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10 Largest Stadiums in the
WorldGroup 1David SherockZack KovacsDan MonusKimberly Moore
#10 Melbourne Cricket Ground
Located in Melbourne, Australia
Originally held 130,000 people
Limited to 100,000 in the 1970’s due to safety regulations
Built in 1853 First game of cricket
played on September 30, 1854
#9 National Stadium Bukit Jalil
Located just south of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Built for the 1998 Commonwealth Games
Took 6 years to complete construction
Home of the Malaysian football team
Has a capacity of 100,200
#8 Neyland Stadium
Located in Knoxville, Tennessee
University of Tennessee’s home field
Held 104,079 until 1996 when renovations limited the seating to 102,037
#7 Ohio Stadium
Located in Columbus, Ohio
Home of The Ohio State University Buckeyes
Built in 1922 Holds up to 102,329
people Nicknamed “The
Horseshoe” for it’s horseshoe-like design
#6 Jornalista Mario Filho
Located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Safe capacity of 103,045 Official attendance of
199,500 for the 1950 World Cup Final
More commonly known as the "Estadio do Maracana“
Mostly used by the football clubs in Rio de Janeiro including Flamengo, Botafogo and Fluminense
#5 Beaver Stadium
Located in State College, PA at Penn State University
Home of the Penn State Nittany Lions
Constructed in 1960 Has a current capacity
of 107,282
#4 Michigan Stadium
Located in Ann Arbor, Michigan
Built in 1927 Home of the University
of Michigan Wolverines Largest American
Football stadium Holds 107,501 people Nicknamed "The Big
House"
#3 Estadio Azteca
Located in Mexico City Used mostly for
football matches Home of the Mexico
national team and Mexican club team America
Has a capacity of 114,465
#2 Salt Lake Stadium
Located in Salt Lake City, a district of Kolkata in India
Officially known as Yuva Bharati Krirangan (Stadium of the Indian Youth)
Holds up to 120,000 people
Has a 3-tier construction
#1 Rungrado May Day Stadium
Located in Pyongyang, North Korea
Built in 1989 Seats 150,000 people,
the most of any stadium in the world
Constructed of 16 arches arranged in a ring
In 1995, it held 190,000 people for a professional wrestling event