Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

53 venues across 6 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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Stadiums

Host countries

1897

Oldest

Parc des Princes

2002

Newest

Incheon Munhak Stadium

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Venues used in 1930, 1934, 1958, 1998, 2002 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details

53 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.
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Saint-Étienne, France
488 m
cap 41,965
2.
Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
Turin, Italy
248 m
cap 27,958
3.
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)
Milan, Italy
176 m
cap 75,923
4.
Stade de Gerland
Lyon, France
173 m
cap 41,000
5.
Stadium de Toulouse
Toulouse, France
148 m
cap 33,150
6.
Ryavallen
Borås, Sweden
138 m
cap 21,000
7.
Ōita Stadium (Big Eye)
Ōita, Japan
108 m
cap 40,000
8.
Sapporo Dome
Sapporo, Japan
101 m
cap 41,484
9.
Daegu World Cup Stadium
Daegu, South Korea
82 m
cap 66,422
10.
Stadio Littorio (Trieste)
Trieste, Italy
78 m
cap 8,000

GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1930, 1934, 1958, 1998, 2002

1.
Estadio Centenario
Montevideo, Uruguay
10 matches
1930 (10)
2.
Stade de France
Saint-Denis, France
9 matches
1998 (9)
3.
Råsunda Stadium
Solna, Sweden
8 matches
1958 (8)
4.
Stade Vélodrome
Marseille, France
7 matches
1938, 1998 (7)
5.
Ullevi
Gothenburg, Sweden
7 matches
1958 (7)
6.
Seoul World Cup Stadium
Seoul, South Korea
6 matches
2002 (6)
7.
Parc des Princes
Paris, France
6 matches
1938, 1998 (6)
8.
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Saint-Étienne, France
6 matches
1998 (6)
9.
Stade de Gerland
Lyon, France
6 matches
1938, 1998 (6)
10.
Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Lens, France
6 matches
1998 (6)
11.
Stade de la Beaujoire
Nantes, France
6 matches
1998 (6)
12.
Stade Chaban-Delmas
Bordeaux, France
6 matches
1938, 1998 (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

6 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)

3.01g/m

556 goals · 185 matches · 48 venues

Low (200-800m)

3.00g/m

24 goals · 8 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
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro) Milan	Italy	75,923	176 m	1926	1934, 1990
Stade Vélodrome Marseille	France	67,394	12 m	1937	1938, 1998
Parc des Princes Paris	France	47,929	42 m	1897	1938, 1998
Stadio Artemio Franchi Florence	Italy	47,290	51 m	1931	1934, 1990
Stade de Gerland Lyon	France	41,000	173 m	1926	1938, 1998
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
Stade Chaban-Delmas Bordeaux	France	34,462	24 m	1938	1938, 1998
Estadio Centenario Montevideo	Uruguay	90,000	29 m	1930	1930
Stade de France Saint-Denis	France	80,698	57 m	1998	1998
International Stadium Yokohama Yokohama	Japan	72,327	38 m	1998	2002
Seoul World Cup Stadium Seoul	South Korea	66,704	29 m	2001	2002
Daegu World Cup Stadium Daegu	South Korea	66,422	82 m	2001	2002
Saitama Stadium 2002 Saitama	Japan	63,700	11 m	2001	2002
Busan Asiad Stadium Busan	South Korea	53,769	25 m	2001	2002
Shizuoka Stadium ECOPA Fukuroi	Japan	50,889	50 m	2001	2002
Incheon Munhak Stadium Incheon	South Korea	50,256	38 m	2002	2002
Stadio Nazionale PNF Rome · demolished 1957	Italy	50,000	32 m	1911	1934
Råsunda Stadium Solna · demolished 2013	Sweden	50,000	22 m	1937	1958
Miyagi Stadium Rifu	Japan	49,000	56 m	2000	2002
Yanmar Stadium Nagai Osaka	Japan	47,000	13 m	1996	2002
Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium Ulsan	South Korea	43,550	8 m	2001	2002
Suwon World Cup Stadium Suwon	South Korea	43,288	68 m	2001	2002
Ullevi Gothenburg	Sweden	43,000	8 m	1958	1958
Gwangju World Cup Stadium Gwangju	South Korea	42,880	48 m	2001	2002
Jeonju World Cup Stadium Jeonju	South Korea	42,477	13 m	2001	2002
Niigata Stadium (Big Swan) Niigata	Japan	42,300	1 m	2001	2002
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Saint-Étienne	France	41,965	488 m	1931	1998
Sapporo Dome Sapporo	Japan	41,484	101 m	2001	2002
Kashima Soccer Stadium Kashima	Japan	40,728	51 m	1993	2002
Daejeon World Cup Stadium Daejeon	South Korea	40,535	61 m	2001	2002
Stadio Giorgio Ascarelli Naples · demolished 1942	Italy	40,000	3 m	1930	1934
Ōita Stadium (Big Eye) Ōita	Japan	40,000	108 m	2001	2002
Stade Bollaert-Delelis Lens	France	37,705	41 m	1933	1998
Jeju World Cup Stadium Seogwipo	South Korea	35,657	72 m	2001	2002
Stade de la Beaujoire Nantes	France	35,322	27 m	1984	1998
Stadium de Toulouse Toulouse	France	33,150	148 m	1937	1998
Stade de la Mosson Montpellier	France	32,939	41 m	1972	1998
Noevir Stadium Kobe Kobe	Japan	30,132	-1 m	2001	2002
Malmö Stadion Malmö	Sweden	30,000	12 m	1958	1958
Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino Turin	Italy	27,958	248 m	1933	1934
Ryavallen Borås	Sweden	21,000	138 m	1941	1958
Estadio Gran Parque Central Montevideo	Uruguay	20,000	28 m	1900	1930
Arosvallen Västerås	Sweden	20,000	18 m	1932	1958
Idrottsparken Norrköping	Sweden	17,234	39 m	1903	1958
Rimnersvallen Uddevalla	Sweden	17,000	5 m	1923	1958
Olympia Helsingborg	Sweden	16,500	34 m	1898	1958
Örjans Vall Halmstad	Sweden	15,500	7 m	1922	1958
Eyravallen Örebro	Sweden	13,000	35 m	1923	1958
Stadio Littorio (Trieste) Trieste	Italy	8,000	78 m	1932	1934
Tunavallen Eskilstuna	Sweden	7,800	15 m	1921	1958
Jernvallen Sandviken	Sweden	7,500	0 m	1938	1958
Estadio Pocitos Montevideo · demolished 1940	Uruguay	1,000	30 m	1921	1930