Following are the venues planned for the 2002 World Cup soccer tournament in Japan and South Korea (tabulated under city, stadium, capacity. * denotes completed):

Japan

Sapporo, Sapporo Dome, 42,122

Miyagi, Miyagi Stadium, 49,281

Nigata, Niigata Prefectural Stadium, 42,700

Ibaraki, Ibaraki Prefectural Kashima Soccer Stadium, 41,800

Saitama, Saitama Prefectural Soccer Stadium, 63,060

*Yokohama, International Stadium Yokohama, 70,564

Shizuoka, Ogasayama Sports Park Stadium, 50,600

*Osaka, Nagai Stadium, 45,409

Kobe, Kobe Misaki Stadium, 42,000

Oita, Oita Stadium, 43,254

South Korea

Seoul, the Seoul World Cup Stadium, 62,618

Inchon, the Inchon Munhak Stadium, 52,179

Suwon, the Suwon World Cup Stadium, 43,468

Taejon, the Taejon World Cup Stadium, 41,439

Chonju, the Chonju World Cup Stadium, 42,477

Kwangju, the Kwangju World Cup Stadium, 42,757

Taegu, the Taegu World Cup Stadium, 70,140

Ulsan, the Ulsan Stadium, 42,152

Pusan, the Pusan Sports Complex Main Stadium, 62,686

Sogwipo, the Cheju World Cup Stadium, 42,256

(Xinhua)