Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

40 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

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Oldest

Parc des Princes

2014

Newest

Neo Química Arena

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Venues used in 1930, 1954, 1994, 1998, 2014 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details

40 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 Mineirão
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
850 m
cap 58,170
4.
Neo Química Arena
São Paulo, Brazil
785 m
cap 49,205
5.
Stade Olympique de la Pontaise
Lausanne, Switzerland
614 m
cap 15,850
6.
Wankdorf Stadium
Bern, Switzerland
560 m
cap 64,000
7.
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Saint-Étienne, France
488 m
cap 41,965
8.
Stade des Charmilles
Geneva, Switzerland
432 m
cap 35,000
9.
Hardturm
Zürich, Switzerland
401 m
cap 35,000
10.
Cornaredo Stadium
Lugano, Switzerland
364 m
cap 6,330

GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1930, 1954, 1994, 1998, 2014

1.
Estadio Centenario
Montevideo, Uruguay
10 matches
1930 (10)
2.
Stade de France
Saint-Denis, France
9 matches
1998 (9)
3.
Rose Bowl
Pasadena, United States
8 matches
1994 (8)
4.
Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
7 matches
1950, 2014 (7)
5.
Giants Stadium
East Rutherford, United States
7 matches
1994 (7)
6.
Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha
Brasília, Brazil
7 matches
2014 (7)
7.
Stade Vélodrome
Marseille, France
7 matches
1938, 1998 (7)
8.
Cotton Bowl
Dallas, United States
6 matches
1994 (6)
9.
Arena Castelão
Fortaleza, Brazil
6 matches
2014 (6)
10.
St. Jakob Stadium
Basel, Switzerland
6 matches
1954 (6)
11.
Estádio Mineirão
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
6 matches
2014 (6)
12.
Foxboro Stadium
Foxborough, United States
6 matches
1994 (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)

2.85g/m

448 goals · 157 matches · 27 venues

Low (200-800m)

4.00g/m

200 goals · 50 matches · 10 venues

Mid (800-1500m)

2.65g/m

45 goals · 17 matches · 3 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
Stade Vélodrome Marseille	France	67,394	12 m	1937	1938, 1998
Parc des Princes Paris	France	47,929	42 m	1897	1938, 1998
Stade de Gerland Lyon	France	41,000	173 m	1926	1938, 1998
Stade Chaban-Delmas Bordeaux	France	34,462	24 m	1938	1938, 1998
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
Stade de France Saint-Denis	France	80,698	57 m	1998	1998
Pontiac Silverdome Pontiac · demolished 2018	United States	80,338	296 m	1975	1994
Giants Stadium East Rutherford · demolished 2010	United States	75,338	23 m	1976	1994
Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha Brasília	Brazil	72,788	1,119 m	2013	2014
Camping World Stadium Orlando	United States	65,000	37 m	1936	1994
Arena Castelão Fortaleza	Brazil	64,846	29 m	1973	2014
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
Estádio Mineirão Belo Horizonte	Brazil	58,170	850 m	1965	2014
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
Arena Fonte Nova Salvador	Brazil	51,900	55 m	2013	2014
Stanford Stadium Stanford	United States	50,424	14 m	1921	1994
Estádio Beira-Rio Porto Alegre	Brazil	50,128	9 m	1969	2014
Neo Química Arena São Paulo	Brazil	49,205	785 m	2014	2014
Arena Pernambuco São Lourenço da Mata	Brazil	44,248	26 m	2013	2014
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Saint-Étienne	France	41,965	488 m	1931	1998
Arena Pantanal Cuiabá	Brazil	41,390	173 m	2014	2014
Arena da Amazônia Manaus	Brazil	40,549	41 m	2014	2014
Ligga Arena (Arena da Baixada) Curitiba	Brazil	40,502	910 m	1914	2014
Stade Bollaert-Delelis Lens	France	37,705	41 m	1933	1998
Stade de la Beaujoire Nantes	France	35,322	27 m	1984	1998
Hardturm Zürich · demolished 2008	Switzerland	35,000	401 m	1929	1954
Stade des Charmilles Geneva · demolished 2003	Switzerland	35,000	432 m	1930	1954
Stadium de Toulouse Toulouse	France	33,150	148 m	1937	1998
Stade de la Mosson Montpellier	France	32,939	41 m	1972	1998
Arena das Dunas Natal	Brazil	31,375	34 m	2014	2014
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