Kashima Stadium to host Tokyo 2020 football tournament after earthquake damage repaired

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Kashima Stadium to host Tokyo 2020 football tournament after earthquake damage repaired

POSTED 11 Jul 2017 . BY Matthew Campelli

The stadium hosted matches during the 2002 World Cup Credit: Toby Melville/PA Archive/PA Images

Japan’s Ibaraki Kashima Stadium – which was damaged during a large earthquake in 2011 – will be used as a venue for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games football tournament.

The stadium is located in Kashima City – just east of Tokyo – and is fully operational after assistance from FIFA and stakeholders.

Home to Japan’s most successful club team, the Kashima Antlers, the stadium was originally built in 1993 and holds a capacity of 40,000.

Ibaraki Kashima Stadium was also used for the 2002 World Cup, which Japan co-hosted with neighbour South Korea.

It hosted three group stage matches, including Argentina v Nigeria, Germany v Republic of Ireland and Italy v Croatia.

The stadium was partially damaged during the 9.0 earthquake in Tohoku six years ago.

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