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Hamburg - AOL Arena



West Germany famously lost in Hamburg during the 1974 World Cup finals to their cross-border rivals East Germany.
The venue for the 1-0 defeat - the Volksparkstadion - is no more, having been replaced by the AOL Arena.
The old ground was raised in four stages and the pitch rotated in a two-year project completed in 2000.
The 55,000 capacity for Hamburg SV home games will be reduced due to standing restrictions for the five scheduled games, including one quarter-final.

FIXTURES (all times BST)

Sat 10 June (2000): Argentina v Ivory Coast (Gp C)
Thu 15 June (1400): Ecuador v Costa Rica (Gp A)
Mon 19 June (1700): Saudi Arabia v Ukraine (Gp H)
Thu 22 June (1500): Czech Republic v Italy (Gp E)
Fri 30 June (2000): Quarter-final