Hangzhou Dragon Stadium

Group C, Ghana v Australia, 12 Sep

Group C, Norway v Canada, 12 Sep

Group C, Canada v Ghana, 15 Sep

Group C, Australia v Norway, 15 Sep

Group A, Germany v Japan, 17 Sep

Group D, Brazil v Denmark, 19 Sep

Semi Final 2 (QF2 v QF4), 27 Sep

Hangzhou is situated just over 100 miles south west of Shanghai. It is an economic, cultural and transport hub for China's east coast and boasts over 1 million inhabitants.

When Marco Polo visited in the 13th century he pronounced the city superior to 'all others in the the world, in grandeur and beauty as well as its abundant delights, which might lead one to imagine himself in paradise'.

The Dragon stadium has a capacity of 51,139 and is home to First Division club Zhejiang Lucheng.

Shanghai Hongkou Football Stadium

Group A, Germany v Argentina, 10 Sep

Group A, Japan v England, 11 Sep

Group A, Argentina v Japan, 14 Sep

Group A, England v Germany, 14 Sep

Group B, Nigeria v USA, 18 Sep

Group C, Norway v Ghana, 19 Sep

Third Place Playoff, 30 Sep

Final, 30 Sep

Shanghai is China's largest city and primary shipping port and is also the most developed and modern city in the country.

With over 17 million inhabitants it is five times the size of Los Angeles and is the sixth most expensive city in the world to live in. Shanghai cuisine is among the best in China, with local delicacies including Chicken and Shark Fin rice.

Shanghai Hongkou Stadium is one of the most modern stadia in China, with a capacity of 34,000 and will host the Final on 30 September.

Tianjin Olympics Centre Stadium

Group B, N Korea v Sweden, 18 Sep

Group D, China v New Zealand, 19 Sep

Quarter-Final 2, 22 Sep

Quarter-Final 4, 23 Sep

Semi Final 1, 26 Sep

Tianjin is located in the North East of China and is just 75 miles from Beijing. It has a population of over 10 million and is famous as a port city which saw its rapid growth in the first half of the 20th century.

Tianjin set up its first football team in 1957 and construction on the 60,000 Olympics Centre Stadium finished at the end of 2006.

One of the four municipality cities alongside Beijing, Shanghai and Chongqing, which are under the direct jurisdiction of the Central Government of the People's Republic of China.

Wuhan Sports Centre Stadium

Group D, New Zealand v Brazil, 12 Sep

Group D, China v Denmark, 12 Sep

Group D Denmark v N Zealand, 15 Sep

Group D, Brazil v China, 15 Sep

Quarter-Final 1, 22 Sep

Quarter-Final 3, 23 Sep

Wuhan has a population of over 7 million people and is located at the intersection of China's largest river, the Yangzi.

The local people are industrious and nicknamed the "nine-head birds" after a mythological mighty bird whose image became the emblem of Super League side Wuhan Guanggu.

The city constructed the 54,289 capacity stadium which was set to host the Women's World Cup four years ago, until the US stepped in due to the SARS virus outbreak.



Chengdu Sports Centre

Group B, USA v North Korea, 11 Sep

Group B, Nigeria v Sweden, 11 Sep

Group B, Sweden v USA, 14 Sep

Group B, N Korea v Nigeria, 14 Sep

Group A, England v Argentina, 17 Sep

Group C, Australia v Canada, 19 Sep

Chengdu is the capital of Sichuan, China's most populated province with over 100million people. It is called the 'city of abundance' and is situated in the west of the country, the natural habitat for 80 per cent of the world's giant pandas.

The stadium used to be home to the Sichuan club, which went out of business in 2006, although ironically it's fans are claimed to be the most fanatical in the country. The stadium has 39,225 seats.