com/south-america/brazil/arena-pantanal/
  3. ↑ Azzoni, Tales (April 3, 2014). "Unfinished Brazil stadium opens". sports.yahoo.com.
  4. ↑ Tony Jimenez, Andrew (25 October 2013). "Soccer-Cuiaba fire adds to Brazil's World Cup woes". Yahoo. Reuters. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
  5. ↑ "Copacabana riots cast further shadow over Brazil 2014 preparations". Sky Sports.
  6. ↑ "Match report – Chile–Australia" (PDF). FIFA.com (Fédération Internationale de Football Association). 13 June 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  7. ↑ "Match report – Russia–South Korea" (Website). FIFA.com (Fédération Internationale de Football Association). 17 June 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  8. ↑ "Match report – Nigeria–Bosnia and Herzegovina" (Website). FIFA.com (Fédération Internationale de Football Association). 21 June 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
  9. ↑ "Match report – Japan–Colombia" (Website). FIFA.com (Fédération Internationale de Football Association). 25 June 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2014.

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