Rio 2016: the Maracanã and six other stadiums will host the two Olympic football tournaments

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The 58 matches of the men's (16 teams) and women's (12 teams) football tournaments for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games will be played in six cities and seven stadiums from 03 to 20/08/2016, announced the FIFA organising committee on 16/03/2015.

The seven stadiums are: the Mané Garrincha Stadium in Brasilia, (68,000 seats), the Maracanã Stadium in...

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