Venues for the 2014 World Cup Brazil - Maracana | The Football Stadiums.com

Rio de Janeiro - Maracana 16.06.2014: The Maracana stadium, which was extensively renovated in 2010 – May 2013, is the main venue for the 2014 World Cup held in Brazil. The top-level match to be played at the Maracana stadium is the 2014 World Cup final. In the past, the 1950 World Cup final was played there, and Uruguay then defeated Brazil 2:1. There were 199,854 spectators watching the final at the stadium, which is a record number. It is certain that this record will not be beaten. The modernized Maracana stadium has a capacity of up to 78,838. Nevertheless, it is still one of the biggest stadiums in the World Cup history.

The Maracana has been nearly completely renovated. The only remnant of the original stadium is the frame of the upper parts of the reinforced concrete stands. The complete lower parts including the roof, the pitch and the façade were newly built. The complete renovation of the stadium cost 932 million BRL (Brazilian real).

BRAZIL 2014 - MATCHES ON THE STADIUM:		ATTENDANCE:
15.6. 2014 \| 24:00 CET (Gr. F)	Argentina	2:1 Bosnia and H.	74,738
18.6. 2014 \| 21:00 CET (Gr. B)	Spain	0:2 Chile	74,101
22.6. 2014 \| 18:00 CET (Gr. H)	Belgium	1:0 Russia	73,819
25.6. 2014 \| 22:00 CET (Gr. E)	Ecuador	0:0 France	73,749
28.6. 2014 \| 22:00 CET (Round of 16)	Columbia	2:0 Uruguay	73,804
04.6. 2014 \| 18:00 CET (Quarter-fin.)	France	0:1 Germany	74,240
13.6. 2014 \| 21:00 CET (Final)	Germany	1:0(p) Argentina	74,738

The Maracana will provide venue for seven matches – four group stage matches, a round-of-16 match, a quarter-final and the above mentioned final, which will be played on Sunday, 13th July at 4pm local time.

ESTADIO DO MARACANA AFTER RECONSTRUCTION (2013):