The Gwangju World Cup Stadium is a

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, South Korea. It is the home stadium of

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of the

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and has a capacity of 40,245. The stadium is managed by the Sports Support Division of the Culture & Sports Policy Office of the Gwangju Metropolitan City. Initially, the stadium was named Gwangju World Cup Stadium to host some matches of the

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. In honour of the former

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manager

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, who helped the team reach the World Cup semi-finals for the first time, the stadium is also called the Guus Hiddink Stadium. It was the venue of the 3rd Asia Song Festival, organised by ''Korea Foundation for International Culture Exchange'' in 2006.KOFIC
3rd Asia Song Festival
22 September 2006. Retrieved 12 October 2011 It was also the main venue of the

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2002 FIFA World Cup matches

References

External links

Gwangju World Cup Stadium official website
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