Wembley Stadium - Olympic Way, London, UK
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Master Mariner
N 51° 33.447 W 000° 16.775
30U E 688578 N 5715326
Wembley Stadium opened in 2007 and was built on the site of the 1923 Wembley Stadium. It is the home of the English football team and is the home venue for England's World Cup qualifiers.
Waymark Code: WMMD4H
Location: London, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 09/03/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member shadow101
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The co-ordinates are for the Bobby Moore statue that is placed at the front of the stadium at the upper level and facing Olympic Way.

The Wembley Stadium website gives details of the 2014 World Cup qualifying match between England and Montenegro that England won 4-1. Part of the article tells us:

England kept their place at the top of Group H with a 4-1 win over Montenegro and ensured their World Cup hopes remain firmly in their hands.

All five goals came in the second half at Wembley after a first period that saw Roy Hodgson’s men pepper the visitors goal. Wayne Rooney finally broke the deadlock three minutes after the turn-around before a Bosko Brankovic’s own goal doubled their advantage.

A fine strike from man of the match Andros Townsend and a late penalty from Daniel Sturridge secured all three points and took the group to a two-way battle between England and Ukraine...

Wikipedia has an article about the stadium that tells us:

Wembley Stadium (currently known officially as Wembley Stadium connected by EE for commercial sponsorship reasons) is an association football stadium in Wembley Park, London, England. It opened in 2007 and was built on the site of the earlier Wembley Stadium which was demolished in 2003. The stadium hosts major football matches such as the FA Cup Final and home matches of the England national football team.

Wembley Stadium is a UEFA category four stadium. With 90,000 seats it is the second largest stadium in Europe and the largest stadium in the United Kingdom. It is owned by The Football Association through their subsidiary Wembley National Stadium Ltd (WNSL).

Designed by HOK Sport (known as Populous since 2009) and Foster and Partners, it includes a partially retractable roof and the 134-metre-high (440 ft) Wembley Arch. The stadium was built by Australian firm Multiplex at a cost of £798 million.

In club association football, in addition to the FA Cup the stadium hosts the season-opening FA Community Shield match, the finals of the Football League Cup, the Football League Trophy and the Football League play-offs. In European football, it hosted the 2011 and 2013 UEFA Champions League Final. The stadium also hosts the rugby league Challenge Cup Final, the National Football League's International Series and music concerts.

Which World Cup: 2014 - Brazil

Famous matches (optional):
1968 FA Cup final won by a Jeff Astle goal for West Bromwich Albion against Everton


Documentation that the stadium was used in a tournament: [Web Link]

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