World Cup Stadiums

 World Cup 2014 Stadiums

 

The stadiums for the Brazil World Cup are set to be some of the most beautifully constructed stadiums in the world. With sustainability being at the heart of most of the stadium designs, the Brazil world cup is sure to leave a great legacy and great stadiums to showcase WORLD football.

Check out these fantastic stadiums

 

Estadio Mineirao

This stadium is in the city of Belo Horizonte, It has a overall capacity of 62,547. Estadio Mineirao is set to undergo a complete makeover before hosting six world cup matches including a semi final.

 

Estadio Nacional

This stadium is in the city of Brasilia (the federal capital of Brazil), It has an overall capacity of 70,064. The cities wonderful new stadium will host the 2013 confederations cup opening match and will host seven 2014 world cup matches including a quarter final game.

 

Arena Pantanal

This stadium is in the city of Cuiaba, It has an overall capacity of 42,968. Sustainability was at the heart of this stadium design and after world cup commitments this stadium will host a variety of different events to make sure that there is a lasting legacy for the city of Cuiaba.

 

Estadio Castelo

 

This stadium is in the city of Fortalez, it has an overall capacity of 64,846. The city is full of passionate football supporters and the city is sure to have that world cup buzz about it during competition time. The stadium will host 2013 Confederations Cup matches and 2014 World Cup matches.

 

Arena De Sao Paulo

This stadium is in the city of Sao Paulo, It has an overall capacity of 65,807. Sport Club Corinthians Paulista is one of the cities best supported football clubs and the only football club in the city not to own their own stadium. The Arena De Sao Paulo will serve the Corinthians faithful well during Série A competition and during World cup 2014 competition.

 

Estadio Beira-Rio





This stadium is in the city of Porto Alegre, after the stadium refurbishments the stadium will have a capacity of 50,287. This stadium is set in picture postcard surroundings and is situated near the river Guaiba. The stadium is poised to hold five 2014 FIFA world cup games including a round of sixteen tie.

 

 

 Arena Fonte Nova

 

This stadium is in the city of Salvador, It has an overall capacity of 56,000. The stadium will have a complex which will have a panoramic restaurant, a football museum, car parks, shops, hotels and a concert hall. Sure to be one of the stars of the world cup this stadium will hold four group matches, a round of 16 tie and a quarter final tie.

 

 

Arena Pernambuco

 

This Arena is located in the city of Recife, it will have space for around 43,921spectators. The Arena will be part of a complex including cinemas, shopping centres and restaurants. The Arena will host five world cup matches and is sure to be teeming with world cup atmosphere.

 

 

Estadio Das Dunas

 

This stadium is located in the city of Natal and will have an overall capacity of 42,086. For Natal to host 2014 world cup games the city had to demolish two buildings to make way for this fantastic stadium. One of the cities great sights are its sand dunes and the stadium designs are set to feature some sand dune features.

 

 

Arena Amazonia

 

 



This Arena is uniquely situation in the heart of the amazon rainforest and the city of Manaus, the stadium will have a capacity of around 42,374. The stadium designs resemble that of a straw basket a product in which the area is renowned for. Sustainability will again be present with this Arena with the use of clean renewable energy from the sun. The Arena will host four group matches during the world cup and will also be used for concerts and cultural events post tournament.

 

 

 

Estadio Do Maracana

 



This stadium is located in the beautiful city of Rio De Janeiro and has a capacity of 76,804. The Maracana is the cities second most popular tourist attraction and draws football fans from around the world to see its marvellous sight. Once the largest stadium in the world holding crowds of up to 200,000 fans the Maracana is no doubt Brazil's leading light and beacon of football. The stadium has been reduced in size and has received renovations to update the stadium. This stadium is on my own personal hitlist of stadiums to visit and i am determined to visit during my year volunteering in Curitiba.

 

On July 13th the eyes of the whole world will be glaring down on the Maracana as the stadium will provide a fantastic setting for FIFA's 20th World cup final. Sure to be a historic event for this historic stadium.

 

 Arena Da Baixada (OUR HOME FOR A YEAR)

 

This Arena is in the city of Curitiba and has a capacity of 41,456. Curitiba is a pioneer of sustainability in a city and is said to be one of Brazil's greenest cities. The stadium is said to be one of the worlds most modern and is set to have a gigantic TV screen installed on the side of this stadium. The stadium owners are Atletico Paranaense who have just recently been promoted to the Série A. Arena Da Baixada will host four FIFA world cup matches and the Curitiba locals are in for a real treat during competition time.

 

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Craig and Michael's Story

ABOUT US

In 2012 we spent two weeks in Warsaw, Poland during Euro 2012 coaching football in schools and youth detention centres. This opportunity came about through our volunteering through StreetGames and their partnership with the football charity Lionsraw. This was an amazing opportunity as it gave us a chance to learn new skills and gain life experience. In Poland all our sessions focused on teamwork and handling disappointment as that is something the youth offender’s centres had identified as appropriate to the groups. In the school sessions we were treated like celebrities as the children wanted to meet their new coaches from England. The experience of being in a city hosting a major sporting event was incredible.

We share a dream of wanting to go to the Brazil World Cup in 2014 not just as spectators but as people who want to make a difference in the world by using sport as the tool to engage disadvantaged people. The surrounding area of Curitiba has problems including drugs, but young children do not attend school leaving them with little to do apart from resort to a life of crime. Even within the city children attend school for half a day meaning they have free time that needs to be occupied.

This article is about us and our backgrounds in sport, volunteering and our life experiences.

Craig Robson

Age – 23 Born – Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom Volunteer Experience – I started volunteering during my degree at Northumbria University. Through my degree placement I started working with North Tyneside Council and eventually this led to a full time coaching role. However I remained a volunteer and continued to support new volunteers on a project set up by the Council. This meant I was able to travel to Poland and represent our project. Sporting Experience – I hold a variety of sports qualifications including football, table tennis, dodgeball and athletics at level 2. I am also qualified as bikeability instructor teaching young people how to cycle on the roads safely. Life Experience – Poland 2012 was amazing as it is the first major sporting event I have attended in a different country. I spent a month travelling around Peru visiting the Amazon and Machu Pichu which was classic. Hobbies and Interests - My main hobby is sport as it is something that I am involved with daily either as work or socially. I enjoy travelling and learning about new cultures which make Brazil 2014 an ideal experience!

Michael Gardner

Age – 21

Born – Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Volunteer Experience – I started volunteering after deciding that I did not want to work my whole life doing something I was not passionate about. Football has always been a big part of my life and I started to volunteer at my local football project called the HatTrick project. I volunteer for my local football club and I am also on the young advisors board for a national charity called StreetGames.

Sporting Experience – I have years of experience coaching football and through my volunteering commitments I have won both local and national awards for outstanding contributions to my local community. I have a FA level 1 and nearing completion of my FA level 2. I am a sports leader’s level 2 and I am also a qualified tutor. I hope to gain a lot more qualifications during the year to prepare me for Brazil 2014.

Life Experience – Poland 2012 was life changing for me because the work was so worthwhile and it felt that we were leaving a lasting legacy for Warsaw. Through my work with StreetGames I was offered a work placement with Coca Cola during the London 2012 Olympic Games. I was based at the Olympic Park and had the privileged to witness the unbelievable atmosphere around the parks whilst watching the different sports in my spare time.

Hobbies and Interests - My main hobby is football, I coach and play football. I support Newcastle United who play in the English Premier League. I have witnessed some of the world’s biggest sporting events and it is safe to say that I have caught the bug and shall be using my passion to change lives all over the world.

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Brazil Day

One of the ideas that we would like to develop is a link between our local communities and the communities of Curitiba. One way of doing this will be to invite schools to help support us by hosting a Brazil Day or #BrazilDay for those who follow us on our Twitter. 

The idea behind Brazil Day will be school children to support us by attending a non uniform day wearing the yellow and green colours of Brazil. Each class will also have the chance to take part in a futsal taster session learning a new trick or skill.

 Hopefully this doesn't finish when the day is over as we would like to actively encourage the schools taking part to create a link to a school or one of the favela communities in Curitiba where we will be spending a year volunteering. The first bit of good news is that we had a positive meeting with one school today who are very keen to have us in the school as it will help them with their International School Award. Exciting!

Polska!

After hearing the news about the success of Lionsraw in Poland I had to have a look back through the photographs of our amazing time in Warsaw! (courtesy of Adam Summers)

The beautiful city of Warsaw.

The Mini Euro 2012 tournament held at a youth detention centre.

One of the schools which had fantastic facilities.

The team.

Background

The aim of our year in Brazil will be to engage people in sport from schools and education departments, but also from the surrounding favelas where most young people do not attend school. Often these children are left with a future involved in crime or drugs. One project in the favela of Tangue involved with a former player invites children to spend the morning playing football and then in the afternoon they do school lessons including learning English. The opportunity to be involved in this is very appealing. Michael and I spent two weeks in Warsaw during Euro 2012 teaching football in young offender centres, drug recreational units and schools with Lionsraw and StreetGames. The culmination of this was a 16 team tournament across two days involving different young offender centres, special schools and drug rehabilitation groups. We have since learned that the tournament will be an annual event and is going to be replicated in 3 other Polish cities. Definitely a legacy left! C

Welcome to our blog

Firstly welcome to our blog and thanks for taking the time to visit. Michael and I will be updating this with any bits of information regarding our mission to spend a year volunteering in Curitiba, Brazil during 2014. This will be kept up to date on our progress in fundraising £10,000 to help support our flights and accommodation over the year. We are just back from a meeting with Kev Clark from the charity Lionsraw which has sparked even more enthusiasm and drive to reach our target. Just hearing about potential projects we will be involved, the opportunity to create a legacy and make a difference has got us excited. C