Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

27 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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1900

Oldest

Estadio Gran Parque Central

1976

Newest

Giants Stadium

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Venues used in 1930, 1954, 1974, 1994 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details

27 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.
Stade Olympique de la Pontaise
Lausanne, Switzerland
614 m
cap 15,850
2.
Wankdorf Stadium
Bern, Switzerland
560 m
cap 64,000
3.
Olympiastadion München
Munich, Germany
524 m
cap 80,000
4.
Stade des Charmilles
Geneva, Switzerland
432 m
cap 35,000
5.
Hardturm
Zürich, Switzerland
401 m
cap 35,000
6.
Cornaredo Stadium
Lugano, Switzerland
364 m
cap 6,330
7.
Pontiac Silverdome
Pontiac, United States
296 m
cap 80,338
8.
St. Jakob Stadium
Basel, Switzerland
262 m
cap 60,000
9.
Rose Bowl
Pasadena, United States
247 m
cap 92,800
10.
MHPArena
Stuttgart, Germany
224 m
cap 60,449

GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1930, 1954, 1974, 1994

1.
Estadio Centenario
Montevideo, Uruguay
10 matches
1930 (10)
2.
Rose Bowl
Pasadena, United States
8 matches
1994 (8)
3.
Olympiastadion
Berlin, Germany
8 matches
1974 (8), 2006
4.
Giants Stadium
East Rutherford, United States
7 matches
1994 (7)
5.
Cotton Bowl
Dallas, United States
6 matches
1994 (6)
6.
St. Jakob Stadium
Basel, Switzerland
6 matches
1954 (6)
7.
Foxboro Stadium
Foxborough, United States
6 matches
1994 (6)
8.
Stanford Stadium
Stanford, United States
6 matches
1994 (6)
9.
Estadio Gran Parque Central
Montevideo, Uruguay
6 matches
1930 (6)
10.
Rheinstadion
Düsseldorf, Germany
5 matches
1974 (5)
11.
Parkstadion
Gelsenkirchen, Germany
5 matches
1974 (5)
12.
Camping World Stadium
Orlando, United States
5 matches
1994 (5)

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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

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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)

2.85g/m

262 goals · 92 matches · 17 venues

Low (200-800m)

4.43g/m

186 goals · 42 matches · 9 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
Signal Iduna Park Dortmund	Germany	81,365	108 m	1974	1974, 2006
Olympiastadion Berlin	Germany	74,475	65 m	1936	1974, 2006
MHPArena Stuttgart	Germany	60,449	224 m	1933	1974, 2006
Volksparkstadion Hamburg	Germany	57,000	25 m	1953	1974, 2006
Deutsche Bank Park Frankfurt	Germany	51,500	116 m	1925	1974, 2006
HDI-Arena Hannover	Germany	49,000	65 m	1954	1974, 2006
Rose Bowl Pasadena	United States	92,800	247 m	1922	1994
Cotton Bowl Dallas	United States	92,100	149 m	1932	1994
Estadio Centenario Montevideo	Uruguay	90,000	29 m	1930	1930
Pontiac Silverdome Pontiac · demolished 2018	United States	80,338	296 m	1975	1994
Olympiastadion München Munich	Germany	80,000	524 m	1972	1974
Giants Stadium East Rutherford · demolished 2010	United States	75,338	23 m	1976	1994
Rheinstadion Düsseldorf · demolished 2002	Germany	70,000	38 m	1925	1974
Parkstadion Gelsenkirchen · demolished 2008	Germany	70,000	57 m	1973	1974
Camping World Stadium Orlando	United States	65,000	37 m	1936	1994
Wankdorf Stadium Bern · demolished 2001	Switzerland	64,000	560 m	1925	1954
Soldier Field Chicago	United States	61,500	187 m	1924	1994
St. Jakob Stadium Basel · demolished 1998	Switzerland	60,000	262 m	1954	1954
RFK Stadium Washington · demolished 2025	United States	56,692	6 m	1961	1994
Foxboro Stadium Foxborough · demolished 2002	United States	53,644	83 m	1971	1994
Stanford Stadium Stanford	United States	50,424	14 m	1921	1994
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 Gran Parque Central Montevideo	Uruguay	20,000	28 m	1900	1930
Stade Olympique de la Pontaise Lausanne	Switzerland	15,850	614 m	1904	1954
Cornaredo Stadium Lugano	Switzerland	6,330	364 m	1951	1954
Estadio Pocitos Montevideo · demolished 1940	Uruguay	1,000	30 m	1921	1930