National stadium
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A national stadium is a stadium that typically serves as the primary or exclusive home for one or more of a country's national representative sports teams. The term is most often used in reference to a football stadium. Usually, a national stadium will be in or very near a country's capital city or largest city. It is generally (but not always) the country's largest and most lavish sports venue. In many cases, but not all, it is also used by a club team.
Some well-known national stadiums are:
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Argentina
- Australia
- Melbourne Cricket Ground (Australian rules football, cricket, and athletics) - often seen as the de facto national stadium due to historical links.
- Telstra Stadium (rugby league, rugby union, and football (soccer)) - many feel this is the national football stadium. There exists a popular rivalry between Telstra Stadium and the MCG due to lasting rivalries between football codes and the respective cities.
- The Australian cricket team plays at a range of grounds throughout the country. The Melbourne and Sydney cricket grounds are the major venues.
- Bahamas
- Belgium
- Bermuda
- Bhutan
- Bulgaria
- Canada
- Chile
- China
- Cook Islands
- Costa Rica
- Croatia
- Czech Republic
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Djibouti
- Dominican Republic
- El Salvador
- England
- Lord's Cricket Ground (cricket)
- Twickenham (rugby union)
- Wembley Stadium (football)
- Crystal Palace National Sports Centre (athletics) will be replaced by the Olympic Stadium
- Estonia
- Fiji
- Finland
- France
- Stade de France (football, rugby union, and athletics)
- Guatemala
- Honduras
- Iran
- India
- Ireland
- Croke Park (Gaelic Games)
- Lansdowne Road (rugby union and association football)
- Morton Stadium (athletics)
- National Aquatic Centre (swimming)
- Israel
- Italy
- Stadio Flaminio (rugby union)
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Korea, South
- Lesotho
- Setsoto Stadium (football and athletics)
- Liechtenstein
- Malaysia
- Martinique
- Stade d'Honneur (football and athletics)
- Mexico
- Monaco
- Stade Louis II (football and athletics) note that Monaco's football team is not a member of FIFA
- Netherlands
- Nicaragua
- Northern Ireland
- Norway
- Pakistan
- Panama
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Poland
- Portugal
- Puerto Rico
- Russia
- Scotland
- Singapore
- South Africa
- Sweden
- Turkey
- Uruguay
- Wales
