Saitama Stadium
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Saitama Stadium 2002, often called Saitama Stadium or simply Saisuta, is a football stadium located in Midori-ku, Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. The stadium is a 15 to 20 minute walk from Urawa-Misono Station on the Saitama Railway Line. Currently J. League football club Urawa Red Diamonds uses this stadium as its home ground in addition to Urawa Komaba Stadium.
History
Built by Azusa Sekkei to host matches of the 2002 FIFA World Cup, construction was completed in September 2001. The stadium holds 63,700 people, although for segregation reasons league games hosted at the ground have a reduced capacity of 62,300. The Saitama Studium hosted four matches during the 2002 FIFA World Cup, including co-host Japan’s first match against Belgium.
First Round:
* 2 June 2002: England 1–1 Sweden
* 4 June 2002: Japan 2–2 Belgium
* 6 June 2002: Cameroon 1–0 Saudi Arabia
Semi Final:
* 26 June 2002: Brazil 1–0 Turkey
Between 2005 and 2007, the Urawa Red Diamonds’ local derby rival Omiya Ardija hosted matches here along with Urawa Komaba due to expansion of its home Ōmiya Park Soccer Stadium.
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