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Wembley Stadium was completed and handed over to the Football Association on the 9th of March 2007, and officially opened on the 19th of May 2007 with the FA Cup Final. The stadium cost £798 million to build, with the total project cost including transport infrastructure and financing estimated at £1 billion.
The Wembley arch rises 133 metres above the external concourse level and has a span of 315 metres, making it the longest single-span roof structure in the world. It supports all the weight of the north roof and 60 percent of the weight of the retractable southern roof.
Italian striker Giampaolo Pazzini scored the first goal in a FIFA-sanctioned match at the new Wembley, netting after just 28 seconds in the England under-21s versus Italy under-21s game on the 24th of March 2007. He also scored the first hat-trick at the new stadium in the same match.
Wembley Stadium has a capacity of 90,000 seats, making it the largest stadium in the United Kingdom and the second-largest in Europe, behind Barcelona's Camp Nou.
Multiplex, the main contractor, filed a £253 million claim against structural engineering consultants Mott MacDonald, which became the largest construction claim in UK legal history. The dispute was settled out of court in June 2010, with terms undisclosed.
Coldplay hold the record for most performances at Wembley Stadium with 22 shows. Their Music of the Spheres World Tour between August and September 2025 included 10 concerts in a single year, the first time any act had achieved that at the venue.