Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.
42 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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Stadiums
6
Host countries
1900
Oldest
Estadio Gran Parque Central2002
Newest
Incheon Munhak StadiumStadium map
Venues used in 1930, 1962, 1978, 1994, 2002 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details
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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 Malvinas ArgentinasMendoza, Argentina839 mcap 40,268 - 2.
Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez PrádanosSantiago, Chile575 mcap 48,665 - 3.Estadio El TenienteRancagua, Chile512 mcap 15,000
- 4.Estadio Mario Alberto KempesCórdoba, Argentina422 mcap 57,000
- 5.
Pontiac SilverdomePontiac, United States296 mcap 80,338 - 6.Rose BowlPasadena, United States247 mcap 92,800
- 7.Soldier FieldChicago, United States187 mcap 61,500
- 8.Cotton BowlDallas, United States149 mcap 92,100
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Ōita Stadium (Big Eye)Ōita, Japan108 mcap 40,000 - 10.Sapporo DomeSapporo, Japan101 mcap 41,484
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)
Most-used venues
Ranked by match count in 1930, 1962, 1978, 1994, 2002
- 1.Estadio CentenarioMontevideo, Uruguay10 matches1930 (10)
- 2.Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez PrádanosSantiago, Chile10 matches1962 (10)
- 3.Estadio MonumentalBuenos Aires, Argentina9 matches1978 (9)
- 4.Rose BowlPasadena, United States8 matches1994 (8)
- 5.Estadio Mario Alberto KempesCórdoba, Argentina8 matches1978 (8)
- 6.Estadio SausalitoViña del Mar, Chile8 matches1962 (8)
- 7.Giants StadiumEast Rutherford, United States7 matches1994 (7)
- 8.Estadio Carlos DittbornArica, Chile7 matches1962 (7)
- 9.Estadio El TenienteRancagua, Chile7 matches1962 (7)
- 10.Cotton BowlDallas, United States6 matches1994 (6)
- 11.Seoul World Cup StadiumSeoul, South Korea6 matches2002 (6)
- 12.Foxboro StadiumFoxborough, United States6 matches1994 (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
6 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)
2.73g/m
431 goals · 158 matches · 34 venues
Low (200-800m)
2.95g/m
109 goals · 37 matches · 5 venues
Mid (800-1500m)
2.67g/m
16 goals · 6 matches · 1 venue
goals.sum / matches.count, grouped by elevation band
All venues
| Stadium | Country | Capacity | Altitude | Opened | WC editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Estadio Monumental Buenos Aires | Argentina | 83,214 | 15 m | 1938 | 1978 |
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 |
International Stadium Yokohama Yokohama | Japan | 72,327 | 38 m | 1998 | 2002 |
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 |
Camping World Stadium Orlando | United States | 65,000 | 37 m | 1936 | 1994 |
Saitama Stadium 2002 Saitama | Japan | 63,700 | 11 m | 2001 | 2002 |
Soldier Field Chicago | United States | 61,500 | 187 m | 1924 | 1994 |
Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes Córdoba | Argentina | 57,000 | 422 m | 1978 | 1978 |
RFK Stadium Washington · demolished 2025 | United States | 56,692 | 6 m | 1961 | 1994 |
Busan Asiad Stadium Busan | South Korea | 53,769 | 25 m | 2001 | 2002 |
Foxboro Stadium Foxborough · demolished 2002 | United States | 53,644 | 83 m | 1971 | 1994 |
Shizuoka Stadium ECOPA Fukuroi | Japan | 50,889 | 50 m | 2001 | 2002 |
Stanford Stadium Stanford | United States | 50,424 | 14 m | 1921 | 1994 |
Incheon Munhak Stadium Incheon | South Korea | 50,256 | 38 m | 2002 | 2002 |
Estadio José Amalfitani Buenos Aires | Argentina | 49,540 | 18 m | 1951 | 1978 |
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 |
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 |
Estadio Gigante de Arroyito Rosario | Argentina | 41,654 | 9 m | 1929 | 1978 |
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 |
Estadio Malvinas Argentinas Mendoza | Argentina | 40,268 | 839 m | 1978 | 1978 |
Ōita Stadium (Big Eye) Ōita | Japan | 40,000 | 108 m | 2001 | 2002 |
Jeju World Cup Stadium Seogwipo | South Korea | 35,657 | 72 m | 2001 | 2002 |
Estadio José María Minella Mar del Plata | Argentina | 35,500 | 12 m | 1978 | 1978 |
Noevir Stadium Kobe Kobe | Japan | 30,132 | -1 m | 2001 | 2002 |
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 |