5 iconic stadiums you have to visit before you die
Football is the most popular sport in the world and has so often has united people from all across the globe. To live the atmosphere inside the stadium is, however, different from watching the games on television.
It allows you to have a unique experience of witnessing greatness right in front of your own eyes. Each fan base has its own diversity and its own way of expressing its support, or even frustration, during games. Here are 5 stadiums that you absolutely have to visit, before you die.
#5 - The Maracanã
When you talk about the country of football, Brazil usually crosses your mind. And when it comes to Brazilian football, the most iconic symbol is always the Maracanã stadium in Rio de Janeiro. At that very same stadium in 1950, Uruguay beat Brazil to World Cup triumph in front of a record attendance of 200 thousand fans.
The Maracanã has in fact also hosted the 2014 World Cup final, which saw the Germans beat Argentina 1-0. Brazil's biggest footballing legend Pelé has scored some of his most beautiful goals there, whereas Zico who is the number one idol of the country's most popular club, Flamengo, showed his magic week in week out.
Furthermore, Brazil achieved Olympic gold for the first time in their history, after beating Germany in the penalty shootout, in the 2016 final. For all these reasons, you just have to visit the Maracanã, at least once in your lifetime.