Stadio Renato Dall'Ara is a multi-purpose stadium

Multi-purpose stadium

Multi-purpose stadiums are a type of stadium designed in such a way as to be easily used by multiple sports. While any stadium could potentially host more than one sport, this concept usually refers to a specific design philosophy that stresses multi-functionality over specificity...

 in Bologna

Bologna

Bologna is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna, in the Po Valley of Northern Italy. The city lies between the Po River and the Apennine Mountains, more specifically, between the Reno River and the Savena River. Bologna is a lively and cosmopolitan Italian college city, with spectacular history,...

, Italy

Italy

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. It is currently used mostly for football

Football (soccer)

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 matches and the home of Bologna F.C. 1909

Bologna F.C. 1909

Bologna Football Club 1909, known simply as Bologna, is an Italian Football League club based in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, formed in 1993. The club are nicknamed the rossoblù because of the red and blue striped shirts they wear. Red and Blue are the official colours of the town.During its history...

. The stadium was built in 1927 and holds 38,279. It has also been named Stadio Littoriale.

The England-Belgium match (1–0, goal scored by David Platt in the 119th minute) of 26 June 1990, in the Round of 16 of the World Cup

1990 FIFA World Cup

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, was the last of four matches in the tournament played in Bologna. The stadium was also witness to the World Cup

FIFA World Cup

The FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...

 competition's quickest goal ever scored, by Davide Gualtieri

Davide Gualtieri

Davide Gualtieri is a retired Sammarinese footballer.He is most well-remembered for scoring the fastest ever goal in FIFA World Cup qualification history. He achieved the record in a qualifier that took place on 17 November 1993...

 of San Marino

San Marino national football team

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, taking 8.3 seconds to put his team ahead against England

England national football team

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. The 17 November 1993 qualifier

1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA – Group 2)

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 finished with England winning 7–1.

The stadium also hosted an international rugby union

Rugby union

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 test match in 1995, Italy

Italy national rugby union team

The Italy national rugby union team represent the nation of Italy in the sport of rugby union. The team is also known as the Azzurri . Italy have been playing international rugby since the late 1920s, and since 2000 compete annually in the Six Nations Championship with England, France, Ireland,...

 vs. All Blacks

All Blacks

The New Zealand men's national rugby union team, known as the All Blacks, represent New Zealand in what is regarded as its national sport....

(the All Blacks won the game 70–6).