World Cup Stadiums: Top 5 Iconic Venues in World Cup History

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#4 Signal Iduna Park (Dortmund, Germany)

Signal Iduna Park Germany World Cup 2006
Signal Iduna Park in Germany hosted the 2006 World Cup semi-finals

Opening: 1974 | Capacity: 81,360

Commonly known as Westfalenstadion, Signal Iduna Park is the home of the yellow army, Borussia Dortmund. It is the seventh largest stadium in Europe having a capacity of 81,360 for domestic games.

The most massive fan terrace, South Bank can accommodate 24,454 fans, is also known as the "Yellow Wall" due to the electrifying atmosphere created by Dortmund fans.

Signal Iduna Park has hosted the 1974 and 2006 FIFA World Cup games. In total, it has hosted 10 FIFA World Cup matches. The stadium has witnessed both famous and shocking events.

Trinidad and Tobago made their debut in the FIFA World Cup against Sweden here but the most shocking game saw the Germans crashing to their first ever defeat at this stadium in semi-finals against Italy.

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