Daegu World Cup Stadium

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Daegu World Cup Stadium
Hangul 대구월드컵경기장
Hanja 大邱월드컵競技場
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). It was the main stadium for the 2003 summer universiade and will also host the 2011 IAAF World Championships in Athletics.

[edit] 2002 FIFA World Cup

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

Date Team #1 Res. Team #2 Round
2002-06-06 Flag of Denmark Denmark 1-1 Flag of Senegal Senegal Group A
2002-06-08 Flag of Slovenia Slovenia 0-1 Flag of South Africa South Africa Group B
2002-06-10 Flag of South Korea Korea Republic 1-1 Flag of the United States USA Group D
2002-06-29 Flag of South Korea Korea Republic 2-3 Flag of Turkey Turkey Third Place

[edit] Events

[edit] Daegu Marathon

Daegu World Cup Stadium hosts the Daegu Marathon annually in April of each year.

[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.

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Coordinates: 35°49′47.2″N, 128°41′25.1″E

Preceded by
Olympiastadion
Berlin
IAAF World Championships in Athletics
Venue

2011
Succeeded by
Luzhniki Stadium
Moscow