Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

56 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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Host countries

1892

Oldest

Goodison Park

2014

Newest

Neo Química Arena

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Venues used in 1930, 1934, 1966, 1982, 1990, 2014 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details

56 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 Nacional Mané Garrincha
Brasília, Brazil
1,119 m
cap 72,788
2.
Ligga Arena (Arena da Baixada)
Curitiba, Brazil
910 m
cap 40,502
3.
Estádio Mineirão
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
850 m
cap 58,170
4.
Neo Química Arena
São Paulo, Brazil
785 m
cap 49,205
5.
Santiago Bernabéu
Madrid, Spain
720 m
cap 81,044
6.
Estadio José Zorrilla
Valladolid, Spain
719 m
cap 26,512
7.
Estadio Vicente Calderón
Madrid, Spain
583 m
cap 65,695
8.
Stadio delle Alpi
Turin, Italy
278 m
cap 67,229
9.
Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
Turin, Italy
248 m
cap 27,958
10.
Estadio Carlos Tartiere (old)
Oviedo, Spain
245 m
cap 23,500

GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1930, 1934, 1966, 1982, 1990, 2014

1.
Estadio Centenario
Montevideo, Uruguay
10 matches
1930 (10)
2.
Wembley Stadium (old)
London, England
9 matches
1966 (9)
3.
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)
Milan, Italy
9 matches
1934 (3), 1990 (6)
4.
Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
7 matches
1950, 2014 (7)
5.
Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha
Brasília, Brazil
7 matches
2014 (7)
6.
Stadio Artemio Franchi
Florence, Italy
7 matches
1934 (3), 1990 (4)
7.
Stadio Olimpico
Rome, Italy
6 matches
1990 (6)
8.
Arena Castelão
Fortaleza, Brazil
6 matches
2014 (6)
9.
Estádio Mineirão
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
6 matches
2014 (6)
10.
Arena Fonte Nova
Salvador, Brazil
6 matches
2014 (6)
11.
Neo Química Arena
São Paulo, Brazil
6 matches
2014 (6)
12.
Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Bologna, Italy
6 matches
1934 (2), 1990 (4)

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

Average capacity by opening decade

Are WC venues getting bigger over time?

GET /stadiums (group by floor(opened / 10) × 10)

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)

2.88g/m

536 goals · 186 matches · 44 venues

Low (200-800m)

2.50g/m

80 goals · 32 matches · 8 venues

Mid (800-1500m)

2.65g/m

45 goals · 17 matches · 3 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
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
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
Camp Nou Barcelona	Spain	99,354	62 m	1957	1982
Wembley Stadium (old) London · demolished 2003	England	98,600	60 m	1923	1966
Estadio Centenario Montevideo	Uruguay	90,000	29 m	1930	1930
Santiago Bernabéu Madrid	Spain	81,044	720 m	1947	1982
White City Stadium London · demolished 1985	England	76,567	13 m	1908	1966
Old Trafford Manchester	England	74,310	45 m	1910	1966
Stadio Olimpico Rome	Italy	73,603	37 m	1953	1990
Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha Brasília	Brazil	72,788	1,119 m	2013	2014
Stadio delle Alpi Turin · demolished 2008	Italy	67,229	278 m	1990	1990
Estadio Vicente Calderón Madrid · demolished 2019	Spain	65,695	583 m	1966	1982
Arena Castelão Fortaleza	Brazil	64,846	29 m	1973	2014
Estadio Benito Villamarín Seville	Spain	60,721	20 m	1929	1982
Stadio San Nicola Bari	Italy	58,270	62 m	1990	1990
Estádio Mineirão Belo Horizonte	Brazil	58,170	850 m	1965	2014
Stadio Diego Armando Maradona Naples	Italy	54,726	51 m	1959	1990
Arena Fonte Nova Salvador	Brazil	51,900	55 m	2013	2014
Estádio Beira-Rio Porto Alegre	Brazil	50,128	9 m	1969	2014
Stadio Nazionale PNF Rome · demolished 1957	Italy	50,000	32 m	1911	1934
Mestalla Valencia	Spain	49,500	20 m	1923	1982
Neo Química Arena São Paulo	Brazil	49,205	785 m	2014	2014
San Mamés (old) Bilbao · demolished 2013	Spain	46,200	30 m	1913	1982
Arena Pernambuco São Lourenço da Mata	Brazil	44,248	26 m	2013	2014
Estadio Sarriá Barcelona · demolished 1997	Spain	44,000	95 m	1923	1982
Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Seville	Spain	43,883	19 m	1958	1982
Villa Park Birmingham	England	42,918	103 m	1897	1966
Stadio Friuli Udine	Italy	41,652	115 m	1976	1990
Arena Pantanal Cuiabá	Brazil	41,390	173 m	2014	2014
Arena da Amazônia Manaus	Brazil	40,549	41 m	2014	2014
Ligga Arena (Arena da Baixada) Curitiba	Brazil	40,502	910 m	1914	2014
Roker Park Sunderland · demolished 1997	England	40,310	30 m	1898	1966
Stadio Giorgio Ascarelli Naples · demolished 1942	Italy	40,000	3 m	1930	1934
Ayresome Park Middlesbrough · demolished 1997	England	40,000	11 m	1903	1966
Hillsborough Stadium Sheffield	England	39,732	69 m	1899	1966
Goodison Park Liverpool	England	39,414	46 m	1892	1966
Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi Verona	Italy	39,371	60 m	1963	1990
Stadio Sant'Elia Cagliari	Italy	39,000	1 m	1970	1990
Stadio Renzo Barbera Palermo	Italy	36,349	43 m	1932	1990
Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero Elche	Spain	33,732	79 m	1976	1982
Estadio La Romareda Zaragoza	Spain	33,608	229 m	1957	1982
Estadio Riazor A Coruña	Spain	32,660	28 m	1944	1982
Arena das Dunas Natal	Brazil	31,375	34 m	2014	2014
Estadio La Rosaleda Málaga	Spain	30,044	23 m	1941	1982
Estadio José Rico Pérez Alicante	Spain	30,000	79 m	1974	1982
El Molinón Gijón	Spain	29,538	5 m	1908	1982
Estadio de Balaídos Vigo	Spain	29,000	10 m	1928	1982
Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino Turin	Italy	27,958	248 m	1933	1934
Estadio José Zorrilla Valladolid	Spain	26,512	719 m	1982	1982
Estadio Carlos Tartiere (old) Oviedo · demolished 2003	Spain	23,500	245 m	1932	1982
Estadio Gran Parque Central Montevideo	Uruguay	20,000	28 m	1900	1930
Stadio Littorio (Trieste) Trieste	Italy	8,000	78 m	1932	1934
Estadio Pocitos Montevideo · demolished 1940	Uruguay	1,000	30 m	1921	1930