83,000-capacity World Cup stadium demolished completely after roof collapsed

One of the highlights of the World Cup has been the magnificent stadiums in the United States, Canada and Mexico. From the majesty of the Azteca in Mexico City to the jaw-dropping nature of SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, they've provided the perfect backdrop to the World Cup.

It's the first time a lot of fans will have seen some of these stadiums, with the majority only used for NFL matches in the United States. However, not one of the stadiums that are being used in the current World Cup hosted matches the previous time the tournament was hosted in the States.

The closest to this are Gillette Stadium (Boston) and MetLife (New York), which were both built on the same plot of land as Foxborough Stadium and Giants Stadium, respectively. What's more, only five of the host cities from the 1994 edition were used for this year's tournament, with Detroit among those left off the billing.

For the 1994 tournament, the Pontiac Silverdome hosted four matches, including the United States' first match of the tournament against Switzerland. The 83,000 Silverdome was dubbed a stadium from the future when it opened in 1975 and featured a fibreglass fabric roof coated in Teflon and held up by air pressure.

That was particularly beneficial in the soaring heat of the American summer, but fast forward 10 years down the line and the stadium had fallen into disrepair. In the mid-2000s, it was bought for a measly $550,000 (£400,000), which works out at less than one per cent of its build cost.