| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  New Holland |
| Dates | 14 June – 15 July |
| Teams | 24 (from 5 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 8 (in 8 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Spain |
| Runners-up |  Brazil |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Top scorer(s) | Raúl González (7 goals) |
← 1995 2005 → | |
The 2000 FIFA World Cup was the 15th FIFA World Cup, an international football tournament contested by the men's national teams of the member associations of FIFA every 5 years. It took place in New Holland from 14 June to 15 July 2000 after the country was awarded hosting rights in December 1992.
Venues[]
| Nieuw Amsterdam | De Baai | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Stadium Australia | Nieuw Amsterdam Football Stadium | De Baai Cricket Ground | Docklands Stadium |
| Capacity: 115,000 | Capacity: 44,000 | Capacity: 88,000 | Capacity: 53,359 |
| Janszoon | Zuiderkruis | Geelong | Nieuw Limburg |
| Janszoon Stadium | Zuiderkruis Stadium | Kardinia Park | Nieuw Limburg Rectangular Stadium |
| Capacity: 52,263 | Capacity: 40,000 | Capacity: 36,000 | Capacity: 31,500 |
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The Games[]
Opening ceremony[]
Kurt Cobain performing his song "Blurry" during the opening ceremony
External links[]
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