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Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

18 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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18
Stadiums
3
Host countries
1900
Oldest
Estadio Gran Parque Central
1976
Newest
Giants Stadium

Stadium map

Venues used in 1930, 1954, 1994 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details
18 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.
    Stade Olympique de la Pontaise
    Lausanne, Switzerland
    614 m
    cap 15,850
  2. 2.
    Wankdorf Stadium
    Bern, Switzerland
    560 m
    cap 64,000
  3. 3.
    Stade des Charmilles
    Geneva, Switzerland
    432 m
    cap 35,000
  4. 4.
    Hardturm
    Zürich, Switzerland
    401 m
    cap 35,000
  5. 5.
    Cornaredo Stadium
    Lugano, Switzerland
    364 m
    cap 6,330
  6. 6.
    Pontiac Silverdome
    Pontiac, United States
    296 m
    cap 80,338
  7. 7.
    St. Jakob Stadium
    Basel, Switzerland
    262 m
    cap 60,000
  8. 8.
    Rose Bowl
    Pasadena, United States
    247 m
    cap 92,800
  9. 9.
    Soldier Field
    Chicago, United States
    187 m
    cap 61,500
  10. 10.
    Cotton Bowl
    Dallas, United States
    149 m
    cap 92,100
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1930, 1954, 1994
  1. 1.
    Estadio Centenario
    Montevideo, Uruguay
    10 matches
    1930 (10)
  2. 2.
    Rose Bowl
    Pasadena, United States
    8 matches
    1994 (8)
  3. 3.
    Giants Stadium
    East Rutherford, United States
    7 matches
    1994 (7)
  4. 4.
    Cotton Bowl
    Dallas, United States
    6 matches
    1994 (6)
  5. 5.
    St. Jakob Stadium
    Basel, Switzerland
    6 matches
    1954 (6)
  6. 6.
    Foxboro Stadium
    Foxborough, United States
    6 matches
    1994 (6)
  7. 7.
    Stanford Stadium
    Stanford, United States
    6 matches
    1994 (6)
  8. 8.
    Estadio Gran Parque Central
    Montevideo, Uruguay
    6 matches
    1930 (6)
  9. 9.
    Camping World Stadium
    Orlando, United States
    5 matches
    1994 (5)
  10. 10.
    Wankdorf Stadium
    Bern, Switzerland
    5 matches
    1954 (5)
  11. 11.
    Soldier Field
    Chicago, United States
    5 matches
    1994 (5)
  12. 12.
    RFK Stadium
    Washington, United States
    5 matches
    1994 (5)
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)
3.03g/m
176 goals · 58 matches · 10 venues
Low (200-800m)
4.61g/m
175 goals · 38 matches · 8 venues
goals.sum / matches.count, grouped by elevation band

All venues

Sort:WC appearancesCapacityAltitudeOpening yearName
StadiumCountryCapacityAltitudeOpenedWC editions
Rose Bowl
Pasadena
United States92,800247 m19221994
Cotton Bowl
Dallas
United States92,100149 m19321994
Estadio Centenario
Montevideo
Uruguay90,00029 m19301930
Pontiac Silverdome
Pontiac · demolished 2018
United States80,338296 m19751994
Giants Stadium
East Rutherford · demolished 2010
United States75,33823 m19761994
Camping World Stadium
Orlando
United States65,00037 m19361994
Wankdorf Stadium
Bern · demolished 2001
Switzerland64,000560 m19251954
Soldier Field
Chicago
United States61,500187 m19241994
St. Jakob Stadium
Basel · demolished 1998
Switzerland60,000262 m19541954
RFK Stadium
Washington · demolished 2025
United States56,6926 m19611994
Foxboro Stadium
Foxborough · demolished 2002
United States53,64483 m19711994
Stanford Stadium
Stanford
United States50,42414 m19211994
Hardturm
Zürich · demolished 2008
Switzerland35,000401 m19291954
Stade des Charmilles
Geneva · demolished 2003
Switzerland35,000432 m19301954
Estadio Gran Parque Central
Montevideo
Uruguay20,00028 m19001930
Stade Olympique de la Pontaise
Lausanne
Switzerland15,850614 m19041954
Cornaredo Stadium
Lugano
Switzerland6,330364 m19511954
Estadio Pocitos
Montevideo · demolished 1940
Uruguay1,00030 m19211930