The Arena Corinthians, in São Paulo, Brazil, is the stadium of Sport Club Corinthians Paulista. It is the fifth-largest stadium on the top tier of the Brazilian League and the eleventh-largest in Brazil.

During the 2014 FIFA World Cup, the stadium will be referred to as Arena de São Paulo and host six matches, including the opening match.

Due to the request of at least 65,000 seats for the World Cup opening match, temporary seats were added to the stadium for the tournament, although the final usable capacity only reached 61,606.

The club decided to remove the temporary seats as soon as the tournament ends.

Fixtures:

• Brazil vs. Croatia, June 12 (Group A)
• Uruguay vs. England, June 19 (Group D)
• Netherlands vs. Chile, June 23 (Group B)
• South Korea vs. Belgium, June 26 (Group H)
• Round of 16, July 1
• Semifinal, July 9

Arena Corinthians will be one of the venues of the 2016 Summer Olympics Football Tournament. They were selected over competitors Morumbi Stadium (the chosen venue before Arena Corinthians was built) and Allianz Parque.

Arena Corinthians has met some criticism regarding the circumstances in which it was chosen as the World Cup stadium for São Paulo, and the resources used for its construction.

Year constructed:2014
Overall capacity:61606
Cost: 820 million reals ($370 million)
Location: Av. Miguel Inácio Curi, 111 São Paulo, Brazil