The differences in the arena atmospheres were stark.
The arena's atmosphere for the showpiece event was another vital ingredient in the sport's allure.
Presidential motorcades swept past, whole ant colonies of Fifa-approved guests processed into their VIP areas but inside the sunken arena the atmosphere was amplified by the personal nature of the flags and banners: "Grazie Lippi", "Merci Zizou", "Thanks Ghana".
Tottenham's first-half display had hardly advertised what was to come, at an arena where the atmosphere was pulsating.
Arup Associates designed the stadium to be "an intimate, even intimidating, gladiatorial arena embodying the atmosphere of a football club" with the pitch six metres below ground level, a feature of Roman gladiatorial arenas and amphitheatres.
The citizens' starvation and their need for resources, both in and outside of the arena, create an atmosphere of helplessness that the main characters try to overcome in their fight for survival.
"They get paid incredible wages to deal with that and play in these arenas but the atmosphere gives us a lift and increases our game.
Trump gave the speech – which Brune also called "a jumbled collection of oil industry talking points that are devoid from reality in the market place" – in a packed arena that generated an atmosphere more like that of a campaign rally than a staid industry conference.
Frampton described his triumph over the American in front of a sell-out 9,000 crowd as "very easy" in an arena with "an incredible atmosphere".
Real's home ground is one of the largest and most iconic in Europe and, with around 80,000 fans packed into its steep, towering stands, the grand old arena rumbled with an atmosphere most venues would struggle to replicate on a matchday.
Before the game Danish and Swedish supporters sang and toasted each other at a public party outside the stadium and the feelgood atmosphere spilled into the arena.
