Kammala wannan jumla: Gothenburg ta dauki bakuncin wasu wasannin motsa jiki na kasa da kasa da suka hada da gasar cin kofin duniya ta FIFA a shekarar 1958, gasar cin kofin zakarun Turai ta 1983, wasan farko na NFL a ranar 14 ga Agusta 1988 tsakanin Chicago Bears da Minnesota Vikings, gasar cin kofin kwallon kafa ta Turai a shekarar 1992, 1993 da kuma 2002 gasar cin kofin kwallon hannu ta maza ta duniya, gasar cin kofin duniya ta 1995 a wasan motsa jiki, gasar cin kofin duniya ta 1997 a cikin iyo (gajere), gasar cin kofin duniya ta 2002 na Ice Hockey, wasan karshe na gasar cin kofin UEFA ta 2004, gasar cin kofin Turai ta 2006 a wasan motsa jiki, da kuma gasar cin kofin duniya ta 2006 a wasan motsa jiki.
Gasar zakarun duniya ta 2008. Abubuwan da ake gudanarwa a shekara-shekara a cikin birni sune Gothia Cup da Göteborgsvarvet. Kofin Gothia na shekara-shekara, shine gasar kwallon kafa mafi girma a duniya dangane da yawan mahalarta: a cikin 2011, jimillar 'yan wasa 35,200 daga kungiyoyi 1,567 da kasashe 72 sun halarci.