The Shanghai Oriental Sports Center (SOSC) opened for the 14th FINA World Swimming Championships 2011. The sports complex was designed and built by architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners. Arch.: gmp-Architects

The stadium and the smaller multifunctional hall next door are therefore respectively nicknamed the Mineirão and Mineirinho. It is today the home of two historic first-division Brazilian clubs. Arch.: gmp Architects, Hamburg

With the design of the new Manaus stadium, the aim was to come up with a very simple but highly efficient stadium that would specifically symbolize the location.

Designed and planned by Lucio Costa and Oscar Niemeyer and constructed within three years in a heroic tour de force, Brasília is the only new 20th-century city to be declared a World Heritage site by UNESCO.

The Universiade sports center consists of a stadium, a multifunctional hall and a swimming pool. The stadium in the Bao’an district is designed as an athletics stadium. Arch.: gmp Architects, Hamburg

Drawing inspiration from Natal’s splendid sand dunes, Natal’s new stadium designed for the 2014 FIFA World Cup has become known as Estadio das Dunas (Stadium of the Dunes). Arch.: Populous Architects, USA

The Legia football stadium is situated in a park in the historical quarter of Warsaw. It's the stadium of the Warsaw football club Legia and can accommodate 31 000 spectators. Arch.: JSK Architekci, Warsaw

The site of the stadium is located in Warsaw’s suburb Praga Poludnie on the Vistula River opposite the city centre of Warsaw with the old town where many of the city’s tourist attractions are located.

The 2010 FIFA World Cup will be the 19th FIFA World Cup, the premier international football tournament. It is scheduled to take place between 11 June and 11 July 2010 in South Africa.

Loftus Versfeld Stadium, situated in Tshwane/Pretoria, is one of the oldest stadiums in South Africa. The stadium has been used for major sporting events since 1903. Arch.: IngPlan Africa