Touring the Hot Spots for Football Fanatics

Football fans would not pass up the chance to travel the world, especially in Europe. After all, most of the countries and associations that have membership in the International Federation of Association Football are based within the European continent. Of course, there are Asian and American associations as well. Indeed, the popularity of football outside its home country of England and the other member nations of the United Kingdom has prompted the creation of the FIFA in the early 20th century.

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The best places for football fans to visit are, of course, the biggest stadiums that hold football games in the world. The best time to visit is when there is a game going on, but these stadiums are open for visitors anytime within business hours. Whether you want to watch a game or simply look around, the stadiums make good tourist attractions. Here are four of the largest football stadiums in the world. Perhaps you can visit one or two of them in your lifetime.

One of the largest football fields in the world is the North Korean stadium of Rungrado May First Stadium. This stadium is fairly new, as it is only 20 years old. It takes its name from the fact that it was finished and opened to the public on May 1, 1989. Whether this date of construction had given its builders the chance to surpass other large stadiums in the world is not certain, but the statistic speaks for itself. Rungrado May First is able to seat about 150,000 football fans in one sitting.

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The second largest football field is located in Salt Lake Stadium. Contrary to what you might think, this is not located in the United States. Instead of Salt Lake, Utah, the Salt Lake Stadium is located in Kolkata India. It is home to a lot of game matches, including football itself. Slightly smaller than Rungrado, the stadium is behind 30,000 seats compared to its North Korean counterpart. However, it is still fairly large as it can accommodate a maximum of 120,000 football fans.

The third largest is located in the American continent, specifically in South America in Mexico. This stadium is named the Estadio Azteca – roughly translated as the Aztec Stadium or possibly Stadium of the Aztecs – and is capable of seating at most 114, 465 football fans from all over the world. The Mexican national football team has its home in this stadium, which was built in 1961 and opened five years later. Estadio Azteca is so far the only stadium that has had the honour of hosting two FIFA World Cups. The first was in 1970, while the second one was in 1986.

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Finally, the fourth largest stadium in the world is the Spanish stadium of Camp Nou. This stadium is the home of FC Barcelona, Barcelona’s local football club. The stadium was built in 1954 and was finished within 3 years, opening up in September 24, 1957. Coincidentally, the expenses of the stadium totalled up to $3 million or 2.115 million pounds. It shares a capacity similar to India’s Salt Lake Stadium, that is, 120,000 football supporters.