On June 23, 2014 the soccer match Croatia vs. Mexico starts at 17:00 (local time in Brazil). The FIFA World Cup match takes place at Arena Pernambuco in Recife. Itaipava Arena Pernambuco is a new multi-use stadium in the Western suburbs of the Recife metropolitan area, in São Lourenço da Mata, Brazil. It is used mostly for football matches. The stadium has a capacity of 46,160 people.