There is zero doubt that this year's Super Bowl venue, Arizona's University of Phoenix Stadium, is a spectacular feat of modern engineering, but how does it stack up next to the world's other modern marvels of sport?
Here are 20 other stunning stadiums around the world you'd be lucky to catch a game in.
1. Qizhong Stadium
Shanghai, China
Opened: 2005
Capacity: 13,779
Teams: Shanghai Masters
Fun Fact: This tennis arena’s unique retractable roof is made of eight sliding petal-shaped pieces that arrange into what looks like a blooming magnolia flower when opened. Amazingly, it only takes eight minutes to switch from open to closed, and vice versa.
2. FNB Stadium (Soccer City)
Johannesburg, South Africa
Opened: 1989
Capacity: 94,736
Teams: Kaizer Chiefs, South Africa national football team, South Africa national rugby team union
3. Olympiastadion
Munich, Germany
Opened: 1968
Capacity: 69,250
Teams: none
4. Allianz Arena
Munich, Germany
Opened: 2005
Capacity: 75,000
Teams: FC Bayern Munich, TSV 1860 Munchen
Fun Fact: The first stadium in the world with a full color-changing exterior, it’s able to illuminate different colors (and patterns) to indicate the host team.
5. PGE Arena Gdańsk
Gdańsk, Poland
Opened: 2011
Capacity: 43,615
Teams: Lechia Gdańsk
6. Ericsson Globe
Stockholm, Sweden
Opened: 1989
Capacity: 13,850
Teams: Tre Kronor (Swedish national men’s ice hockey team)
7. Yas Marina Circuit
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Opened: 2009
Capacity: 50,000
Teams: none
8. Amsterdam Arena
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Opened: 1996
Capacity: 53, 346
Teams: AFC Ajax
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9. The Float at Marina Bay
Marina Bay, Singapore
Opened: 2007
Capacity: 30,000
Teams: none
Fun Fact: Touted as the world’s largest floating stage, it’s made entirely of steel and can bear the weight of up to 1,070 tons, which if you're curious is the equivalent of 9,000 people, 200 tons of equipment, and three 30-ton military vehicles.
10. AT&T Stadium
Arlington, USA
Opened: 2009
Capacity: 105,000
Teams: Dallas Cowboys
11. Beijing National Stadium
Beijing, China
Opened: 2008
Capacity: 80,000
Teams: none
12. Wembley Stadium
London, England
Opened: 2007
Capacity: 90,000
Teams: England National Team
13. Panathenaic Stadium
Athens, Greece
Opened: 566 BC
Capacity: 45,000
Teams: none
Fun Fact: After a comprehensive renovation, this marble stadium hosted the first modern Olympics in 1896. It’s also hosted concerts by the likes everyone from Depeche Mode to Run-DMC, and is open on a regular basis as a public exercising track.
14. Aviva Stadium
Dublin, Ireland
Opened: 2010
Capacity: 65,000
Teams: Ireland national rugby union team, Republic of Ireland national football team, Leinster Rugby
15. Ibrox Stadium
Glasgow, Scotland
Opened: 1899
Capacity: 50,987
Teams: Rangers FC
16. Yoyogi National Gymnasium
Tokyo, Japan
Opened: 1964
Capacity: 13,291
Teams: none
17. Sapporo Dome
Sapporo, Japan
Opened: 2001
Capacity: 53,796
Teams: Consadole Sapporo, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
18. Braga Municipal Stadium
Braga, Portugal
Opened: 2003
Capacity: 30,286
Teams: Sporting Clube de Braga
Fun Fact: Braga was actually carved into the side of a quarry in such a way that one end of it runs directly into a vertical rock face, giving it a sense majestic natural ambience unlike any other major sports arena on earth.
19. Estádio da Luz
Lisbon, Portugal
Opened: 2003
Capacity: 65,647
Teams: Beneficia
20. Olympic Stadium
London, England
Opened: 2011
Capacity: 80,000
Teams: West Ham United (beginning 2016)
Joe McGauley is a senior editor at Supercompressor who has, for better or worse, never attended a professional American football game.