The Gwangju World Cup Stadium is a

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in the South Korean city of

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. It 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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. To honour the former South Korean national team coach

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, who helped the team advance to the semi-finals, for the first time in its history, by defeating Spain in this stadium, they have also named it the ''Guus Hiddink Stadium''. It is the home stadium of

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of the Korea Professional Football League (

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) and has a capacity of 40,245. It was also the venue for 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 for

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2002 FIFA World Cup Matches

References

External links

Gwangju World Cup Stadium official website
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