LONDON — Yokohama Stadium, which hosted the final of the 2002 football World Cup, will stage the final of the 2019 Rugby World Cup, World Rugby said Monday. Tokyo Stadium, the home of Tokyo football club, will host the opening ceremony and opening match. World Rugby revealed the revised plans after the design of the new National Stadium, which was to be the showpiece of the 2019 Cup and 2020 Olympics, was scrapped in July because it became too expensive. The new vision was a compromise to still feature rugby in the capital city, but also to meet revenue expectations. — Reuters
