Daejeon World Cup Stadium
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| Location | San 11-4, Noeun-dong, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, Republic of Korea |
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| Coordinates | 36°21′55″N 127°19′31″E / 36.365139°N 127.325167°E |
| Operator | Daejeon City |
| Capacity | 40,535 |
| Surface | Natural grass |
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| Broke ground | December 1998 |
| Opened | September 13, 2001[1] |
| Construction cost | 143.9 billion won |
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| Daejeon Citizen (2002–present) | |
Daejeon World Cup Stadium, nicknamed "Purple Arena", is a football stadium in the South Korean city of Daejeon. It was used to host some matches at the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
After the World Cup it became the stadium of Daejeon Citizen with a capacity of 40,535 seats. It replaced Daejeon Sports Complex.
2002 FIFA World Cup[edit]
The stadium was one of the venues of the 2002 FIFA World Cup, and held the following matches:
| Date | Team 1 | Result | Team 2 | Round |
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| 12 June 2002 |  South Africa |
2–3 |  Spain |
Group B |
| 14 June 2002 |  Poland |
3–1 |  United States |
Group D |
| 18 June 2002 |  South Korea |
2–1 |  Italy |
Round of 16 |
References[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- ‘CITIZEN'의 자존심! 대전 월드컵 경기장 - Dream stadium of K-League (Korean)
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Coordinates: 36°21′54.5″N 127°19′30.6″E / 36.365139°N 127.325167°E
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