Daegu World Cup Stadium

Daegu World Cup Stadium (Blue Arc) is a sports ground located in Daegu, South Korea.

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.

2002 FIFA World Cup

The stadium was one of the venues of the 2002 FIFA World Cup, and held the following matches:

2002-06-06 Flag of Denmark Denmark 1-1 Flag of Senegal Senegal Group A
2002-06-08 Flag of Slovenia Slovenia 0-1 Flag of South Africa South Africa Group B
2002-06-10 Flag of South Korea Korea Republic 0-0 Flag of United States USA Group D
2002-06-29 Flag of South Korea Korea Republic 2-3 Flag of Turkey Turkey Third Place

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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