--- description: These are the 11 soccer stadiums, both old and newly constructed, where 32 teams will battle it out for the chance to win the FIFA World Cup trophy title: The Brazilian stadiums where the World Cup will be decided image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Sports](/section/sports/) ## Sports Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [World Cup](/tag/world-cup/) ## World Cup Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # The Brazilian Stadiums Where The World Cup Will Be Decided by [TIME Photo](/author/time-photo/) ## TIME Photo Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 9, 2014 5:31 PM CUT by [TIME Photo](/author/time-photo/) ## TIME Photo Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 9, 2014 5:31 PM CUT  Arenas das Dunas City: Natal Constructed: 1972 Capacity: 39,000 Sergio Moraes—Reuters  Estadio Nacional City: Brasilia Constructed: 2012 Capacity: 69,500 Ueslei Marcelino—Reuters  Arena de Sao Paulo City: Sao Paulo Constructed: 2014 Capacity: 61,600 Paulo Whitaker—Reuters  Arena da Baixada City: Curitiba Constructed: 1914 Capacity: 38,500 Rodolfo Buhrer—Reuters  Estadio Castelao City: Fortaleza Constructed: 1973 Capactiy: 60,300 Davi Pinheiro—Reuters  Arena Patanal City: Ciuaba Constructed: 2014 Capacity: 40,000 Joel Marcos—Reuters  Estadio Beira-Rio City: Porto Alegre Contructed: 1969 Capacity: 43,000 Edison Vara—Reuters  Arena Pernambuco City: Recife Constructed: 2014 Capactiy: 42,600 Paulo Whitaker—Reuters  Arena Fonte Nova City: Salvador Constructed: 1951 Capacity: 51,700 Valter Pontes—Reuters  Arena Amazonia City: Manaus Constructed: 2013 Capacity: 39,100 Bruno Kelly—Reuters  An aerial view shows the final touches of the roof installation at the Maracana Stadium, which is undergoing renovation for the 2014 World Cup, in Rio de Janeiro April 9, 2013\. The stadium will also host games for the 2013 Confederations Cup and the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes (BRAZIL - Tags: SPORT SOCCER) - RTXYFDJ Ricardo Moraes—Reuters ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/132115/world-cup-fifa-football-soccer-stadiums/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/132115/world-cup-fifa-football-soccer-stadiums/"},"headline":"The Brazilian Stadiums Where The World Cup Will Be Decided","datePublished":"2014-06-09T17:31:08.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T05:08:20.659Z","description":"These are the 11 soccer stadiums, both old and newly constructed, where 32 teams will battle it out for the chance to win the FIFA World Cup trophy","url":"https://time.com/132115/world-cup-fifa-football-soccer-stadiums/","keywords":["World Cup","photography"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Photo","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-photo/"}],"articleSection":"Sports","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/sports/","name":"Sports"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/world-cup/","name":"World Cup"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/132115/world-cup-fifa-football-soccer-stadiums/","name":"The Brazilian Stadiums Where The World Cup Will Be Decided"}}]}] ```