Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

53 venues across 6 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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Oldest

Olympia

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Newest

Nizhny Novgorod Stadium

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Venues used in 1930, 1958, 1970, 1974, 1990, 2018 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details

53 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.
Olympiastadion München
Munich, Germany
524 m
cap 80,000
7.
Stadio delle Alpi
Turin, Italy
278 m
cap 67,229
8.
Yekaterinburg Arena
Yekaterinburg, Russia
277 m
cap 35,696
9.
MHPArena
Stuttgart, Germany
224 m
cap 60,449
10.
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)
Milan, Italy
176 m
cap 75,923

GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1930, 1958, 1970, 1974, 1990, 2018

1.
Estadio Centenario
Montevideo, Uruguay
10 matches
1930 (10)
2.
Estadio Azteca
Mexico City, Mexico
10 matches
1970 (10), 1986, 2026
3.
Olympiastadion
Berlin, Germany
10 matches
1974 (8), 2006
4.
Estadio Jalisco
Guadalajara, Mexico
8 matches
1970 (8), 1986
5.
Råsunda Stadium
Solna, Sweden
8 matches
1958 (8)
6.
Luzhniki Stadium
Moscow, Russia
7 matches
2018 (7)
7.
Krestovsky Stadium (Saint Petersburg Stadium)
Saint Petersburg, Russia
7 matches
2018 (7)
8.
Ullevi
Gothenburg, Sweden
7 matches
1958 (7)
9.
Estadio León
León, Mexico
7 matches
1970 (7), 1986
10.
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)
Milan, Italy
6 matches
1934, 1990 (6)
11.
Stadio Olimpico
Rome, Italy
6 matches
1990 (6)
12.
Fisht Olympic Stadium
Sochi, Russia
6 matches
2018 (6)

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Average capacity by opening decade

Are WC venues getting bigger over time?

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Stadiums by host country

6 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)

2.83g/m

549 goals · 194 matches · 43 venues

Low (200-800m)

2.15g/m

28 goals · 13 matches · 3 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
Signal Iduna Park Dortmund	Germany	81,365	108 m	1974	1974, 2006
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro) Milan	Italy	75,923	176 m	1926	1934, 1990
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
Estadio Jalisco Guadalajara	Mexico	55,020	1,538 m	1960	1970, 1986
Estadio Cuauhtémoc Puebla	Mexico	51,726	2,124 m	1968	1970, 1986
Deutsche Bank Park Frankfurt	Germany	51,500	116 m	1925	1974, 2006
HDI-Arena Hannover	Germany	49,000	65 m	1954	1974, 2006
Stadio Artemio Franchi Florence	Italy	47,290	51 m	1931	1934, 1990
Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Bologna	Italy	38,279	64 m	1927	1934, 1990
Stadio Luigi Ferraris Genoa	Italy	36,599	26 m	1911	1934, 1990
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
Olympiastadion München Munich	Germany	80,000	524 m	1972	1974
Luzhniki Stadium Moscow	Russia	78,011	159 m	1956	2018
Stadio Olimpico Rome	Italy	73,603	37 m	1953	1990
Rheinstadion Düsseldorf · demolished 2002	Germany	70,000	38 m	1925	1974
Parkstadion Gelsenkirchen · demolished 2008	Germany	70,000	57 m	1973	1974
Krestovsky Stadium (Saint Petersburg Stadium) Saint Petersburg	Russia	68,134	16 m	2017	2018
Stadio delle Alpi Turin · demolished 2008	Italy	67,229	278 m	1990	1990
Stadio San Nicola Bari	Italy	58,270	62 m	1990	1990
Stadio Diego Armando Maradona Naples	Italy	54,726	51 m	1959	1990
Råsunda Stadium Solna · demolished 2013	Sweden	50,000	22 m	1937	1958
Fisht Olympic Stadium Sochi	Russia	47,659	1 m	2013	2018
Volgograd Arena Volgograd	Russia	45,568	94 m	2018	2018
Ak Bars Arena (Kazan Arena) Kazan	Russia	45,379	49 m	2013	2018
Otkrytie Arena (Spartak Stadium) Moscow	Russia	45,360	125 m	2014	2018
Rostov Arena Rostov-on-Don	Russia	45,000	0 m	2018	2018
Samara Arena Samara	Russia	44,918	161 m	2018	2018
Nizhny Novgorod Stadium Nizhny Novgorod	Russia	44,899	74 m	2018	2018
Mordovia Arena Saransk	Russia	44,442	144 m	2017	2018
Ullevi Gothenburg	Sweden	43,000	8 m	1958	1958
Stadio Friuli Udine	Italy	41,652	115 m	1976	1990
Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi Verona	Italy	39,371	60 m	1963	1990
Stadio Sant'Elia Cagliari	Italy	39,000	1 m	1970	1990
Stadio Renzo Barbera Palermo	Italy	36,349	43 m	1932	1990
Yekaterinburg Arena Yekaterinburg	Russia	35,696	277 m	1957	2018
Kaliningrad Stadium Kaliningrad	Russia	35,212	5 m	2018	2018
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