The stadium was one of the venues for the 2014 FIFA World Cup . Because of FIFA rules , it was called '' Arena de São Paulo '' during the tournament . The stadium hosted the opening ceremony followed by the opening match between Brazil and Croatia , three other group stage matches , a Round 16 match and a semi-final . Because of the request of at least 65,000 seats for the World Cup opening match , temporary seats were added to the stadium for the tournament , although the final usable capacity only reached 62,200 for the opening match
opening ceremony
2014 FIFA World Cup opening ceremony
Arena Corinthians