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Mineirão

Mineirão
Full name Estádio Governador
Magalhães Pinto
Owners Minas Arena
Location Flag of Brazil Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Broke ground 1959
Opened 5 September 1965
Renovated 21 December 2012
Tenants Cruzeiro EC
Capacity 64,000
Field dimensions 105 x 68 m
Surface Grass

Mineirão officially Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto (Governor Magalhães Pinto Stadium) is the largest football stadium in the state of Minas Gerais. It was established in 1965, and it is located in Belo Horizonte.

It served as a venue in the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup and the 2014 FIFA World Cup. It also hosted some matches of the football tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics. The stadium has a seating capacity of 61,846 spectators. The property of the state of Minas Gerais, it is used by Atlético Mineiro and Cruzeiro.

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2014 FIFA World Cup stadiums

Mineirão · Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha · Arena Pantanal · Arena da Baixada · Castelão · Arena da Amazônia · Arena das Dunas · Estádio Beira-Rio · Arena Pernambuco · Maracanã · Arena Fonte Nova · Arena de São Paulo

2019 Copa América stadiums

Arena Corinthians · Arena do Grêmio · Estádio do Maracanã · Estádio do Morumbi · Estádio Mineirão · Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova

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