Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

20 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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Host countries

1898

Oldest

Olympia

1968

Newest

Estadio Cuauhtémoc

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Venues used in 1930, 1958, 1970 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details

20 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.
Estadio Nemesio Díez
Toluca, Mexico
2,666 m
cap 30,000
2.
Estadio Azteca
Mexico City, Mexico
2,287 m
cap 87,000
3.
Estadio Cuauhtémoc
Puebla, Mexico
2,124 m
cap 51,726
4.
Estadio León
León, Mexico
1,808 m
cap 31,297
5.
Estadio Jalisco
Guadalajara, Mexico
1,538 m
cap 55,020
6.
Ryavallen
Borås, Sweden
138 m
cap 21,000
7.
Idrottsparken
Norrköping, Sweden
39 m
cap 17,234
8.
Eyravallen
Örebro, Sweden
35 m
cap 13,000
9.
Olympia
Helsingborg, Sweden
34 m
cap 16,500
10.
Estadio Pocitos
Montevideo, Uruguay
30 m
cap 1,000

GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1930, 1958, 1970

1.
Estadio Centenario
Montevideo, Uruguay
10 matches
1930 (10)
2.
Estadio Azteca
Mexico City, Mexico
10 matches
1970 (10), 1986, 2026
3.
Estadio Jalisco
Guadalajara, Mexico
8 matches
1970 (8), 1986
4.
Råsunda Stadium
Solna, Sweden
8 matches
1958 (8)
5.
Ullevi
Gothenburg, Sweden
7 matches
1958 (7)
6.
Estadio León
León, Mexico
7 matches
1970 (7), 1986
7.
Estadio Gran Parque Central
Montevideo, Uruguay
6 matches
1930 (6)
8.
Malmö Stadion
Malmö, Sweden
4 matches
1958 (4)
9.
Estadio Nemesio Díez
Toluca, Mexico
4 matches
1970 (4), 1986
10.
Estadio Cuauhtémoc
Puebla, Mexico
3 matches
1970 (3), 1986
11.
Idrottsparken
Norrköping, Sweden
3 matches
1958 (3)
12.
Ryavallen
Borås, Sweden
2 matches
1958 (2)

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)

3.63g/m

185 goals · 51 matches · 14 venues

High (1500-2200m)

3.22g/m

58 goals · 18 matches · 3 venues

Very high (≥2200m)

2.64g/m

37 goals · 14 matches · 2 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
Estadio Azteca Mexico City	Mexico	87,000	2,287 m	1966	1970, 1986, 2026
Estadio Jalisco Guadalajara	Mexico	55,020	1,538 m	1960	1970, 1986
Estadio Cuauhtémoc Puebla	Mexico	51,726	2,124 m	1968	1970, 1986
Estadio León León	Mexico	31,297	1,808 m	1967	1970, 1986
Estadio Nemesio Díez Toluca	Mexico	30,000	2,666 m	1954	1970, 1986
Estadio Centenario Montevideo	Uruguay	90,000	29 m	1930	1930
Råsunda Stadium Solna · demolished 2013	Sweden	50,000	22 m	1937	1958
Ullevi Gothenburg	Sweden	43,000	8 m	1958	1958
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
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
Estadio Pocitos Montevideo · demolished 1940	Uruguay	1,000	30 m	1921	1930