Daegu World Cup Stadium
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Daegu World Cup Stadium (Blue Arc) is a sports stadium located in Daegu, South Korea.
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[edit] History
Construction was completed in May of 2001 at a cost of 265,000,000 USD. It was used as a football venue for the 2002 World Cup, and is the home stadium for Daegu FC of the Korea Professional Soccer League (K-League). It was the main stadium for the 2003 summer universiade and will also host the 2011 IAAF World Championships in Athletics.
[edit] 2002 FIFA World Cup
The stadium was one of the venues of the 2002 FIFA World Cup, and held the following matches:
| Date | Team #1 | Res. | Team #2 | Round |
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| 2002-06-06 |  Denmark |
1-1 |  Senegal |
Group A |
| 2002-06-08 |  Slovenia |
0-1 |  South Africa |
Group B |
| 2002-06-10 |  Korea Republic |
1-1 |  USA |
Group D |
| 2002-06-29 | Korea Republic |
2-3 |  Turkey |
Third Place |
[edit] Events
[edit] Daegu Marathon
Daegu World Cup Stadium hosts the Daegu Marathon annually in April of each year.
[edit] Venue
Daegu World Cup Stadium has seating for 65,754 people, and parking for 3550 cars. It's located 20 minutes by car from Daegu Airport (approximately 11 km). It employs a membrane construction.
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| Preceded by Olympiastadion Berlin |
IAAF World Championships in Athletics Venue 2011 |
Succeeded by Luzhniki Stadium Moscow |
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