Daegu World Cup Stadium
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Daegu World Cup Stadium | |
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Hangul: |
대구월드컵경기장
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Hanja: |
大邱월드컵競技場
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Revised Romanization: | Daegu Woldeukeop Gyeoggijang |
McCune-Reischauer: | Taegu Wŏldŭkŏp Kyŏnggijang |
Daegu World Cup Stadium (Blue Arc) is a sports stadium located in Daegu, South Korea.
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[edit] History
Construction was completed in May of 2001 at a cost of 265,000,000 USD. It was used as a football venue for the 2002 World Cup, and is the home stadium for Daegu FC of the Korea Professional Soccer League (K-League).
[edit] 2002 Korea/Japan World Cup
The following 2002 World Cup matches were held in the Daegu World Cup Stadium.
[edit] First Round Matches
- June 8, 2002: Slovenia 0-1 South Africa
- June 10, 2002: South Korea 1-1 USA
[edit] Third Place Match
- June 29, 2002: South Korea 2-3 Turkey
[edit] Venue
Daegu World Cup Stadium has seating for 65,754 people, and parking for 3550 cars. It's located 20 minutes by car from Daegu Airport (approximately 11 km). It employs a membrane construction.
[edit] See also
Venues of the 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan | |
South Korea | |
Busan | Daegu | Daejeon | Gwangju | Incheon | Jeju | Jeonju | Seoul | Suwon | Ulsan | |
Japan | |
Kashima | Kobe | Miyagi | Niigata | Ōita | Osaka | Saitama | Sapporo | Shizuoka | Yokohama |