Daejeon World Cup Stadium

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Daejeon World Cup Stadium
Purple Arena
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The stadium on a matchday in 2007
Daejeon World Cup Stadium
Location32 World Cup-daero, Noeun-dong, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
Coordinates 36°21′55″N127°19′31″E / 36.365139°N 127.325167°E / 36.365139; 127.325167
OperatorDaejeon City
Capacity 40,535
Surface Natural grass
Construction
Broke groundDecember 1998
Opened13 September 2001
Construction cost143.9 billion won
Tenants
Daejeon Hana Citizen (2002–present)

Daejeon World Cup Stadium is a football stadium in the South Korean city of Daejeon. It was used to host some matches at the 2002 FIFA World Cup hosted by South Korea and Japan. The stadium displayed a sophisticated structural dynamism, eliminating decorative decoration. Precast Concrete (PC) method considering construction and economical efficiency was used. After the World Cup, the stadium was planned to be a multi-purpose sports park, which has a comprehensive sports center and commercial and cultural facilities in the middle of the region. [1] It is now the home stadium of Daejeon Hana Citizen with a capacity of 40,535 seats, replacing Daejeon Sports Complex.

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2002 FIFA World Cup

The stadium was one of the venues of the 2002 FIFA World Cup and held the following matches:

DateTeam 1ResultTeam 2Round
12 June 2002Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 2–3Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Group B
14 June 2002Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 3–1Flag of the United States.svg  United States Group D
18 June 2002Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea 2–1Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Round of 16

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References

  1. "Daejeon World Cup Stadium". Doopedia .

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36°21′54.5″N127°19′30.6″E / 36.365139°N 127.325167°E / 36.365139; 127.325167