World football’s largest stadium has a huge capacity of 114,000 seats – but a new pitch currently under construction will soon take first place by surpassing it.
The Rungrado 1st of May Stadium in North Korea sits at the top of the world’s list of largest stadiums, as things stand now. Built in 1989, the unique stadium in the closed country originally had an impressive capacity of 150,000, before being reduced to 114,000 in 2014.
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It is one of only four stadiums that currently have a capacity of over 100,000 seats, along with Michigan Stadium (107,000), Ohio Stadium (102,000) and Melbourne Cricket Ground (100,000).
Barcelona’s Spotify Camp Nou is expected to have a final capacity of 105,000 when completed, and will then pass the latter two stadiums. Manchester United, on the other hand, has secured the land to build a new 100,000-seat stadium that will replace Old Trafford in the early 2030s.
However, the Hassan II stadium in Morocco, which is being built ahead of the 2030 World Cup, will surpass the Rungrado 1st of May stadium with a planned capacity of 115,000 seats.
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But Hassan II Stadium will only be in second place when it opens in late 2029. That’s because another stadium, VinFast – Bronze Drum Stadium, is set to open in July 2027 with an impressive capacity of 135,000 – making it the world’s largest stadium by a wide margin.
Construction of VinFast – Bronze Drum stadium in progress
Construction of the stadium in Hanoi, Vietnam, only started nine months ago, but is already taking shape.
Named after and modelled after a traditional Vietnamese bronze drum, the stadium is being built at the centre of the wider development of Olympic Sports City, which, according to The Mirror, is poised to cover around 22,200 acres on the outskirts of Hanoi.
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