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Rose Bowl stadium was built in 1923 and has also been the home stadium for UCLA football games since 1982.It has been the host to FIFA World Cup finals for men in 1994 and for FIFA World Cup in 1999. Another stadium, Råsunda Stadium near Stockholm , has hosted the men's FIFA World Cup final in 1958 and women's final in 1995 . The women's 1999 final had an attendance of 90,185 fans, the highest among the women's sports event in history. In 1942, due to Pearl Harbor attack, the game was shifted and held in Durham , North Carolina . The original stadium was a 57,000-seat horseshoe open on the south end, cost $272,198.26. The Tournament financed the project by offering ten-year subscription tickets for $100 each. After its completion the stadium was deeded to the city of Pasadena . In 1928, the south end was completely filled and the seating capacity was increased to 76,000. Further enlargements took place in 1932 (83,677), 1949 (100,807) and 1972 (104,696). The current seating capacity is approximately 93,000, although stadium room was found for a record crowd of 106,869 on January1, 1973.
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