Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

52 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

1898

Oldest

Olympia

2014

Newest

Neo Química Arena

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Venues used in 1930, 1950, 1958, 2002, 2014 — 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.
Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha
Brasília, Brazil
1,119 m
cap 72,788
2.
Ligga Arena (Arena da Baixada)
Curitiba, Brazil
910 m
cap 40,502
3.
Estádio Durival de Britto (Vila Capanema)
Curitiba, Brazil
887 m
cap 20,000
4.
Estádio Mineirão
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
850 m
cap 58,170
5.
Estádio Independência
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
847 m
cap 23,018
6.
Neo Química Arena
São Paulo, Brazil
785 m
cap 49,205
7.
Estádio do Pacaembu
São Paulo, Brazil
773 m
cap 40,199
8.
Arena Pantanal
Cuiabá, Brazil
173 m
cap 41,390
9.
Ryavallen
Borås, Sweden
138 m
cap 21,000
10.
Ōita Stadium (Big Eye)
Ōita, Japan
108 m
cap 40,000

GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1930, 1950, 1958, 2002, 2014

1.
Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
15 matches
1950 (8), 2014 (7)
2.
Estadio Centenario
Montevideo, Uruguay
10 matches
1930 (10)
3.
Råsunda Stadium
Solna, Sweden
8 matches
1958 (8)
4.
Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha
Brasília, Brazil
7 matches
2014 (7)
5.
Ullevi
Gothenburg, Sweden
7 matches
1958 (7)
6.
Seoul World Cup Stadium
Seoul, South Korea
6 matches
2002 (6)
7.
Arena Castelão
Fortaleza, Brazil
6 matches
2014 (6)
8.
Estádio Mineirão
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
6 matches
2014 (6)
9.
Arena Fonte Nova
Salvador, Brazil
6 matches
2014 (6)
10.
Neo Química Arena
São Paulo, Brazil
6 matches
2014 (6)
11.
Estádio do Pacaembu
São Paulo, Brazil
6 matches
1950 (6)
12.
Estadio Gran Parque Central
Montevideo, Uruguay
6 matches
1930 (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)

3.04g/m

498 goals · 164 matches · 42 venues

Low (200-800m)

2.92g/m

35 goals · 12 matches · 2 venues

Mid (800-1500m)

2.95g/m

65 goals · 22 matches · 5 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
Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã) Rio de Janeiro	Brazil	78,838	21 m	1950	1950, 2014
Estadio Centenario Montevideo	Uruguay	90,000	29 m	1930	1930
Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha Brasília	Brazil	72,788	1,119 m	2013	2014
International Stadium Yokohama Yokohama	Japan	72,327	38 m	1998	2002
Seoul World Cup Stadium Seoul	South Korea	66,704	29 m	2001	2002
Daegu World Cup Stadium Daegu	South Korea	66,422	82 m	2001	2002
Arena Castelão Fortaleza	Brazil	64,846	29 m	1973	2014
Saitama Stadium 2002 Saitama	Japan	63,700	11 m	2001	2002
Estádio Mineirão Belo Horizonte	Brazil	58,170	850 m	1965	2014
Busan Asiad Stadium Busan	South Korea	53,769	25 m	2001	2002
Arena Fonte Nova Salvador	Brazil	51,900	55 m	2013	2014
Shizuoka Stadium ECOPA Fukuroi	Japan	50,889	50 m	2001	2002
Incheon Munhak Stadium Incheon	South Korea	50,256	38 m	2002	2002
Estádio Beira-Rio Porto Alegre	Brazil	50,128	9 m	1969	2014
Råsunda Stadium Solna · demolished 2013	Sweden	50,000	22 m	1937	1958
Neo Química Arena São Paulo	Brazil	49,205	785 m	2014	2014
Miyagi Stadium Rifu	Japan	49,000	56 m	2000	2002
Yanmar Stadium Nagai Osaka	Japan	47,000	13 m	1996	2002
Arena Pernambuco São Lourenço da Mata	Brazil	44,248	26 m	2013	2014
Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium Ulsan	South Korea	43,550	8 m	2001	2002
Suwon World Cup Stadium Suwon	South Korea	43,288	68 m	2001	2002
Ullevi Gothenburg	Sweden	43,000	8 m	1958	1958
Gwangju World Cup Stadium Gwangju	South Korea	42,880	48 m	2001	2002
Jeonju World Cup Stadium Jeonju	South Korea	42,477	13 m	2001	2002
Niigata Stadium (Big Swan) Niigata	Japan	42,300	1 m	2001	2002
Sapporo Dome Sapporo	Japan	41,484	101 m	2001	2002
Arena Pantanal Cuiabá	Brazil	41,390	173 m	2014	2014
Kashima Soccer Stadium Kashima	Japan	40,728	51 m	1993	2002
Arena da Amazônia Manaus	Brazil	40,549	41 m	2014	2014
Daejeon World Cup Stadium Daejeon	South Korea	40,535	61 m	2001	2002
Ligga Arena (Arena da Baixada) Curitiba	Brazil	40,502	910 m	1914	2014
Estádio do Pacaembu São Paulo	Brazil	40,199	773 m	1940	1950
Ōita Stadium (Big Eye) Ōita	Japan	40,000	108 m	2001	2002
Jeju World Cup Stadium Seogwipo	South Korea	35,657	72 m	2001	2002
Arena das Dunas Natal	Brazil	31,375	34 m	2014	2014
Noevir Stadium Kobe Kobe	Japan	30,132	-1 m	2001	2002
Estádio Ilha do Retiro Recife	Brazil	30,000	6 m	1937	1950
Malmö Stadion Malmö	Sweden	30,000	12 m	1958	1958
Estádio Independência Belo Horizonte	Brazil	23,018	847 m	1950	1950
Ryavallen Borås	Sweden	21,000	138 m	1941	1958
Estadio Gran Parque Central Montevideo	Uruguay	20,000	28 m	1900	1930
Estádio Durival de Britto (Vila Capanema) Curitiba	Brazil	20,000	887 m	1947	1950
Estádio dos Eucaliptos Porto Alegre · demolished 1981	Brazil	20,000	53 m	1931	1950
Arosvallen Västerås	Sweden	20,000	18 m	1932	1958
Idrottsparken Norrköping	Sweden	17,234	39 m	1903	1958
Rimnersvallen Uddevalla	Sweden	17,000	5 m	1923	1958
Olympia Helsingborg	Sweden	16,500	34 m	1898	1958
Örjans Vall Halmstad	Sweden	15,500	7 m	1922	1958
Eyravallen Örebro	Sweden	13,000	35 m	1923	1958
Tunavallen Eskilstuna	Sweden	7,800	15 m	1921	1958
Jernvallen Sandviken	Sweden	7,500	0 m	1938	1958
Estadio Pocitos Montevideo · demolished 1940	Uruguay	1,000	30 m	1921	1930