Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

28 venues across 3 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

1900

Oldest

Estadio Gran Parque Central

1982

Newest

Estadio José Zorrilla

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

28 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.
Santiago Bernabéu
Madrid, Spain
720 m
cap 81,044
2.
Estadio José Zorrilla
Valladolid, Spain
719 m
cap 26,512
3.
Estadio Vicente Calderón
Madrid, Spain
583 m
cap 65,695
4.
Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
Turin, Italy
248 m
cap 27,958
5.
Estadio Carlos Tartiere (old)
Oviedo, Spain
245 m
cap 23,500
6.
Estadio La Romareda
Zaragoza, Spain
229 m
cap 33,608
7.
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)
Milan, Italy
176 m
cap 75,923
8.
Estadio Sarriá
Barcelona, Spain
95 m
cap 44,000
9.
Estadio José Rico Pérez
Alicante, Spain
79 m
cap 30,000
10.
Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero
Elche, Spain
79 m
cap 33,732

GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1930, 1934, 1982

1.
Estadio Centenario
Montevideo, Uruguay
10 matches
1930 (10)
2.
Estadio José Zorrilla
Valladolid, Spain
6 matches
1982 (6)
3.
Estadio Gran Parque Central
Montevideo, Uruguay
6 matches
1930 (6)
4.
Camp Nou
Barcelona, Spain
5 matches
1982 (5)
5.
Santiago Bernabéu
Madrid, Spain
4 matches
1982 (4)
6.
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)
Milan, Italy
3 matches
1934 (3), 1990
7.
Estadio Vicente Calderón
Madrid, Spain
3 matches
1982 (3)
8.
Stadio Nazionale PNF
Rome, Italy
3 matches
1934 (3)
9.
Mestalla
Valencia, Spain
3 matches
1982 (3)
10.
Stadio Artemio Franchi
Florence, Italy
3 matches
1934 (3), 1990
11.
San Mamés (old)
Bilbao, Spain
3 matches
1982 (3)
12.
Estadio Sarriá
Barcelona, Spain
3 matches
1982 (3)

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

3 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)

3.41g/m

225 goals · 66 matches · 21 venues

Low (200-800m)

2.90g/m

61 goals · 21 matches · 6 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
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
Estadio Centenario Montevideo	Uruguay	90,000	29 m	1930	1930
Santiago Bernabéu Madrid	Spain	81,044	720 m	1947	1982
Estadio Vicente Calderón Madrid · demolished 2019	Spain	65,695	583 m	1966	1982
Estadio Benito Villamarín Seville	Spain	60,721	20 m	1929	1982
Stadio Nazionale PNF Rome · demolished 1957	Italy	50,000	32 m	1911	1934
Mestalla Valencia	Spain	49,500	20 m	1923	1982
San Mamés (old) Bilbao · demolished 2013	Spain	46,200	30 m	1913	1982
Estadio Sarriá Barcelona · demolished 1997	Spain	44,000	95 m	1923	1982
Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Seville	Spain	43,883	19 m	1958	1982
Stadio Giorgio Ascarelli Naples · demolished 1942	Italy	40,000	3 m	1930	1934
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
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