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Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

36 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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36
Stadiums
3
Host countries
1900
Oldest
Estadio Gran Parque Central
1990
Newest
Stadio delle Alpi

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Venues used in 1930, 1934, 1982, 1990 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details
36 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. 1.
    Santiago Bernabéu
    Madrid, Spain
    720 m
    cap 81,044
  2. 2.
    Estadio José Zorrilla
    Valladolid, Spain
    719 m
    cap 26,512
  3. 3.
    Estadio Vicente Calderón
    Madrid, Spain
    583 m
    cap 65,695
  4. 4.
    Stadio delle Alpi
    Turin, Italy
    278 m
    cap 67,229
  5. 5.
    Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
    Turin, Italy
    248 m
    cap 27,958
  6. 6.
    Estadio Carlos Tartiere (old)
    Oviedo, Spain
    245 m
    cap 23,500
  7. 7.
    Estadio La Romareda
    Zaragoza, Spain
    229 m
    cap 33,608
  8. 8.
    Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)
    Milan, Italy
    176 m
    cap 75,923
  9. 9.
    Stadio Friuli
    Udine, Italy
    115 m
    cap 41,652
  10. 10.
    Estadio Sarriá
    Barcelona, Spain
    95 m
    cap 44,000
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1930, 1934, 1982, 1990
  1. 1.
    Estadio Centenario
    Montevideo, Uruguay
    10 matches
    1930 (10)
  2. 2.
    Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)
    Milan, Italy
    9 matches
    1934 (3), 1990 (6)
  3. 3.
    Stadio Artemio Franchi
    Florence, Italy
    7 matches
    1934 (3), 1990 (4)
  4. 4.
    Stadio Olimpico
    Rome, Italy
    6 matches
    1990 (6)
  5. 5.
    Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
    Bologna, Italy
    6 matches
    1934 (2), 1990 (4)
  6. 6.
    Estadio José Zorrilla
    Valladolid, Spain
    6 matches
    1982 (6)
  7. 7.
    Estadio Gran Parque Central
    Montevideo, Uruguay
    6 matches
    1930 (6)
  8. 8.
    Camp Nou
    Barcelona, Spain
    5 matches
    1982 (5)
  9. 9.
    Stadio delle Alpi
    Turin, Italy
    5 matches
    1990 (5)
  10. 10.
    Stadio San Nicola
    Bari, Italy
    5 matches
    1990 (5)
  11. 11.
    Stadio Diego Armando Maradona
    Naples, Italy
    5 matches
    1990 (5)
  12. 12.
    Stadio Luigi Ferraris
    Genoa, Italy
    5 matches
    1934 (1), 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

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)
2.94g/m
332 goals · 113 matches · 28 venues
Low (200-800m)
2.65g/m
69 goals · 26 matches · 7 venues
goals.sum / matches.count, grouped by elevation band

All venues

Sort:WC appearancesCapacityAltitudeOpening yearName
StadiumCountryCapacityAltitudeOpenedWC editions
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)
Milan
Italy75,923176 m19261934, 1990
Stadio Artemio Franchi
Florence
Italy47,29051 m19311934, 1990
Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Bologna
Italy38,27964 m19271934, 1990
Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Genoa
Italy36,59926 m19111934, 1990
Camp Nou
Barcelona
Spain99,35462 m19571982
Estadio Centenario
Montevideo
Uruguay90,00029 m19301930
Santiago Bernabéu
Madrid
Spain81,044720 m19471982
Stadio Olimpico
Rome
Italy73,60337 m19531990
Stadio delle Alpi
Turin · demolished 2008
Italy67,229278 m19901990
Estadio Vicente Calderón
Madrid · demolished 2019
Spain65,695583 m19661982
Estadio Benito Villamarín
Seville
Spain60,72120 m19291982
Stadio San Nicola
Bari
Italy58,27062 m19901990
Stadio Diego Armando Maradona
Naples
Italy54,72651 m19591990
Stadio Nazionale PNF
Rome · demolished 1957
Italy50,00032 m19111934
Mestalla
Valencia
Spain49,50020 m19231982
San Mamés (old)
Bilbao · demolished 2013
Spain46,20030 m19131982
Estadio Sarriá
Barcelona · demolished 1997
Spain44,00095 m19231982
Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Seville
Spain43,88319 m19581982
Stadio Friuli
Udine
Italy41,652115 m19761990
Stadio Giorgio Ascarelli
Naples · demolished 1942
Italy40,0003 m19301934
Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi
Verona
Italy39,37160 m19631990
Stadio Sant'Elia
Cagliari
Italy39,0001 m19701990
Stadio Renzo Barbera
Palermo
Italy36,34943 m19321990
Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero
Elche
Spain33,73279 m19761982
Estadio La Romareda
Zaragoza
Spain33,608229 m19571982
Estadio Riazor
A Coruña
Spain32,66028 m19441982
Estadio La Rosaleda
Málaga
Spain30,04423 m19411982
Estadio José Rico Pérez
Alicante
Spain30,00079 m19741982
El Molinón
Gijón
Spain29,5385 m19081982
Estadio de Balaídos
Vigo
Spain29,00010 m19281982
Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
Turin
Italy27,958248 m19331934
Estadio José Zorrilla
Valladolid
Spain26,512719 m19821982
Estadio Carlos Tartiere (old)
Oviedo · demolished 2003
Spain23,500245 m19321982
Estadio Gran Parque Central
Montevideo
Uruguay20,00028 m19001930
Stadio Littorio (Trieste)
Trieste
Italy8,00078 m19321934
Estadio Pocitos
Montevideo · demolished 1940
Uruguay1,00030 m19211930