 Following the successful U.S. bid for the 1994 FIFA World Cup, civic boosters in the Twin Cities proposed staging matches at the Blaine sports complex with a temporary arrangement to seat 45,000 spectators, but were not named in the final list of venues.The NSC Stadium has a large grandstand along the west sideline of the field and smaller grandstands on the opposite sideline and on either end.The United States women's national soccer team has played four home matches at the NSC, including international matches against Canada, Australia, Norway and Sweden.