New National Stadium (Tokyo)

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Updated On : 07 Feb, 2020

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	Location	Tokyo, Japan
	Venue Type	Outdoor
	Capacity	68,000; 80,016 (Maximum with temporary seats)
	Surface Type	Grass

Trivia

The stadium predominantly hosts soccer and rugby matches, but it can also be used for motorsports and tennis events.

The new national stadium of Tokyo is on the verge to be completely built for the upcoming 2020 Olympics and the Paralympics. It has been selected to serve host for the opening and closing ceremony of the Games. The old national stadium was completely demolished in May 2015, and the new construction began in December 2016. The construction cost to rebuild the entire stadium in the new standard format is estimated up to US$ 1.26 billion.

Significance

Allianz Riviera was amongst those venues that were selected to host the significant matches of UEFA Euro 2016.
It has also been chosen to host the FIFA Women's World Cup matches of 2019.
On 17th July 2018, famous American singer Beyoncé performed in the arena as part of her On the Run II Tour. The arena counted the attendance of 33,662 spectators to attend the consort.

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