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Estádio Independência

Belo Horizonte

Estádio Independência, Belo Horizonte
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Estádio Raimundo Sampaio, more commonly known as Arena Independência, is an association football stadium located in the Horto neighborhood of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. It was built in 1950 for the FIFA World Cup, held in Brazil. Initially its capacity was 30,000 people, but after the reconstruction between 2010 and 2012, the capacity is approximately 23,000 people. It belonged to the defunct Sete de Setembro Futebol Clube, which is why the stadium is called "Independence". The stadium is currently property of América Futebol Clube, but has been leased to the Minas Gerais state gove

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Matches in past World Cups

1950Yugoslavia3-0SwitzerlandGroup stage
1950United States1-0EnglandGroup stage
1950Uruguay8-0BoliviaGroup stage