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25 greatest football stadiums around world, from the Bernabeu to San Mames… but Tottenham’s £1bn ground down in 21

ATMOSPHERE, capacity and the quality of the toilets are all taken into consideration when fans argue about the best stadiums in the world.

And a poll to determine which ground holds that honour has revealed some surprising results.

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Boca Juniors’ La Bombonera home in Buenos Aires is one of the most iconic stadiums in the world

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Rio de Janeiro’s Maracana stadium is also one of the most well known

Tottenham splashed out a staggering £1BILLION on their North London home which was finished in 2021 and currently ranks just 21st despite being the most expensive stadium ever built.

But surprisingly, it’s a stadium in Egypt that sits in the No 1 spot.

Here SunSport reveals the results of a poll conducted by Spanish outlet

1 CAIRO INTERNATIONAL STADIUM

Home team: Al Ahly

Capacity: 75,000

Location: Cairo, Egypt

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Cairo International Stadium

2 SANTIAGO BERNABEU

Home team: Real Madrid

Capacity: 81,044

Location: Madrid, Spain

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Santiago Bernabeu stadium

3 NOU CAMP

Home team: Barcelona

Capacity: 99,354

Location: Barcelona, Spain

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Nou Camp

4 MOUNUMENTAL DE CHILE

Home team: Colo Colo

Capacity: 47,347

Location: Santiago, Chile

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Monumental de Chile

5 SAN MAMES

Home team: Athletic Bilbao

Capacity: 53,289

Location: Bilbao, Spain

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San Mames stadium

6 WANDA METROPOLITANO

Home team: Atletico Madrid

Capacity: 68,456

Location: Madrid, Spain

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Wanda Metropolitano

7 ANFIELD

Home team: Liverpool

Capacity: 54,074

Location: Liverpool, England

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Anfield

8 LA BOMBONERA

Home team: Boca Juniors

Capacity: 49,000

Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina

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Boca Juniors’ La Bomonera

9 SIGNAL IDUNA PARK

Home team: Borussia Dortmund

Capacity: 81,360

Location: Dortmund, Germany

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Westfalenstadion

10 MOHAMED V

Home team: Raja and Wydad Casablanca

Capacity: 52,000

Location: Casablanca, Morocco

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Mohamed V Stadium – Casablanca

11 STADE OLYMPIQUE DE RADES

Home team: Tunisian national team

Capacity: 60,000

Location: Rades, Tunisia

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Stade Olympique de Rades

12 WEMBLEY

Home team: England national team

Capacity: 90,000

Location: London, England

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Wembley Stadium

13 OLD TRAFFORD

Home team: Manchester United

Capacity: 76,000

Location: Manchester, England

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Old Trafford

14 MARACANA

Home team: Brazil national team, Flamengo, Fluminense

Capacity: 78,838

Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Maracana stadium

15 SAN SIRO

Home team: AC Milan, Inter Milan

Capacity: 80,018

Location: Milan, Italy

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San Siro

16 ALLIANZ ARENA

Home team: Bayern Munich

Capacity: 75,024

Location: Munich, Germany

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Allianz Arena

17 STADE VELODROME

Home team: Marseille

Capacity: 67,394

Location: Marseille, France

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Stade Velodrome

18 ESTADIO DA LUZ

Home team: Benfica

Capacity: 65,647

Location: Lisbon, Portugal

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Estadio da Luz, Lisbon

19 JOHAN CRUYFF ARENA

Home team: Ajax

Capacity: 54,990

Location: Amsterdam, Holland

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Johan Cruyff arena

20 MOUNUMENTAL

Home team: River Plate

Capacity: 70,074

Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina

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Monumental, Buenos Aires

21 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR STADIUM

Home team: Tottenham Hotspur

Capacity: 62,303

Location: London, England

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Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

22 ESTADIO AZTECA

Home team: Mexico national team, Club America and Cruz Azul

Capacity: 87,523

Location: Mexico City, Mexico

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Estadio Azteca

23 SOCCER CITY STADIUM

Home team: South Africa national team, Kaizer Chiefs

Capacity: 94,736

Location: Johannesburg, South Africa

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Soccer City Stadium

24 CELTIC PARK

Home team: Celtic

Capacity: 60,411

Location: Glasgow, Scotland

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Celtic Park

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25 AZADI STADIUM

Home team: Iran national team

Capacity: 78,116

Location: Tehran, Iran

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Azadi Stadium
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