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Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

26 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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26
Stadiums
3
Host countries
1900
Oldest
Estadio Gran Parque Central
1982
Newest
Estadio José Zorrilla

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Venues used in 1930, 1950, 1982 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details
26 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.
    Estádio Durival de Britto (Vila Capanema)
    Curitiba, Brazil
    887 m
    cap 20,000
  2. 2.
    Estádio Independência
    Belo Horizonte, Brazil
    847 m
    cap 23,018
  3. 3.
    Estádio do Pacaembu
    São Paulo, Brazil
    773 m
    cap 40,199
  4. 4.
    Santiago Bernabéu
    Madrid, Spain
    720 m
    cap 81,044
  5. 5.
    Estadio José Zorrilla
    Valladolid, Spain
    719 m
    cap 26,512
  6. 6.
    Estadio Vicente Calderón
    Madrid, Spain
    583 m
    cap 65,695
  7. 7.
    Estadio Carlos Tartiere (old)
    Oviedo, Spain
    245 m
    cap 23,500
  8. 8.
    Estadio La Romareda
    Zaragoza, Spain
    229 m
    cap 33,608
  9. 9.
    Estadio Sarriá
    Barcelona, Spain
    95 m
    cap 44,000
  10. 10.
    Estadio José Rico Pérez
    Alicante, Spain
    79 m
    cap 30,000
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1930, 1950, 1982
  1. 1.
    Estadio Centenario
    Montevideo, Uruguay
    10 matches
    1930 (10)
  2. 2.
    Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã)
    Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    8 matches
    1950 (8), 2014
  3. 3.
    Estádio do Pacaembu
    São Paulo, Brazil
    6 matches
    1950 (6)
  4. 4.
    Estadio José Zorrilla
    Valladolid, Spain
    6 matches
    1982 (6)
  5. 5.
    Estadio Gran Parque Central
    Montevideo, Uruguay
    6 matches
    1930 (6)
  6. 6.
    Camp Nou
    Barcelona, Spain
    5 matches
    1982 (5)
  7. 7.
    Santiago Bernabéu
    Madrid, Spain
    4 matches
    1982 (4)
  8. 8.
    Estadio Vicente Calderón
    Madrid, Spain
    3 matches
    1982 (3)
  9. 9.
    Mestalla
    Valencia, Spain
    3 matches
    1982 (3)
  10. 10.
    San Mamés (old)
    Bilbao, Spain
    3 matches
    1982 (3)
  11. 11.
    Estadio Sarriá
    Barcelona, Spain
    3 matches
    1982 (3)
  12. 12.
    Estadio La Romareda
    Zaragoza, 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)
3.37g/m
209 goals · 62 matches · 17 venues
Low (200-800m)
3.00g/m
75 goals · 25 matches · 6 venues
Mid (800-1500m)
4.00g/m
20 goals · 5 matches · 2 venues
goals.sum / matches.count, grouped by elevation band

All venues

Sort:WC appearancesCapacityAltitudeOpening yearName
StadiumCountryCapacityAltitudeOpenedWC editions
Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã)
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil78,83821 m19501950, 2014
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
Estadio Benito Villamarín
Seville
Spain60,72120 m19291982
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
Estádio do Pacaembu
São Paulo
Brazil40,199773 m19401950
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
Estádio Ilha do Retiro
Recife
Brazil30,0006 m19371950
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
Estadio Carlos Tartiere (old)
Oviedo · demolished 2003
Spain23,500245 m19321982
Estádio Independência
Belo Horizonte
Brazil23,018847 m19501950
Estadio Gran Parque Central
Montevideo
Uruguay20,00028 m19001930
Estádio Durival de Britto (Vila Capanema)
Curitiba
Brazil20,000887 m19471950
Estádio dos Eucaliptos
Porto Alegre · demolished 1981
Brazil20,00053 m19311950
Estadio Pocitos
Montevideo · demolished 1940
Uruguay1,00030 m19211930