Contest # 979 – Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden

Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden

It was the Swedish national football stadium. It was located in Solna Municipality in Stockholm and named after the district in Solna where it was located. The stadium was demolished in 2013 after being replaced by Nationalarenan.

It was opened in 1937, although there had already existed stadiums at the site; the earliest opened in 1910. The inaugural match took place on 18 April 1937 when AIK played against Malmö FF, AIK won the match 4–0, with Axel Nilsson scoring the historical first goal. Råsunda had a capacity of 35,000–36,608 depending on usage. The 1910 stadium hosted some of the football and some of the shooting events at the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Råsunda was the first of two stadiums to have hosted the World Cup finals for both men and women. It hosted the men’s final in the 1958 World Cup and the women’s final in the 1995 Women’s World Cup.

The records for both the youngest and oldest goalscorer in a World Cup final were set in this match by Pelé (17 years and 249 days) and Nils Liedholm (35 years, 263 days) respectively. Moreover, the 1958 final also shares the record (with the 1970 and 1998 tournaments) for the greatest winning margin in a final, ending with Brazil 5 – Sweden 2.

Those who found it before the hint:

  • Paul Voestermans
  • Phil Ower
  • Graham Hedley
  • Martin de Bock
  • Eloy Cano
  • Garfield
  • Lighthouse

And after the hint:

  • Bernd
  • krenek

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