Corinthians Arena, Sao Paulo: drama to begin from here

General view of the Arena de Sao Paulo stadium during the Brazilian championship football match between Corinthians and Figueirense as part of its official inauguration, on May 18, 2014, in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Photo: AFP
General view of the Arena de Sao Paulo stadium during the Brazilian championship football match between Corinthians and Figueirense as part of its official inauguration, on May 18, 2014, in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Photo: AFP


Arena Corinthians is situated in Sao Paulo in Brazil. It is the stadium of Sport Club Corinthians Paulista. It is the fifth-largest stadium on the top tier of the Brazilian League and the eleventh largest in Brazil. It has a seating capacity of 48,234.

It is one of the venues for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The opening match of the World Cup will be held here.

City: Sao Paulo

Stadium Capacity: 65,807

Resident Club: Corinthians

Schedule: Four first round games - 12/06: Brazil-Croatia (opening match), 19/06: Uruguay-England, 23/06: Netherlands-Chile, 26/06: South Korea-Belgium - 01/07: one last-16 game - 09/07: one semi-final