Busan Asiad Main Stadium

Busan Asiad Stadium or Asiad Main Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Busan, South Korea, that was built for the 2002 Asian Games and was also used for matches at the 2002 FIFA World Cup. It has a capacity of 53,769. The stadium hosted the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2002 Asian Games and was also the venue of athletics events during the games.

Asiad Main Stadium
Location1459, Geoje-dong, Yeonje-gu, Busan, South Korea
Capacity53,769
Construction
OpenedSeptember 2001
Construction cost226.9 billion won
Tenants
Busan IPark
South Korea National Football Team

2002 FIFA World Cup

The stadium was one of the venues of the 2002 FIFA World Cup, and held the following matches:

Date Team 1 Result Team 2 Round
2 June 2002 Paraguay2–2 South AfricaGroup B
4 June 2002 South Korea2–0 PolandGroup D
6 June 2002 France0–0 UruguayGroup A

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