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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Stadiums

Host countries

1892

Oldest

Goodison Park

1998

Newest

Stade de France

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Venues used in 1930, 1934, 1966, 1994, 1998 — 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.
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Saint-Étienne, France
488 m
cap 41,965
2.
Pontiac Silverdome
Pontiac, United States
296 m
cap 80,338
3.
Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
Turin, Italy
248 m
cap 27,958
4.
Rose Bowl
Pasadena, United States
247 m
cap 92,800
5.
Soldier Field
Chicago, United States
187 m
cap 61,500
6.
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)
Milan, Italy
176 m
cap 75,923
7.
Stade de Gerland
Lyon, France
173 m
cap 41,000
8.
Cotton Bowl
Dallas, United States
149 m
cap 92,100
9.
Stadium de Toulouse
Toulouse, France
148 m
cap 33,150
10.
Villa Park
Birmingham, England
103 m
cap 42,918

GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1930, 1934, 1966, 1994, 1998

1.
Estadio Centenario
Montevideo, Uruguay
10 matches
1930 (10)
2.
Wembley Stadium (old)
London, England
9 matches
1966 (9)
3.
Stade de France
Saint-Denis, France
9 matches
1998 (9)
4.
Rose Bowl
Pasadena, United States
8 matches
1994 (8)
5.
Giants Stadium
East Rutherford, United States
7 matches
1994 (7)
6.
Stade Vélodrome
Marseille, France
7 matches
1938, 1998 (7)
7.
Cotton Bowl
Dallas, United States
6 matches
1994 (6)
8.
Foxboro Stadium
Foxborough, United States
6 matches
1994 (6)
9.
Stanford Stadium
Stanford, United States
6 matches
1994 (6)
10.
Parc des Princes
Paris, France
6 matches
1938, 1998 (6)
11.
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Saint-Étienne, France
6 matches
1998 (6)
12.
Stade de Gerland
Lyon, 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?

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

Stadiums by host country

5 countries have hosted matches

GET /stadiums (group by country)

Goals per match by stadium altitude

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

Sea level (<200m)

2.96g/m

482 goals · 163 matches · 34 venues

Low (200-800m)

2.95g/m

59 goals · 20 matches · 4 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
Wembley Stadium (old) London · demolished 2003	England	98,600	60 m	1923	1966
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
Stade de France Saint-Denis	France	80,698	57 m	1998	1998
Pontiac Silverdome Pontiac · demolished 2018	United States	80,338	296 m	1975	1994
White City Stadium London · demolished 1985	England	76,567	13 m	1908	1966
Giants Stadium East Rutherford · demolished 2010	United States	75,338	23 m	1976	1994
Old Trafford Manchester	England	74,310	45 m	1910	1966
Camping World Stadium Orlando	United States	65,000	37 m	1936	1994
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
Villa Park Birmingham	England	42,918	103 m	1897	1966
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Saint-Étienne	France	41,965	488 m	1931	1998
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
Stade Bollaert-Delelis Lens	France	37,705	41 m	1933	1998
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
Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino Turin	Italy	27,958	248 m	1933	1934
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