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World Cup stadia photos

TWICKENHAM (London) Capacity: 82,000. Matches: Final; both semi-finals; one quarter-final; pool games. The home of English rugby union hosted the 1991 World Cup final

WEMBLEY (London) Capacity: 90,000. Matches: One quarter-final; pool games. England's biggest stadium, which is to host two Saracens matches in 2009

EMIRATES STADIUM (London) Capacity: 60,432. Matches: Bronze medal match; pool games. Arsenal's new stadium has never staged a rugby union match before

MILLENNIUM STADIUM (Cardiff) Capacity: 73,350. Matches: Two quarter-finals; pool games. The only stadium being used outside England - but it still has to be ratified by World Cup officials

OLD TRAFFORD (Manchester) Capacity: 76,100. Matches: Pool games. Manchester United's ground staged England's clash with Argentina in June 2009

ST JAMES' PARK (Newcastle) Capacity: 52,387. Matches: Pool games. Newcastle's stadium takes the tournament to the north east

ANFIELD (Liverpool) Capacity: 45,000. Matches: Pool games. Liverpool's home staged warm-up games before the 1999 Rugby World Cup

ELLAND ROAD (Leeds) Capacity: 40,204. Matches: Pool games. Leeds United's ground is more used to staging rugby league Test matches

ST MARY'S STADIUM (Southampton) Capacity: 32,689. Matches: Pool games. Southampton's ground has staged international football before and will represent the south coast

RICOH ARENA (Coventry) Capacity: 32,500. Matches: Pool games. Coventry City's home has hosted the EDF Energy Cup final and Heineken Cup fixtures

WELFORD ROAD (Leicester) Capacity: 30,000 (projected). Matches: Pool games. The home of Leicester Tigers is currently being developed into England's biggest rugby union club ground

KINGSHOLM (Gloucester) Capacity: 18,000 (projected). Matches: Pool games. One of the most atmopsheric grounds in English rugby union could be expanded by 2015

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