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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Niall McVeigh

Football quiz: identify the stadiums pictured from a distance

  1. We'll start with an old-school English ground. But who plays there?

    1. Birmingham City

    2. Everton

    3. Blackburn Rovers

    4. Leicester City

  2. Moving to the continent – can you name this Serie A stadium by the sea?

    1. Stadio Olimpico (Roma and Lazio)

    2. Stadio Luigi Ferraris (Genoa and Sampdoria)

    3. Stadio San Paolo (Napoli)

    4. Stadio Sant'Elia (Cagliari)

  3. Staying in Europe – where is this?

    1. Seville

    2. Athens

    3. Marseille

    4. Lisbon

  4. Which Championship ground is lit up here?

    1. Elland Road

    2. The Hawthorns

    3. Deepdale

    4. Hillsborough

  5. Which of this summer's World Cup venues is pictured here?

    1. Rostov Arena

    2. Krestovsky Stadium

    3. Luzhniki Stadium

    4. Kaliningrad Arena

  6. Back to Britain, and whose ground sits at the centre of this picturesque shot?

    1. Hearts

    2. Oldham Athletic

    3. Scunthorpe United

    4. Burnley

  7. Which London venue is this, pictured from a nearby train station?

    1. The Den

    2. Loftus Road

    3. Kingsmeadow

    4. Selhurst Park

  8. Which La Liga side play in this sun-kissed stadium in Spain?

    1. Espanyol

    2. Athletic Bilbao

    3. Real Sociedad

    4. Celta Vigo

  9. Which European national side play here?

    1. Poland

    2. Switzerland

    3. Denmark

    4. Croatia

  10. Which English riverside ground is this?

    1. Nottingham Forest's City Ground

    2. Sheffield Wednesday's Hillsborough

    3. Sunderland's Stadium of Light

    4. Middlesbrough's Riverside Stadium

  11. Which Premier League ground can be seen in this scenic view?

    1. Cardiff City Stadium

    2. Etihad Stadium

    3. John Smith's Stadium

    4. Amex Stadium

  12. Finally, which South American crucible is pictured here at sunset?

    1. Maracanã

    2. La Bombonera

    3. El Monumental

    4. Morumbi

Solutions

1:B - It's Goodison Park – the tiny tower in the top-left corner was a clue, 2:C - Napoli's 60,000-capacity home is in the western suburb of Fuorigrotta, 3:C - The distinctive Stade Vélodrome opened in 1937 and was redeveloped for Euro 2016, 4:A - It's Elland Road, home of Leeds United, 5:C - The Moscow arena hosted the final, as well as England's semi-final defeat to Croatia, 6:D - Turf Moor has been Burnley's home since 1883, making it the Premier League's oldest ground, 7:A - Millwall's ground sits adjacent to two railway lines, a stone's throw from South Bermondsey station, 8:C - The Anoeta can be found in San Sebastian, on Spain's northern coast, 9:A - It's the PGE National Stadium in the Polish capital, Warsaw, 10:C - The eighth-largest ground in England sits on the banks of the River Wear, 11:D - It's Brighton's home ground, perched on the edge of the South Downs, 12:A - Rio's famous ground has hosted two World Cup finals – in 1950 and 2014

Scores

  1. 12 and above.

    A full house!

  2. 9 and above.

    Almost at capacity

  3. 5 and above.

    A decent turnout

  4. 0 and above.

    Plenty of empty seats

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