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Okay, here's some famous stadia for you (some easy, some a bit harder) but they are 5 out of 6 stadia which have a common connection - bonus point if you can get the link as well (and the missing stadium)!!

 

1. Stadio.jpg

 

2. 1938stadeyvesdumanoircolombes.jpg

 

3. 4181_l.jpg

 

4. article-0-05095903000005DC-619_468x305.jpg

 

5. olympiastadion

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Change photo 2 as didn't work
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Here it says lille,strange if it's wrong :confused:

 

http://stadiums.football.co.uk/France/Lille.htm

 

Hmmm interesting.... I'll get my pigeon french out & try the club website!

 

Its not very clear but the junctions appear to be set up for driving on the left which is why I thought it was a UK ground. The website I use shows their old ground (and it's not the same ground).

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World Cup, I'm guessing!

 

Very good - there are only 6 grounds that have hosted both a World Cup Final and Olympic events.

 

The first one should be fairly easy as its still in use today (although is better known now for another sport), the second one is really hard so I'll take the city.

 

(No prizes now for the 6th venue!!) :D

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Very good - there are only 6 grounds that have hosted both a World Cup Final and Olympic events.

 

The first one should be fairly easy as its still in use today (although is better known now for another sport), the second one is really hard so I'll take the city.

 

(No prizes now for the 6th venue!!) :D

 

Even though they aren't either of the stadiums yet to be named correctly, haven't both Seoul's Olympic Stadium and the Old Wembley both held the World Cup and Olympics?

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I'll have a guess, is one of them Stockholm?

 

No - Stockholm only held the equestrian part of the 56 Olympics (Melbourne was the main host) which was held in the Olympic Stadium in Stockholm, the Rasunda Stadium held the 58 World Cup Final.

 

and you're right about Seoul.

 

If it helps the first one didn't host the athletics - but did host the Olympic football final.

 

Edit: and yes Wembley is the missing stadium (but that would have been too easy)

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No - Stockholm only held the equestrian part of the 56 Olympics (Melbourne was the main host) which was held in the Olympic Stadium in Stockholm, the Rasunda Stadium held the 58 World Cup Final.

 

and you're right about Seoul.

 

If it helps the first one didn't host the athletics - but did host the Olympic football final.

 

Edit: and yes Wembley is the missing stadium (but that would have been too easy)

 

I've gotta say, I'm stumped.

 

I'd have thought the Azteca in Mexico City would've been one, but it's neither of the two pictured. Did the Azteca never hold an Olympic final?

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Very good - there are only 6 grounds that have hosted both a World Cup Final and Olympic events.

 

The first one should be fairly easy as its still in use today (although is better known now for another sport), the second one is really hard so I'll take the city.

 

(No prizes now for the 6th venue!!) :D

 

Is the first one Rose Bowl, Pasadena?

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I've gotta say, I'm stumped.

 

I'd have thought the Azteca in Mexico City would've been one, but it's neither of the two pictured. Did the Azteca never hold an Olympic final?

 

Sorry Oxfordshire, the original info I had was that the Azteca didn't hold the final - but actually it did host the 1968 Olympic Final so should have been on the list - nice one!!

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Ah, just realised, the link between the two is wrong, the top stadium should be this one instead!.............

 

stade-felix-bollaert-1.jpg

 

Bonus point if you can still get the top one on the original post too!

 

Ahhh, I believe that one is St Etienne's ground where England lost to Argentina in France 98 - the link is England have played at both grounds in the WC 2nd round. (Beat Ecuador at Stuttgart in 2006)

 

Assume the other pic is one of the France 98 grounds but still don't know which one it is.

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Ah, just realised, the link between the two is wrong, the top stadium should be this one instead!.............

 

stade-felix-bollaert-1.jpg

 

Bonus point if you can still get the top one on the original post too!

 

Stade Felix-Bollaert and the link is England have played World Cup matches at them both.

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