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No, he stopped being the greatest a long time ago. The funniest thing is that our Maraca did not lose the title because of the construction of another mega stadium. So much so that it still holds the record for spectators at a football match: officially, 199,584 people watched the 1950 Cup final between Brazil and Uruguay – there are people who swear to this day that there were about 20,000 more.
No other stadium was built in the world to hold 200,000 people. So why on earth did our Maraca lose the number 1 rank? Simple: he “shrank”. After going through several reforms and adapting to the new security standards imposed by FIFA, Maracanã today can only officially house 94,751 people. With this reduced capacity, the old national pride does not even appear among the top five in the ranking of the largest stadiums in the world. On this list, the biggest one is in the city of Pyongyang, in isolated North Korea, a country with little tradition in football. Called May Day, the North Korean arena has a capacity for 150,000 spectators and is used not only for football but also for Olympic sports.
By the team at Placar magazine*
* Monthly publication by Editora Abril (www.placar.com.br)
Asian continent dominates the list of majors
Internship – May Day
Capacity – 150 thousand
Location – Pyongyang, North Korea
Internship – Salt Lake
Capacity – 122 thousand
Location – Kolkata, India
Internship – Azteca
Capacity – 105 thousand
Location – Mexico City, Mexico
Internship – Azadi
Capacity – 100 thousand
Location – Tehran, Iran
Internship – Utama Senayan National
Capacity – 100 thousand
Location – Jakarta, Indonesia