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Osaka, Japan

Nagai Stadium

 Nagai Stadium Nagai Stadium Shaun Botterill/Allsport Capacity: 50,000
Completed: May 1996.
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Looking, as its name suggests, like a giant eye, the stadium can blink -- opening or closing a translucent Teflon film roof -- and allows in sunlight even when the roof is shut. It is the only venue on the southern Kyushu Island, also known for the more than 3,000 hot springs of Beppu.

 
The stadium, located 7 kilometers (4 miles) from the center of Oita City, will hold two first-round matches and one in the round of 16

 

Match Schedule
Day  Teams  Time (ET) 
June 12  England vs. Nigeria  2:30 a.m. 
June 14  Japan vs. Tunisia  2:30 a.m.  
June 22  World Cup Quarterfinals  6:30 a.m. 
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The Associated Press contributed to this report.

 


 
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