^{Mexico City’s fabled Estadio Azteca has been the backdrop for some of history’s most unforgettable FIFA World Cup™ moments. Pele’s last sparks of invention on the world stage, a final glimpse of the old Jules Rimet Cup and Maradona’s famous goals.}
 

^{The story of the mythical Santiago Bernabéu Stadium leads inevitably to the history of its regal owners, Real Madrid, an institution which in 2000 was recognised by FIFA as the Club of the Century.}
 

^{Montevideo’s  Estadio  Centenario  stands at a profound crossroads of past and present on the face of Planet Football. A monument to South America’s steadfast love for the game, the concrete colossus with a capacity of 100,000 was the main stage.}

^{The San Siro - or to give its official name, the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium - is a proud footballing shrine for both the Nerazzuri (Internazionale) and Rossoneri (AC Milan). It is also no exaggeration to call it a symbol for football lovers.}
 

^{The history of the Olympiastadion in München is inextricably linked with the goal-scoring exploits of Gerd “The Bomber” Müller. Who else but Germany’s all-time leading goal scorer could have christened the stadium in such sensational style.}
 

^{There are few stadiums in the world that can rightly claim to be truly historic monuments as well as sporting arenas. But the Mario Filho Stadium, or the Maracaná as it is known, with its enormous expanse, huge seating capacity and majestic}
 

<sup>Sweden’s Råsunda Stadium is one of just two venues in the world - California’s Rose Bowl being the other - that can boast of having hosted the final of both the FIFA World Cup™ (1958) and the FIFA Women’s World Cup (1995).

Marseille’s Stade Vélodrome has hosted six FIFA World Cup™ matches in all, including two semi-finals 60 years apart (1938 and 1998). And the wildly exuberant fans that flock to the stadium every Sunday reflect the wide diversity of the population.</sup>
 

^{There are few places more deserving of the words “hallowed ground” to a football fan than Wembley Stadium. Demolished in 2003, it was a veritable Museum of British sporting history and famous football moments.}
 

^{With no traditional venues for football, the United States was an unconventional choice to host the 1994 FIFA World Cup™. However, a month of dramatic international action and consistently large and lively crowds won over the world}

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