Arena das Dunas
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| Full name | Arena das Dunas |
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| Location | Centro Administrativo Rio Grande do Norte, Lagoa Nova, Natal, Brazil |
| Owner | Public-private partnership |
| Executive suites | 39 |
| Capacity | 31,375 |
| Field size | 105 x 68 m |
| Construction | |
| Built | 2011–2013 |
| Opened | 26 January 2014 |
| Construction cost | R$ 400 million € 110.1 million |
| Architect | Populous[1] |
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The Arena das Dunas ("Dunes Arena") is a football stadium in Natal, Brazil. The arena can shelter 31,375 spectators, and was designed by sports architect Christopher Lee of Populous.[2][3][4] The stadium hosted football matches for the 2014 FIFA World Cup held in Brazil. During the tournament, it had a seating capacity of 42,000. It was built in place of the Machadão, which was demolished in 2011.[5]
This project replaced an old project called "Estádio Estrela dos Reis Magos" that would have been located in the neighboring municipality of Parnamirim.[6] In the new project, a shopping center and commercial buildings, hotels of international standard and an artificial lake around the stadium will be built.[7]
The stadium is located by the Senador Salgado Filho Avenue (BR-101 highway), a multi-lane road already served by the Complexo Viário do Quarto Centenário (Fourth Centennial Complex road or Complexo Viário Senador Carlos Alberto de Sousa). The project was one of the most praised by inspectors from FIFA.[8]
2014 FIFA World Cup[]
| Date | Time (UTC-03) | Team #1 | Result | Team #2 | Round | Attendance |
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| June 13, 2014 | 13:00 |  Mexico |
1–0 |  Cameroon |
Group A | 39,216[9] |
| June 16, 2014 | 19:00 |  Ghana |
1–2 |  United States |
Group G | 39,760 |
| June 19, 2014 | 19:00 |  Japan |
0–0 |  Greece |
Group C | 39,485 |
| June 24, 2014 | 13:00 |  Italy |
0–1 |  Uruguay |
Group D | 39,706 |
Brazil national football team[]
| Date | Time (UTC-03) | Team #1 | Res. | Team #2 | Round | Attendance |
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| October 6, 2016 | 21:45 |  Brazil |
5–0 |  Bolivia |
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | 40,013 |
References[]
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-09-27. Retrieved 2013-09-25.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) architect: Populous
- ^ "Christopher Lee, architect of Dunas Stadium and London 2012". Archived from the original on 2013-11-13. Retrieved 2010-09-13.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-09-27. Retrieved 2013-09-25.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-06-12. Retrieved 2009-06-09.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-04-13. Retrieved 2009-06-01.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2009-06-01.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ [1] Archived October 7, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ [2] Archived June 13, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Match report – Mexico–Cameroon" (PDF). FIFA.com (Fédération Internationale de Football Association). 13 June 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
External links[]
Coordinates: 5°49′37″S 35°12′45″W / 5.826936°S 35.212371°W
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