World Cup ’94 : WORLD CUP ’94 / GROUP F PREVIEW : Hosting World Cup ’94

The 24-team tournament will be played in stadiums across the United States, with the openning game June 17 at Soldier Field in Chicago and the final a month later at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena. A full-page graphic of the Rose Bowl will run June 17. Here are the other eight venues.

STANFORD STADIUM Location: Palo Alto, Calif. Capacity: 86,019 Field dimension: 115 yards long, 74 yards wide World Cup Schedule: First Round, June 20,24,26,28; Round of 16, July 4; Quarterfinal, July 10

FOXBORO STADIUM Location: Boston, Mass. Capacity: 61,000 Field dimension: 115 yards long, 74 yards wide World Cup Schedule: First Round, June 21,23,25,30; Round of 16, July 5; Quarterfinal, July 9.

SOLDIER FIELD Location: Chicago, Ill. Capacity: 66,814 Field dimension: 115 yards long, 74 yards wide World Cup Schedule: First Round, June 17,21,26,27; Round of 16, July 2;

COTTON BOWL Location: Dallas, Texas Capacity: 72,000 Field dimension: 115 yards long, 74 yards wide World Cup Schedule: First Round, June 17,21,27,30; Round of 16, July 3; Quarterfinal, July 9.

PONTIAC SILVERDOME Location: Pontiac, Mich. Capacity: 76,000 Field dimension: 113 yards long, 72 yards wide World Cup Schedule: First Round, June 18,22,24,28

GIANTS STADIUM Location: East Rutherford, N.J. Capacity: 76,891 Field dimension: 113 yards long, 72 yards wide World Cup Schedule: First Round, June 18,23,25,28; Round of 16, July 5; Quarterfinal, July 10; Senifinal, July 13

CITRUS BOWL Location: Orlando, Fla. Capacity: 70,188 Field dimension: 115 yards long, 74 yards wide World Cup Schedule: First round, June 19,24,25,29; Round of 16, July 4

ROBERT F. KENNEDY STADIUM Location: Washington D.C. Capacity: 56,500 Field dimension: 115 yards long, 74 yards wide World Cup Schedule: First Round, June 19,20,28,29; Round of 16, July 2

Source: FIFA, Graphics News Service