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Mineirao, Belo Horizonte: stage for first semi final

Staff Correspondent
Picture taken before the start of the second half of FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013 semifinal football match between Brazil and Uruguay, at the Mineirao Stadium in Belo Horizonte on June 26, 2013. Photo: AFP
Picture taken before the start of the second half of FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013 semifinal football match between Brazil and Uruguay, at the Mineirao Stadium in Belo Horizonte on June 26, 2013. Photo: AFP


Mineirão Stadium established in 1965 in Belo Horizonte, is the largest football stadium in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil.

It served as a venue in the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup, and it will be a host stadium for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

City: Belo Horizonte

Stadium Capacity: 57,483

Resident Clubs: Atletico Mineiro, Cruzeiro

Schedule: Four first round games - 14/06: Colombia-Greece, 17/06: Belgium-Algeria, 21/06: Argentina-Iran, 24/06: Costa Rica-England - 28/06: one last-16 game - 08/07: one semi-final

A handout photo released by the Brazilian Ministry of Tourism shows an aerial view of Mineirao stadium in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, taken on August 14, 2013. Photo: AFP
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