World Cup Stadiums: Top 5 Iconic Venues in World Cup History

#2) Estadio Centenario (Montevideo, Uruguay)

Inauguration: 1930 | Capacity: 78,838

Estadio Centenario was built in 1929 and 1930 to host the first ever World Cup in the history of football. The stadium was built in a record time of 9 months.

In the dramatic 1930 World Cup final, Uruguay came back strongly and turned the1-2 deficit to win 4-2 against Argentina to send 93,000 spectators into a frenzy. Other than the 1930 World Cup final, Estadio Centenario has hosted four Copa America finals in four different decades (1942, 1956, 1967, 1995).

Estadio Centenario has got many accolades too. On 18 July 1983, FIFA declared the stadium as "the only historical monument of World Football, the only building of its kind." The first FIFA president, Julies Rimet called the stadium as "the temple of football."

Uruguay are a strong team at home. One of the strongest teams, Brazil, have emerged victorious only thrice in 20 games played at this venue.