 The older Independência Stadium was the site of the FIFA World Cup 1950 game, when the United States beat England in a 1–0 win.Mineirão, officially called Estádio Governador Magalhães Pinto, was built to provide the city of Belo Horizonte with a larger alternative for Independência Stadium, then the prime venue of the city.The stadium was meant to become the most modern stadium of Brazil and the new home of Atlético Mineiro and Cruzeiro.