The Arena Amazonia in Manaus has held its first official 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil test event, a Brazilian Cup tie between Resende and Vasco da Gama. Fully open for the first time since its completion, the stadium welcomed a crowd of over 32,000 for the game, which ended in a goalless draw.

The teams of the Brazil 2014 Organising Committee (LOC) took part in the test event, the first time they have done so at any of the six stadiums not used at last year’s FIFA Confederations Cup.

The stadiums in Curitiba, Porto Alegre, Natal, São Paulo and Brasilia will each host one more test event, while Cuiaba will stage two tests, the first of them taking place on 26 April, a Brazilian second division match between Luverdense and Vasco. Manaus will also host a second test event, the date of which has yet to be decided.

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