Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

56 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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1900

Oldest

Estadio Gran Parque Central

2002

Newest

Incheon Munhak Stadium

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Venues used in 1930, 1962, 1970, 1982, 1986, 2002 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details

56 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 Olímpico Universitario
Mexico City, Mexico
2,307 m
cap 72,000
3.
Estadio Azteca
Mexico City, Mexico
2,287 m
cap 87,000
4.
Estadio Neza 86
Nezahualcóyotl, Mexico
2,236 m
cap 34,536
5.
Estadio Cuauhtémoc
Puebla, Mexico
2,124 m
cap 51,726
6.
Estadio León
León, Mexico
1,808 m
cap 31,297
7.
Estadio Corregidora
Querétaro, Mexico
1,807 m
cap 38,575
8.
Estadio Sergio León Chávez
Irapuato, Mexico
1,718 m
cap 25,000
9.
Estadio Tres de Marzo
Zapopan, Mexico
1,633 m
cap 30,015
10.
Estadio Jalisco
Guadalajara, Mexico
1,538 m
cap 55,020

GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1930, 1962, 1970, 1982, 1986, 2002

1.
Estadio Azteca
Mexico City, Mexico
19 matches
1970 (10), 1986 (9), 2026
2.
Estadio Jalisco
Guadalajara, Mexico
14 matches
1970 (8), 1986 (6)
3.
Estadio León
León, Mexico
11 matches
1970 (7), 1986 (4)
4.
Estadio Centenario
Montevideo, Uruguay
10 matches
1930 (10)
5.
Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos
Santiago, Chile
10 matches
1962 (10)
6.
Estadio Cuauhtémoc
Puebla, Mexico
8 matches
1970 (3), 1986 (5)
7.
Estadio Sausalito
Viña del Mar, Chile
8 matches
1962 (8)
8.
Estadio Nemesio Díez
Toluca, Mexico
7 matches
1970 (4), 1986 (3)
9.
Estadio Carlos Dittborn
Arica, Chile
7 matches
1962 (7)
10.
Estadio El Teniente
Rancagua, Chile
7 matches
1962 (7)
11.
Seoul World Cup Stadium
Seoul, South Korea
6 matches
2002 (6)
12.
Estadio José Zorrilla
Valladolid, Spain
6 matches
1982 (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)

2.88g/m

366 goals · 127 matches · 34 venues

Low (200-800m)

2.32g/m

102 goals · 44 matches · 9 venues

High (1500-2200m)

3.07g/m

132 goals · 43 matches · 6 venues

Very high (≥2200m)

2.61g/m

86 goals · 33 matches · 4 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
Camp Nou Barcelona	Spain	99,354	62 m	1957	1982
Estadio Centenario Montevideo	Uruguay	90,000	29 m	1930	1930
Santiago Bernabéu Madrid	Spain	81,044	720 m	1947	1982
International Stadium Yokohama Yokohama	Japan	72,327	38 m	1998	2002
Estadio Olímpico Universitario Mexico City	Mexico	72,000	2,307 m	1952	1986
Seoul World Cup Stadium Seoul	South Korea	66,704	29 m	2001	2002
Daegu World Cup Stadium Daegu	South Korea	66,422	82 m	2001	2002
Estadio Vicente Calderón Madrid · demolished 2019	Spain	65,695	583 m	1966	1982
Saitama Stadium 2002 Saitama	Japan	63,700	11 m	2001	2002
Estadio Benito Villamarín Seville	Spain	60,721	20 m	1929	1982
Busan Asiad Stadium Busan	South Korea	53,769	25 m	2001	2002
Shizuoka Stadium ECOPA Fukuroi	Japan	50,889	50 m	2001	2002
Incheon Munhak Stadium Incheon	South Korea	50,256	38 m	2002	2002
Mestalla Valencia	Spain	49,500	20 m	1923	1982
Miyagi Stadium Rifu	Japan	49,000	56 m	2000	2002
Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos Santiago	Chile	48,665	575 m	1938	1962
Yanmar Stadium Nagai Osaka	Japan	47,000	13 m	1996	2002
San Mamés (old) Bilbao · demolished 2013	Spain	46,200	30 m	1913	1982
Estadio Sarriá Barcelona · demolished 1997	Spain	44,000	95 m	1923	1982
Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Seville	Spain	43,883	19 m	1958	1982
Estadio Universitario San Nicolás de los Garza	Mexico	43,780	529 m	1967	1986
Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium Ulsan	South Korea	43,550	8 m	2001	2002
Suwon World Cup Stadium Suwon	South Korea	43,288	68 m	2001	2002
Gwangju World Cup Stadium Gwangju	South Korea	42,880	48 m	2001	2002
Jeonju World Cup Stadium Jeonju	South Korea	42,477	13 m	2001	2002
Niigata Stadium (Big Swan) Niigata	Japan	42,300	1 m	2001	2002
Sapporo Dome Sapporo	Japan	41,484	101 m	2001	2002
Kashima Soccer Stadium Kashima	Japan	40,728	51 m	1993	2002
Daejeon World Cup Stadium Daejeon	South Korea	40,535	61 m	2001	2002
Ōita Stadium (Big Eye) Ōita	Japan	40,000	108 m	2001	2002
Estadio Corregidora Querétaro	Mexico	38,575	1,807 m	1985	1986
Estadio Tecnológico Monterrey · demolished 2017	Mexico	38,000	544 m	1950	1986
Jeju World Cup Stadium Seogwipo	South Korea	35,657	72 m	2001	2002
Estadio Neza 86 Nezahualcóyotl	Mexico	34,536	2,236 m	1981	1986
Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero Elche	Spain	33,732	79 m	1976	1982
Estadio La Romareda Zaragoza	Spain	33,608	229 m	1957	1982
Estadio Riazor A Coruña	Spain	32,660	28 m	1944	1982
Noevir Stadium Kobe Kobe	Japan	30,132	-1 m	2001	2002
Estadio La Rosaleda Málaga	Spain	30,044	23 m	1941	1982
Estadio Tres de Marzo Zapopan	Mexico	30,015	1,633 m	1971	1986
Estadio José Rico Pérez Alicante	Spain	30,000	79 m	1974	1982
El Molinón Gijón	Spain	29,538	5 m	1908	1982
Estadio de Balaídos Vigo	Spain	29,000	10 m	1928	1982
Estadio José Zorrilla Valladolid	Spain	26,512	719 m	1982	1982
Estadio Sergio León Chávez Irapuato	Mexico	25,000	1,718 m	1974	1986
Estadio Carlos Tartiere (old) Oviedo · demolished 2003	Spain	23,500	245 m	1932	1982
Estadio Gran Parque Central Montevideo	Uruguay	20,000	28 m	1900	1930
Estadio Sausalito Viña del Mar	Chile	18,000	13 m	1929	1962
Estadio Carlos Dittborn Arica	Chile	17,786	49 m	1962	1962
Estadio El Teniente Rancagua	Chile	15,000	512 m	1945	1962
Estadio Pocitos Montevideo · demolished 1940	Uruguay	1,000	30 m	1921	1930