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Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

36 venues across 4 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
4
Host countries
1897
Oldest
Parc des Princes
1982
Newest
Estadio José Zorrilla

Stadium map

Venues used in 1930, 1938, 1954, 1982 — 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.
    Stade Olympique de la Pontaise
    Lausanne, Switzerland
    614 m
    cap 15,850
  4. 4.
    Estadio Vicente Calderón
    Madrid, Spain
    583 m
    cap 65,695
  5. 5.
    Wankdorf Stadium
    Bern, Switzerland
    560 m
    cap 64,000
  6. 6.
    Stade des Charmilles
    Geneva, Switzerland
    432 m
    cap 35,000
  7. 7.
    Hardturm
    Zürich, Switzerland
    401 m
    cap 35,000
  8. 8.
    Cornaredo Stadium
    Lugano, Switzerland
    364 m
    cap 6,330
  9. 9.
    St. Jakob Stadium
    Basel, Switzerland
    262 m
    cap 60,000
  10. 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, 1938, 1954, 1982
  1. 1.
    Estadio Centenario
    Montevideo, Uruguay
    10 matches
    1930 (10)
  2. 2.
    St. Jakob Stadium
    Basel, Switzerland
    6 matches
    1954 (6)
  3. 3.
    Estadio José Zorrilla
    Valladolid, Spain
    6 matches
    1982 (6)
  4. 4.
    Estadio Gran Parque Central
    Montevideo, Uruguay
    6 matches
    1930 (6)
  5. 5.
    Camp Nou
    Barcelona, Spain
    5 matches
    1982 (5)
  6. 6.
    Wankdorf Stadium
    Bern, Switzerland
    5 matches
    1954 (5)
  7. 7.
    Hardturm
    Zürich, Switzerland
    5 matches
    1954 (5)
  8. 8.
    Stade Olympique de la Pontaise
    Lausanne, Switzerland
    5 matches
    1954 (5)
  9. 9.
    Santiago Bernabéu
    Madrid, Spain
    4 matches
    1982 (4)
  10. 10.
    Stade des Charmilles
    Geneva, Switzerland
    4 matches
    1954 (4)
  11. 11.
    Stade Vélodrome
    Marseille, France
    3 matches
    1938 (3), 1998
  12. 12.
    Estadio Vicente Calderón
    Madrid, 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

4 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)
3.59g/m
237 goals · 66 matches · 21 venues
Low (200-800m)
4.24g/m
191 goals · 45 matches · 11 venues
goals.sum / matches.count, grouped by elevation band

All venues

Sort:WC appearancesCapacityAltitudeOpening yearName
StadiumCountryCapacityAltitudeOpenedWC editions
Stade Vélodrome
Marseille
France67,39412 m19371938, 1998
Parc des Princes
Paris
France47,92942 m18971938, 1998
Stade de Gerland
Lyon
France41,000173 m19261938, 1998
Stade Chaban-Delmas
Bordeaux
France34,46224 m19381938, 1998
Camp Nou
Barcelona
Spain99,35462 m19571982
Estadio Centenario
Montevideo
Uruguay90,00029 m19301930
Santiago Bernabéu
Madrid
Spain81,044720 m19471982
Estadio Vicente Calderón
Madrid · demolished 2019
Spain65,695583 m19661982
Wankdorf Stadium
Bern · demolished 2001
Switzerland64,000560 m19251954
Estadio Benito Villamarín
Seville
Spain60,72120 m19291982
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
Colombes
France60,00045 m19071938
St. Jakob Stadium
Basel · demolished 1998
Switzerland60,000262 m19541954
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
Hardturm
Zürich · demolished 2008
Switzerland35,000401 m19291954
Stade des Charmilles
Geneva · demolished 2003
Switzerland35,000432 m19301954
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
Estadio José Zorrilla
Valladolid
Spain26,512719 m19821982
Stade de la Meinau
Strasbourg
France26,109145 m19141938
Estadio Carlos Tartiere (old)
Oviedo · demolished 2003
Spain23,500245 m19321982
Stade Auguste-Delaune
Reims
France21,68479 m19351938
Estadio Gran Parque Central
Montevideo
Uruguay20,00028 m19001930
Stade Olympique de la Pontaise
Lausanne
Switzerland15,850614 m19041954
Stade Victor Boucquey
Lille · demolished 1975
France15,00030 m19021938
Stade Cavée Verte
Le Havre · demolished 1970
France10,0009 m19321938
Stade du Fort Carré
Antibes
France8,0004 m19281938
Cornaredo Stadium
Lugano
Switzerland6,330364 m19511954
Estadio Pocitos
Montevideo · demolished 1940
Uruguay1,00030 m19211930