World's ten best Football stadiums

New Delhi: There are almost too many football stadiums around the world to count, but there are a select few which are truly iconic.They may be instantly recognisable just from their silhouette or by seeing only a small, distinctive feature of them, or merely the name may be evocative of great teams playing on grand nights.This is a selection of 10 grounds which are not necessarily those with the greatest history or which house the biggest teams, but each is instantly recognisable and iconic in its own way.1. Wembley, EnglandOld Wambley stadium 1923 was rebuilt as Wambley stadium. It was started in 2007. Empire stadium was the name given to the old Wambley stadium. It is also known as “The Twin Towers”. It has the capacity of 90,000 people. It is designed by the Norman Foster. It has an amazing architecture which makes it most wonderful playing ground in the Europe. This stadium is a home of national team of England. Due to its iconic structure it is one of the famous stadiums of football. It may host the world cup 2018. 2. Maracana, BrazilBrazil's iconic home of football is little more than a building site at the moment, as it is being reconstructed from the ground up in time for the 2014 World Cup.While work is currently well-behind schedule, the rest of the football world can only hope that it is ready in time.If the finished article is anything like the original, which held more than 170,000 people for the infamous 1950 match which saw Uruguay shock the hosts with a 2-1 win, then it will be something very special indeed.3. Estadio Monumental, ArgentinaThe 1978 World Cup is not really one remembered with too much affection by anyone outside of fans of the host nation and the champions of that year, Argentina and Scotland, who get all misty-eyed as they remember Archie Gemmill's goal against Netherlands. But the Buenos Aires ground the Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti did provide one of the most memorable venues for a final ever seen in the history of the competition.Home of Argentina's most successful club, River Plate, the sight of the air being filled with blue and white ticker tape—which inevitably landed on the field—inside the giant arena is truly an enduring and iconic image.4. Azteca, MexicoThere are many reasons to love the Azteca. It is the only ground to play host to two World Cup finals. It was the venue for both Diego Maradona's infamous “Hand of God” goal and his mesmerising solo effort in the same quarterfinal against England in 1986. It was the place in which the incredible 4-3 win for Italy over West Germany in a 1970 semifinal—dubbed the “Game of the Century”—took place.Even in the modern era, it still packs in 105,000 fans, making it the largest purpose-built football stadium in the world. If that's not enough reasons for you, you're in the wrong place.5. San Siro, ItalyThe Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, commonly known as San Siro is located in the San Siro district in Milan, Italy. It is the home of both Associazione Calcio Milan and Football Club Internazionale Milano. On 3 March 1980, the stadium was named in honour of Giuseppe Meazza, the two-time World Cup winner (1934, 1938) who played for Internazionale, and briefly for Milan, in the 1930s and 1940s. It held UEFA five-star stadium status which was superseded by a new system of classification.6. Bird's Nest, ChinaThis is another stadium which is not exactly steeped in decades of foot alloy tradition, but the arena built for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing is certainly one of the most iconic anywhere in the world.Designed in part by renowned artist Ai Weiwei, the place officially known by the rather prosaic name of National Stadium is an arresting sight which helped define the first Games to be held in China. The reason it qualifies here is that, for three of the past four years, Serie A has held it's traditional season-opening Supercoppa Italiana there.7. Camp Nou, SpainCamp Nou is in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain which has been the home of Futbol Club Barcelona since 1957.The Camp Nou seats 99,786, reduced to 96,336 in matches organized by UEFA, making it the largest stadium in Europe and the 11th largest in the world in terms of capacity. It has hosted numerous international matches at a senior level, including two UEFA Champions League finals and the football competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics.8. Soccer City, South AfricaFirst National Bank Stadium or simply FNB Stadium, also known as Soccer City and The Calabash, is located in Nasrec, the Soweto area of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located next to the South African Football Association headquarters (SAFA House) where both the FIFA offices and the Local Organising Committee for the 2010 FIFA World Cup were housed.Designed as the main association football stadium for the World Cup, the FNB Stadium became the largest stadium in Africa with a capacity of 94,736. However its maximum capacity during the 2010 FIFA World Cup was 84,490 due to reserved seating for the press and other VIPs. The stadium is also known by its nickname “The Calabash” due to its resemblance to the African pot or gourd.It was also the venue for the 2010 FIFA World Cup Final, which was played by the Netherlands and Spain.9. Westfalenstadion, GermanyWestfalenstadion is an association football stadium in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is the home stadium of the Borussia Dortmund football team playing in the German Bundesliga.The stadium is officially named Signal Iduna Park under a sponsorship arrangement lasting from December 2005 until 2021, giving naming rights to the Signal Iduna Group, an insurance company. The older name Westfalenstadion derives from the former Prussian province of Westphalia, which is part of the German federal state North Rhine-Westphalia. It is one of the most famous football stadiums in Europe and was elected best football stadium by The Times for its renowned atmosphere.It has a league capacity of 80,720 (standing and seated) and an international capacity of 65,718 (officially seats only).It is Germany's biggest stadium and the sixth biggest stadium in Europe.10. Santiago Bernabeu, SpainThe Santiago Bernabéu is an all-seater football stadium in Madrid, Spain. It was inaugurated on 14 December 1947 and is owned by Real Madrid Club de Fútbol. It has a current capacity of 85,454 spectators.El Bernabéu, renamed in honour of their former chairman Santiago Bernabéu Yeste, is one of the world's most famous and prestigious football venues. It has hosted the European Cup final on four occasions: in 1957, 1969, 1980, and the UEFA Champions League Final in 2010.The finals for the 1964 European Nations' Cup and the 1982 FIFA World Cup have also been held at the Bernabéu.