FIFA Club World Cup 2007

STADIUMS

TOKYO NATIONAL STADIUM
Stadium Situated in the heart of Tokyo, the National Stadium is steeped in tradition having hosted the 1964 Olympic Games, the 1958 Asian Games and the 1971 World Track & Field Championships. Now coming up to its 50th birthday, the 60,000-capacity ground continues to host important football matches including the Emperor's Cup every year. Three matches during the tournament will be played here. Club Although no club can call it home, two teams have played some matches here in the past. Tokyo FC, formerly Tokyo Gas, and Tokyo Verdy 1969.


TOYOTA STADIUM
Stadium Completed in 2001 to mark the city's 50th birthday, Toyota Stadium is a state-of-the-art football-specific ground complete with a retractable roof. Earmarked as one of Japan's venues for the 2002 FIFA World Cup, it was ultimately discarded from the final list of ten. With the capacity to hold 45,000 spectators close to the action, the ground is said to be a favourite among supporters and players alike. One of the group matches will be played here during the tournament. Club Nagoya Grampus Eight, one of the founding members of the 12-team J-League in 1992, play many of their matches at the futuristic Toyota Stadium. Although the Toyota-sponsored club have not had great success in recent times, Grampus Eight, nicknamed the Noble Barbarians, can count Arsenal's French coach Arsene Wenger and former England striker Gary Lineker among the stars that have walked through their doors.


INTERNATIONAL STADIUM YOKOHAMA
Stadium Completed in 1997 in readiness for the 2002 FIFA World Cup™, the International Stadium Yokohama lies 6km to the north of the city centre. With a capacity of 72,370, it is the country's largest ground and was the setting of the last FIFA World Cup final between Brazil and Germany and hosted matches during the FIFA Confederations Cup in 2001. Although there is some distance between the stands and the pitch, the stadium has excellent facilities for television and will play host to three matches during the FIFA Club World Championship including the final. Club Yokohama is considered one of Japan's more football friendly cities and until 1998 when the Flugels were forced by bankruptcy into joining crosstown rivals Marinos, the city was home to two popular J-League sides. Last season Yokohama F. Marinos claimed their second successive title and are now in the running for the AFC Champions League, which, if they won, would give them home advantage at the FIFA Club World Championship.

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