Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

38 venues across 5 host nations for the selected years. Capacity, altitude, opening year, tournament appearances. Click any row to query the underlying API (GET /stadiums/{id}).

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1900

Oldest

Estadio Gran Parque Central

2005

Newest

Allianz Arena

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Venues used in 1930, 1934, 1950, 1994, 2006 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details

38 venues

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Capacity:<25%25-45%45-65%65-85%≥85%·Marker size also scales with capacity

Highest-altitude venues

Estadio Azteca's 2,287m made 1986 famous. Toluca tops out higher.

1.
Estádio Durival de Britto (Vila Capanema)
Curitiba, Brazil
887 m
cap 20,000
2.
Estádio Independência
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
847 m
cap 23,018
3.
Estádio do Pacaembu
São Paulo, Brazil
773 m
cap 40,199
4.
Allianz Arena
Munich, Germany
490 m
cap 75,000
5.
Max-Morlock-Stadion
Nuremberg, Germany
324 m
cap 50,000
6.
Pontiac Silverdome
Pontiac, United States
296 m
cap 80,338
7.
Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Kaiserslautern, Germany
292 m
cap 49,850
8.
Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
Turin, Italy
248 m
cap 27,958
9.
Rose Bowl
Pasadena, United States
247 m
cap 92,800
10.
MHPArena
Stuttgart, Germany
224 m
cap 60,449

GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1930, 1934, 1950, 1994, 2006

1.
Estadio Centenario
Montevideo, Uruguay
10 matches
1930 (10)
2.
Rose Bowl
Pasadena, United States
8 matches
1994 (8)
3.
Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
8 matches
1950 (8), 2014
4.
Giants Stadium
East Rutherford, United States
7 matches
1994 (7)
5.
Cotton Bowl
Dallas, United States
6 matches
1994 (6)
6.
Signal Iduna Park
Dortmund, Germany
6 matches
1974, 2006 (6)
7.
Allianz Arena
Munich, Germany
6 matches
2006 (6)
8.
Olympiastadion
Berlin, Germany
6 matches
1974, 2006 (6)
9.
MHPArena
Stuttgart, Germany
6 matches
1974, 2006 (6)
10.
Foxboro Stadium
Foxborough, United States
6 matches
1994 (6)
11.
Stanford Stadium
Stanford, United States
6 matches
1994 (6)
12.
Estádio do Pacaembu
São Paulo, Brazil
6 matches
1950 (6)

GET /matches?year=… (count grouped by stadiumId)

Average capacity by opening decade

Are WC venues getting bigger over time?

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Stadiums by host country

5 countries have hosted matches

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Goals per match by stadium altitude

Does the air thin out the defense? Bands aligned with FIFA altitude-acclimatization thresholds.

Sea level (<200m)

2.94g/m

371 goals · 126 matches · 28 venues

Low (200-800m)

2.98g/m

125 goals · 42 matches · 8 venues

Mid (800-1500m)

4.00g/m

20 goals · 5 matches · 2 venues

goals.sum / matches.count, grouped by elevation band

All venues

Sort:WC appearances Capacity Altitude Opening year Name

Stadium	Country	Capacity	Altitude	Opened	WC editions
Signal Iduna Park Dortmund	Germany	81,365	108 m	1974	1974, 2006
Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã) Rio de Janeiro	Brazil	78,838	21 m	1950	1950, 2014
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro) Milan	Italy	75,923	176 m	1926	1934, 1990
Olympiastadion Berlin	Germany	74,475	65 m	1936	1974, 2006
MHPArena Stuttgart	Germany	60,449	224 m	1933	1974, 2006
Volksparkstadion Hamburg	Germany	57,000	25 m	1953	1974, 2006
Deutsche Bank Park Frankfurt	Germany	51,500	116 m	1925	1974, 2006
HDI-Arena Hannover	Germany	49,000	65 m	1954	1974, 2006
Stadio Artemio Franchi Florence	Italy	47,290	51 m	1931	1934, 1990
Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Bologna	Italy	38,279	64 m	1927	1934, 1990
Stadio Luigi Ferraris Genoa	Italy	36,599	26 m	1911	1934, 1990
Rose Bowl Pasadena	United States	92,800	247 m	1922	1994
Cotton Bowl Dallas	United States	92,100	149 m	1932	1994
Estadio Centenario Montevideo	Uruguay	90,000	29 m	1930	1930
Pontiac Silverdome Pontiac · demolished 2018	United States	80,338	296 m	1975	1994
Giants Stadium East Rutherford · demolished 2010	United States	75,338	23 m	1976	1994
Allianz Arena Munich	Germany	75,000	490 m	2005	2006
Camping World Stadium Orlando	United States	65,000	37 m	1936	1994
Veltins-Arena Gelsenkirchen	Germany	62,271	57 m	2001	2006
Soldier Field Chicago	United States	61,500	187 m	1924	1994
RFK Stadium Washington · demolished 2025	United States	56,692	6 m	1961	1994
Foxboro Stadium Foxborough · demolished 2002	United States	53,644	83 m	1971	1994
Stanford Stadium Stanford	United States	50,424	14 m	1921	1994
Stadio Nazionale PNF Rome · demolished 1957	Italy	50,000	32 m	1911	1934
RheinEnergieStadion Cologne	Germany	50,000	71 m	2004	2006
Max-Morlock-Stadion Nuremberg	Germany	50,000	324 m	1928	2006
Fritz-Walter-Stadion Kaiserslautern	Germany	49,850	292 m	1920	2006
Red Bull Arena (Leipzig) Leipzig	Germany	47,069	114 m	2004	2006
Estádio do Pacaembu São Paulo	Brazil	40,199	773 m	1940	1950
Stadio Giorgio Ascarelli Naples · demolished 1942	Italy	40,000	3 m	1930	1934
Estádio Ilha do Retiro Recife	Brazil	30,000	6 m	1937	1950
Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino Turin	Italy	27,958	248 m	1933	1934
Estádio Independência Belo Horizonte	Brazil	23,018	847 m	1950	1950
Estadio Gran Parque Central Montevideo	Uruguay	20,000	28 m	1900	1930
Estádio Durival de Britto (Vila Capanema) Curitiba	Brazil	20,000	887 m	1947	1950
Estádio dos Eucaliptos Porto Alegre · demolished 1981	Brazil	20,000	53 m	1931	1950
Stadio Littorio (Trieste) Trieste	Italy	8,000	78 m	1932	1934
Estadio Pocitos Montevideo · demolished 1940	Uruguay	1,000	30 m	1921	1930