Estadio Castelao – tournament stadium description

Estádio Governador Plácido Castelo was opened in 1973. It became the largest stadium of north-eastern Brazil and fourth arena in the country. Over the years it saw the greatest events, including concerts, the visit of pope John Paul II, but most importantly domestic and international games by local clubs: Ceará, Ferroviário i Fortaleza EC.

In 2002 it was completely redeveloped, becoming one of Latin America’s most modern stadia. Double-tiered stands were able to hold some 60,000 people.

As Brazil was selected to host its second World Cup just 5 years after reconstruction, the stadium was redesigned again. This time not entirely – the upper ring of stands was left untouched (apart from the west stand), while the lower was replaced by new one, closer to the field. Capacity was increased and so was the roof surface, which covered all spectators for the first time.

World Cup games:

Phase	Game	Attendance	Date (local time)
Group D	Uruguay 3–1 Costa Rica	58,679	14/06/2014 16:00
Group A	Brazil 0–0 Mexico	60,342	17/06/2014 16:00
Group G	Germany 2–2 Ghana	59,621	21/06/2014 16:00
Group C	Greece 2–1 Ivory Coast	59,095	24/06/2014 17:00
Round of 16	Netherlands 2–1 Mexico	58,817	29/06/2014 13:00
Quarterfinal	Brazil 2–1 Colombia	60,342	04/07/2014 17:00
	17 goals / Avg: 2.83	Total: 356,896 / Avg: 59,483