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They tore down the stadium and renovated it from scratch, and made it a symbol for the future.

It was built in city coastal city of Lusail, north of Doha. Estadio Azteca (Mexico City, Mexico)

5. Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium

Location: Hangzhou, China
Opened: 2018
Seating Capacity: 80,800
Construction Cost: €313 million

The Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre in China is one of the biggest football stadiums in the world, with a capacity of 80,000.

Japan have also hosted Brazil, Uruguay and Thailand at the National Stadium for friendly fixtures.

19. Despite being relatively new, major renovation works have already been carried out, bringing in much-needed features like new facilities and LED lighting.
More features are in the works, such as retractable seats, retractable roofs, and lifestyle facilities will also be included in the stadium as part of the upcoming renovation works.
As you can probably tell from the photo, this stadium is quite high, too, so with the retractable roof in full flow, it must be incredibly loud, vibrant, and awesome to play in.

They wanted a football stadium to be its crown jewel while being able to host the Summer Olympics as well. The stadium saw incredible turnouts for various concerts like Ed Sheeran’s, Coldplay, and Bruno Mars.

6. In addition to football, Stade des Martyrs has served as a concert venue, hosting various national artists and events.

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Borg El-Arab Stadium

Location: Borg El Arab, Egypt
Opened: 2009
Seating Capacity: 86,000
Construction Cost: €200 million in 2006

This is the third-biggest football stadium in Africa and sits behind only the FNB Stadium in terms of total capacity, while it is also behind the New Administrative Capital Stadium, which has not yet hosted a game.

Until the latter is officially opened, the 86,000-capacity Borg El-Arab Stadium remains by a comfortable margin the largest in Egypt.

Borg El-Arab is situated in the Mediterranean Sea resort of Amreya, around 25 kilometres west of Alexandria, Egypt’s second-largest city, and was originally commissioned in 2005 as part of the North African nation’s bid to host the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

That bid was unsuccessful, but the venue has since grown into one of the country’s most significant sporting hubs and is also known as the Egyptian Army Stadium or El-Geish Stadium.

Unlike many stadiums of its size, Borg El-Arab has been equipped with extensive air-conditioning to combat the region’s extreme heat, and its designers ensured the inclusion of multiple facilities, including two sub-stadiums with room for two thousand spectators.

The stadium also features running tracks and infrastructure suitable for Olympic-standard events, while its record attendance stands at 86,000 for Egypt’s match against Congo in October 2017.

The Egypt national team calls Borg El-Arab home, with the venue replacing Cairo International Stadium as the primary ground for major internationals, and it famously hosted the decisive fixture from which the Pharaohs qualified for the World Cup for the first time since 1990.

In 2016, Alexandria-based club Smouha began playing home matches there, and the stadium has staged cup finals and fixtures in tournaments such as the 2009 FIFA U20 World Cup.

You can imagine the excitement in the stadium when players like Mohamed Salah take to the field to represent the Egyptian national team, as the atmosphere becomes electric when the ground is full, although seats in the shade remain highly sought after due to the region’s intense heat.

8.Bukit Jalil National Stadium

Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Opened: 1998
Seating Capacity: 87,411
Construction Cost: RM800 million

The Malaysian national football team may not be high on the FIFA rankings, but that does not stop the national it from having one of the biggest football stadiums in the world.

The Bukit Jalil National Stadium, built for RM800 million, is a colossus that can hold more than 87,000 spectators.

Note that some of these are multi-purpose venues.

Narendra Modi Stadium – 132,000
Rungrado 1st of May Stadium – 114,000
Michigan Stadium – 107,601
Beaver Park – 106,572
Kyle Field – 102,733
Ohio Stadium – 102,780
Tiger Stadium – 102,321
Neyland Stadium – 101,915
Darrel K Royal Memorial Stadium – 100,119
Bryant-Denny Stadium – 100,077
Melbourne Cricket Ground – 100,024
Camp Nou – 99,354
FNB Stadium – 94,736
New Administrative Capital Stadium – 93,940
Sanford Stadium – 92,746
Lusail Stadium – 92,349
Cotton Bowl – 92,100
Rose Bowl – 90,888
Wembley Stadium – 90,000
Ben Hill Griffin Stadium – 88,548
Jordan-Hare Stadium – 88,043
Estadio Azteca – 87,525
Bukit Jalil National Stadium – 87,411
Memorial Stadium – 86,047
Borg El-Arab Stadium – 86,000
Stadium Australia – 83,500
Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti – 83,198
Estadio Santiago Bernabeu – 83,186
MetLife Stadium – 82,500
Croke Park – 82,300
Jakarta International Stadium – 82,000
Twickenham Stadium – 82,000
Memorial Stadium – 81,500
Lambeau Field – 81,441
Signal Iduna Park – 81,365
Stade de France – 81,338
Luzhniki Stadium – 81,000
Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium – 80,800
Shah Alam Stadium – 80,372
Camp Randall Stadium – 80,321

The biggest stadiums in the USA

Apart from the Major League Soccer, which has seen some breathtaking stadium developments in the USA, co-hosting the 2026 World Cup means we should expect even more major stadium development in the country, including the renovation of some existing grounds.

With that, here are the current biggest stadiums in the USA.

The Rose Bowl

A capacity of 92,542 makes the Rose Bowl stadium in Pasadena, California, the biggest in MLS and the USA.

The stadium was opened in 1922 and is a historical landmark in the country. The construction cost of the stadium is an estimated $272 million.

Rose Bowl Stadium was one of the venues that hosted the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup matches. The trademark of this stadium was its cauldron-like shape with open terraces that are humongous.

Camp Nou was officially opened in 1957 and saw crowds of more than 100,000 regularly.

It’s dubbed “The Big House” for a reason – the University of Michigan sports arena has a seating capacity of 107,601, making it the largest stadium in college football, in the U.S. and even in the entire western hemisphere. For example, the Bristol Motor Speedway in Tennessee, which has a “stadium-like structure,” has a spectator capacity of 162,000, according to NASCAR.

After its completion, the stadium became the national sports venue of the country. The stadium hosted the African Cup of Nations in the 90s before undergoing a major overhaul before the 2010 World Cup. New tiers of seating were added, and capacity was increased. Beijing National Stadium

Location: Beijing, China
Opened: 2008
Seating Capacity: 80,000
Construction Cost: €397 million

Designed to host the 2008 Olympics, the Beijing National Stadium is one of the biggest stadiums in the world today.

The stadium became a massive hit during the exhibition and began hosting the FA Cup finals. Although the stadium has been in existence since 1987, the major renovation work undertaken in 2010 for the World Cup introduced several new features, including executive suites, a new roof, floodlights, and updated changing rooms.

Apart from hosting the World Cup games, the FNB Stadium has also excelled at hosting the Africa Cup of Nations games.

Coming in at number three, it’s already quite clear that the FNB Stadium is one of the best among the biggest football stadiums in the world, but the sheer size and aesthetics aren’t the star of the show, in our opinion.