International Stadium Yokohama
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The is a sports venue in Yokohama, Japan. The stadium has 73,237 seats, and was inaugurated in March 1998. It is the home stadium of Yokohama F. Marinos of the J. League.
It hosted three first-round games during the Football World Cup 2002, and the final game between Germany and Brazil was played there on June 30 2002 (the game was won by Brazil, 2–0).
From March 1 2005, its name was changed to to reflect the sponsorship of the Nissan Motor Co.
It hosted some matches of the 2005 FIFA Club World Championship, including the final. During the tournament, its name was temporarily reverted to the original due to FIFA requirements (FIFA does not recognise sponsorship of stadia at official FIFA events).
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