Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.
29 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}).
Tournament — click to filter (4 selected)
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Stadiums
4
Host countries
1892
Oldest
Goodison Park1958
Newest
UlleviStadium map
Venues used in 1930, 1954, 1958, 1966 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details
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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.
Stade Olympique de la PontaiseLausanne, Switzerland614 mcap 15,850 - 2.Wankdorf StadiumBern, Switzerland560 mcap 64,000
- 3.Stade des CharmillesGeneva, Switzerland432 mcap 35,000
- 4.HardturmZürich, Switzerland401 mcap 35,000
- 5.Cornaredo StadiumLugano, Switzerland364 mcap 6,330
- 6.St. Jakob StadiumBasel, Switzerland262 mcap 60,000
- 7.RyavallenBorås, Sweden138 mcap 21,000
- 8.Villa ParkBirmingham, England103 mcap 42,918
- 9.Hillsborough StadiumSheffield, England69 mcap 39,732
- 10.Wembley Stadium (old)London, England60 mcap 98,600
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)
Most-used venues
Ranked by match count in 1930, 1954, 1958, 1966
- 1.
Estadio CentenarioMontevideo, Uruguay10 matches1930 (10) - 2.Wembley Stadium (old)London, England9 matches1966 (9)
- 3.Råsunda StadiumSolna, Sweden8 matches1958 (8)
- 4.UlleviGothenburg, Sweden7 matches1958 (7)
- 5.St. Jakob StadiumBasel, Switzerland6 matches1954 (6)
- 6.Estadio Gran Parque CentralMontevideo, Uruguay6 matches1930 (6)
- 7.Wankdorf StadiumBern, Switzerland5 matches1954 (5)
- 8.Goodison ParkLiverpool, England5 matches1966 (5)
- 9.HardturmZürich, Switzerland5 matches1954 (5)
- 10.Stade Olympique de la PontaiseLausanne, Switzerland5 matches1954 (5)
- 11.Roker ParkSunderland, England4 matches1966 (4)
- 12.Hillsborough StadiumSheffield, England4 matches1966 (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
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)
3.30g/m
274 goals · 83 matches · 22 venues
Low (200-800m)
5.38g/m
140 goals · 26 matches · 6 venues
goals.sum / matches.count, grouped by elevation band
All venues
| Stadium | Country | Capacity | Altitude | Opened | WC editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wembley Stadium (old) London · demolished 2003 | England | 98,600 | 60 m | 1923 | 1966 |
Estadio Centenario Montevideo | Uruguay | 90,000 | 29 m | 1930 | 1930 |
White City Stadium London · demolished 1985 | England | 76,567 | 13 m | 1908 | 1966 |
Old Trafford Manchester | England | 74,310 | 45 m | 1910 | 1966 |
Wankdorf Stadium Bern · demolished 2001 | Switzerland | 64,000 | 560 m | 1925 | 1954 |
St. Jakob Stadium Basel · demolished 1998 | Switzerland | 60,000 | 262 m | 1954 | 1954 |
Råsunda Stadium Solna · demolished 2013 | Sweden | 50,000 | 22 m | 1937 | 1958 |
Ullevi Gothenburg | Sweden | 43,000 | 8 m | 1958 | 1958 |
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 |
Hardturm Zürich · demolished 2008 | Switzerland | 35,000 | 401 m | 1929 | 1954 |
Stade des Charmilles Geneva · demolished 2003 | Switzerland | 35,000 | 432 m | 1930 | 1954 |
Malmö Stadion Malmö | Sweden | 30,000 | 12 m | 1958 | 1958 |
Ryavallen Borås | Sweden | 21,000 | 138 m | 1941 | 1958 |
Estadio Gran Parque Central Montevideo | Uruguay | 20,000 | 28 m | 1900 | 1930 |
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 |
Stade Olympique de la Pontaise Lausanne | Switzerland | 15,850 | 614 m | 1904 | 1954 |
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 |
Cornaredo Stadium Lugano | Switzerland | 6,330 | 364 m | 1951 | 1954 |
Estadio Pocitos Montevideo · demolished 1940 | Uruguay | 1,000 | 30 m | 1921 | 1930 |