São Paulo
city has three of the best clubs in Brazil: the old rivals Corinthians,
Palmeiras and São Paulo, which together hold no less than 14 titles of the
Brazilian Championship. Besides them, there are three traditional clubs in São
Paulo: Portuguesa de Desportos, Juventus, and Nacional.
The
"iron trio" (trio de ferro), as São Paulo, Corinthians and Palmeiras
are known, take up classic matches in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, Copa
do Brasil, and Campeonato Paulista. The matches between these teams bring
together thousands of fans and have specific nicknames. Corinthians x São Paulo
is known as the Majestic, Palmeiras x São Paulo is the King's Choque; and
Palmeiras x Corinthians Paulista is the Derby.
In the
neighboring beach town of Santos, Santos Futebol Clube is considered an icon in
the history of the Brazilian sport. Two time world champion club in 1962 and
1963, it had one of the greatest teams of all time, with envied players such as
Gilmar, Zito, Pepe and the great Pelé, known worldwide. That's where young
player, Neymar, started to appear in the global scenario; a player who emerged
as one of the new greats of national soccer, showing up his talent now at FC
Barcelona. The Vila Belmiro, the stadium of the club, is one of the mythical
places of the sport.
Vila Belmiro stadium, in Santos
The São Paulo
Futebol Clube has its own stadium, Morumbi, which was one of the venues of the
first FIFA Club World Cup in 2000. The tricolor team is the largest
international winning team of the country, with three world titles - the last
of them in 2005 against Liverpool, winning by 1 x 0 in Yokohama, Japan.
Morumbi stadium
The Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras has the Allianz Parque Arena, fully
modernized and still under construction.
Palmeiras stadium project
The Pacaembú
stadium received six matches of the FIFA World Cup Brazil in 1950, most
importantly the match between Brazil and Switzerland, in the first phase, and
it also hosts the matches for Corinthians, who won its first Copa Libertadores
title there in 2012.
Pacaembu stadium
The incredible Soccer Museum is located inside this stadium. It is an outstanding attraction for soccer fans to have fun in an interactive way.
As one of the
main ports of entry into the country, the city of São Paulo will receive
visitors for the opening game of the World Cup in 2014. The new Itaquera Arena,
which will be located in the East Zone of São Paulo, has been launched with
capacity for 65 thousand spectators. After the initiation game, it will also
host four games in the first phase, one in the round of 16 and one of the
semifinals. The opening match in the stadium occurred with a national league
game, in which Corinthians – the host team - lost by 1-0 against Figueirense.
Arena Itaquera, called Itaquerão, located in the east region of São Paulo
Brazil opens
the World Cup in the arena, in an historic match for local people. England,
Uruguay, Chile, Netherlands and Belgium are strong squads to appear in this new
spot.
June 12th –Thursday -
05:00pm - Brazil x Croatia (group A) – opening game
June 19th - .Thursday - 04:00pm - Uruguay
x England (group D)
June 23rd
– Monday - 01:00pm - Netherlands x Chile (group
B)
June 26th
- Thursday - 05:00pm - South Korea x Belgium
(group H)
July 1st – Tuesday – 01:00pm – 1st
Group F x 2nd Group E (round of 16)
July 9th –
Wednesday – 05:00pm -
winner of quarterfinals 3 x winner of quarterfinals 4 (semifinals).
One of the finalists will be defined here, having the chance to appear in the final match at Maracanã
stadium in Rio de Janeiro.
