1. Rungrado 1st of May Stadium (Capacity 150,000)
Looking incredibly fierce over the river Taedong, the pride of North Korea opened on the 1st of May, which just happens to be International Workers' Day. Covering 207,000 sq m, the stadium also has indoors halls, a swimming pool and even a running track. Built in response to South Korea's Olympic Stadium, the Rungrado 1st of May Stadium hosts the Mass Games annually and North Korea's national team can be seen making rare appearances there.
A popular pre-season destination for some of Europe's biggest clubs, the GBK is at the centre of the Bung Karno Sports Complex in Jakarta, Indonesia. The stadium's capacity has fluctuated to accommodate the requirements of the Asian Games, SEA Games, the Sudirman Cup and just about every other Asian competition. Originally boasting 120,000 seats, it has now dropped to a more comfortable 88,000 seats but can still host a six-figure crowd – as long as some of them don't mind standing.
3. Camp Nou (99,345)
Europe’s biggest stadium, Camp Nou is without a doubt one of the world’s most breathtaking venues. And it’s going to get bigger, nudging above 100,000 during redevelopments costing an estimated £495m. Original plans for redevelopments – planned to take place in 2009 – were killed by the 2008 economic crisis. It was the most frequently used stadium at España 82, for which its capacity was a noisy 121,749.
4. Estadio Azteca (95,500)
This Mexican megastructure has seen it all – it has hosted two World Cup finals, survived an earthquake and witnessed the magic of Diego Maradona, Pelé and Elton John. One can only assume that if it was a person, it would be a wizard. After trips to Rome, London and Moscow the two Mexican architects behind the build were submerged in a vision of creating something spectacular. That they did, and even after a recent redevelopment which has brought the capacity below 100,000, the dense history of the ground will never be forgotten.
5. Soccer City (94,736)
Opened in 1989, the ground originally held 80,000 and hosted South Africa's first-ever ACON win in 1996. The 2010 World Cup prompted a reconstruction which pumped the capacity up to 94,000, although it was capped at a little under 85,000 for the World Cup; it hosted the final between Spain and the Netherlands. Unless sponsor-savvy FIFA are in town, it’s officially named the FNB Stadium, although there was confusion in 2013 when – before the Africa Cup of Nations – fans were delayed their tickets because of an ongoing disagreement over the naming rights of the stadium. They got them, in the end.
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