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

#1) Maracana Stadium (Rio de Janiero, Brazil)

The Maracana Stadium hosted the 2014 FIFA World Cup Final

Inauguration: 1950 | Capacity: 78,838

Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho is commonly known as Maracana stadium and has hosted two World Cups, in 1950 and 2014.

The stadium was built just before the start of the 1950 World Cup. In 1950, the champion of the World Cup was decided using a round-robin league. Brazil topped the table before facing Uruguay in the final match.

Brazil just required a draw to win the World Cup. Brazilians were 1-0 up at half-time but Uruguay managed to mount a comeback and defeated the hosts to win the World Cup.

Till date, Brazilians remember it as "Maracanzo" or "The Maracana blow."

After renovation in 2013, it once again hosted the World Cup final. Germany defeated Argentina by a solitary goal in extra time to lift the World Cup. The Maracana stadium joins Estadio Azteca in Mexico as the only two stadiums to host the final of a World Cup twice.