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Rifu // Japan
Hosted: 2002 FIFA World Cup Finals // Football
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Miyagi Stadium is a footballground in the town of Rifu in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. Its capacity is 49,133. The crescent-shaped roof extending past the edge of the stadium is meant to evoke images of Date Masamune, a Daimyo of Mutsu Province, which included the present-day Miyagi Prefecture.Miyagi Stadium hosted three matches in the 2002 World Cup, and also hosted the 56th National Sports Festival of Japan in 2001.
The soccer field, is surrounded by a nine-lane track. A large video screen and scoreboard is installed in the northern end.
2002 World Cup matches:
* Mexico 2-1 Ecuador – June 9, 2002
* Sweden 1-1 Argentina – June 12, 2002
* Japan 0-1 Turkey – June 18, 2002(source .. wikipedia) reproduced under GFDL
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