Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

52 venues across 7 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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1892

Oldest

Goodison Park

1985

Newest

Estadio Corregidora

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Venues used in 1930, 1938, 1954, 1962, 1966, 1974, 1986 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details

52 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.
Estadio Nemesio Díez
Toluca, Mexico
2,666 m
cap 30,000
2.
Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Mexico City, Mexico
2,307 m
cap 72,000
3.
Estadio Azteca
Mexico City, Mexico
2,287 m
cap 87,000
4.
Estadio Neza 86
Nezahualcóyotl, Mexico
2,236 m
cap 34,536
5.
Estadio Cuauhtémoc
Puebla, Mexico
2,124 m
cap 51,726
6.
Estadio León
León, Mexico
1,808 m
cap 31,297
7.
Estadio Corregidora
Querétaro, Mexico
1,807 m
cap 38,575
8.
Estadio Sergio León Chávez
Irapuato, Mexico
1,718 m
cap 25,000
9.
Estadio Tres de Marzo
Zapopan, Mexico
1,633 m
cap 30,015
10.
Estadio Jalisco
Guadalajara, Mexico
1,538 m
cap 55,020

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Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1930, 1938, 1954, 1962, 1966, 1974, 1986

1.
Estadio Centenario
Montevideo, Uruguay
10 matches
1930 (10)
2.
Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos
Santiago, Chile
10 matches
1962 (10)
3.
Wembley Stadium (old)
London, England
9 matches
1966 (9)
4.
Estadio Azteca
Mexico City, Mexico
9 matches
1970, 1986 (9), 2026
5.
Olympiastadion
Berlin, Germany
8 matches
1974 (8), 2006
6.
Estadio Sausalito
Viña del Mar, Chile
8 matches
1962 (8)
7.
Estadio Carlos Dittborn
Arica, Chile
7 matches
1962 (7)
8.
Estadio El Teniente
Rancagua, Chile
7 matches
1962 (7)
9.
St. Jakob Stadium
Basel, Switzerland
6 matches
1954 (6)
10.
Estadio Jalisco
Guadalajara, Mexico
6 matches
1970, 1986 (6)
11.
Estadio Gran Parque Central
Montevideo, Uruguay
6 matches
1930 (6)
12.
Rheinstadion
Düsseldorf, Germany
5 matches
1974 (5)

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Average capacity by opening decade

Are WC venues getting bigger over time?

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Stadiums by host country

7 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)

3.19g/m

364 goals · 114 matches · 27 venues

Low (200-800m)

3.67g/m

202 goals · 55 matches · 11 venues

High (1500-2200m)

2.96g/m

74 goals · 25 matches · 6 venues

Very high (≥2200m)

2.58g/m

49 goals · 19 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
Estadio Azteca Mexico City	Mexico	87,000	2,287 m	1966	1970, 1986, 2026
Signal Iduna Park Dortmund	Germany	81,365	108 m	1974	1974, 2006
Olympiastadion Berlin	Germany	74,475	65 m	1936	1974, 2006
Stade Vélodrome Marseille	France	67,394	12 m	1937	1938, 1998
MHPArena Stuttgart	Germany	60,449	224 m	1933	1974, 2006
Volksparkstadion Hamburg	Germany	57,000	25 m	1953	1974, 2006
Estadio Jalisco Guadalajara	Mexico	55,020	1,538 m	1960	1970, 1986
Estadio Cuauhtémoc Puebla	Mexico	51,726	2,124 m	1968	1970, 1986
Deutsche Bank Park Frankfurt	Germany	51,500	116 m	1925	1974, 2006
HDI-Arena Hannover	Germany	49,000	65 m	1954	1974, 2006
Parc des Princes Paris	France	47,929	42 m	1897	1938, 1998
Stade de Gerland Lyon	France	41,000	173 m	1926	1938, 1998
Stade Chaban-Delmas Bordeaux	France	34,462	24 m	1938	1938, 1998
Estadio León León	Mexico	31,297	1,808 m	1967	1970, 1986
Estadio Nemesio Díez Toluca	Mexico	30,000	2,666 m	1954	1970, 1986
Wembley Stadium (old) London · demolished 2003	England	98,600	60 m	1923	1966
Estadio Centenario Montevideo	Uruguay	90,000	29 m	1930	1930
Olympiastadion München Munich	Germany	80,000	524 m	1972	1974
White City Stadium London · demolished 1985	England	76,567	13 m	1908	1966
Old Trafford Manchester	England	74,310	45 m	1910	1966
Estadio Olímpico Universitario Mexico City	Mexico	72,000	2,307 m	1952	1986
Rheinstadion Düsseldorf · demolished 2002	Germany	70,000	38 m	1925	1974
Parkstadion Gelsenkirchen · demolished 2008	Germany	70,000	57 m	1973	1974
Wankdorf Stadium Bern · demolished 2001	Switzerland	64,000	560 m	1925	1954
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir Colombes	France	60,000	45 m	1907	1938
St. Jakob Stadium Basel · demolished 1998	Switzerland	60,000	262 m	1954	1954
Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos Santiago	Chile	48,665	575 m	1938	1962
Estadio Universitario San Nicolás de los Garza	Mexico	43,780	529 m	1967	1986
Villa Park Birmingham	England	42,918	103 m	1897	1966
Roker Park Sunderland · demolished 1997	England	40,310	30 m	1898	1966
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
Estadio Corregidora Querétaro	Mexico	38,575	1,807 m	1985	1986
Estadio Tecnológico Monterrey · demolished 2017	Mexico	38,000	544 m	1950	1986
Hardturm Zürich · demolished 2008	Switzerland	35,000	401 m	1929	1954
Stade des Charmilles Geneva · demolished 2003	Switzerland	35,000	432 m	1930	1954
Estadio Neza 86 Nezahualcóyotl	Mexico	34,536	2,236 m	1981	1986
Estadio Tres de Marzo Zapopan	Mexico	30,015	1,633 m	1971	1986
Stade de la Meinau Strasbourg	France	26,109	145 m	1914	1938
Estadio Sergio León Chávez Irapuato	Mexico	25,000	1,718 m	1974	1986
Stade Auguste-Delaune Reims	France	21,684	79 m	1935	1938
Estadio Gran Parque Central Montevideo	Uruguay	20,000	28 m	1900	1930
Estadio Sausalito Viña del Mar	Chile	18,000	13 m	1929	1962
Estadio Carlos Dittborn Arica	Chile	17,786	49 m	1962	1962
Stade Olympique de la Pontaise Lausanne	Switzerland	15,850	614 m	1904	1954
Stade Victor Boucquey Lille · demolished 1975	France	15,000	30 m	1902	1938
Estadio El Teniente Rancagua	Chile	15,000	512 m	1945	1962
Stade Cavée Verte Le Havre · demolished 1970	France	10,000	9 m	1932	1938
Stade du Fort Carré Antibes	France	8,000	4 m	1928	1938
Cornaredo Stadium Lugano	Switzerland	6,330	364 m	1951	1954
Estadio Pocitos Montevideo · demolished 1940	Uruguay	1,000	30 m	1921	1930