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Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

46 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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46
Stadiums
5
Host countries
1897
Oldest
Parc des Princes
2005
Newest
Allianz Arena

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Venues used in 1930, 1962, 1982, 1998, 2006 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details
46 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. 1.
    Santiago Bernabéu
    Madrid, Spain
    720 m
    cap 81,044
  2. 2.
    Estadio José Zorrilla
    Valladolid, Spain
    719 m
    cap 26,512
  3. 3.
    Estadio Vicente Calderón
    Madrid, Spain
    583 m
    cap 65,695
  4. 4.
    Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos
    Santiago, Chile
    575 m
    cap 48,665
  5. 5.
    Estadio El Teniente
    Rancagua, Chile
    512 m
    cap 15,000
  6. 6.
    Allianz Arena
    Munich, Germany
    490 m
    cap 75,000
  7. 7.
    Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
    Saint-Étienne, France
    488 m
    cap 41,965
  8. 8.
    Max-Morlock-Stadion
    Nuremberg, Germany
    324 m
    cap 50,000
  9. 9.
    Fritz-Walter-Stadion
    Kaiserslautern, Germany
    292 m
    cap 49,850
  10. 10.
    Estadio Carlos Tartiere (old)
    Oviedo, Spain
    245 m
    cap 23,500
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1930, 1962, 1982, 1998, 2006
  1. 1.
    Estadio Centenario
    Montevideo, Uruguay
    10 matches
    1930 (10)
  2. 2.
    Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos
    Santiago, Chile
    10 matches
    1962 (10)
  3. 3.
    Stade de France
    Saint-Denis, France
    9 matches
    1998 (9)
  4. 4.
    Estadio Sausalito
    Viña del Mar, Chile
    8 matches
    1962 (8)
  5. 5.
    Stade Vélodrome
    Marseille, France
    7 matches
    1938, 1998 (7)
  6. 6.
    Estadio Carlos Dittborn
    Arica, Chile
    7 matches
    1962 (7)
  7. 7.
    Estadio El Teniente
    Rancagua, Chile
    7 matches
    1962 (7)
  8. 8.
    Signal Iduna Park
    Dortmund, Germany
    6 matches
    1974, 2006 (6)
  9. 9.
    Allianz Arena
    Munich, Germany
    6 matches
    2006 (6)
  10. 10.
    Olympiastadion
    Berlin, Germany
    6 matches
    1974, 2006 (6)
  11. 11.
    MHPArena
    Stuttgart, Germany
    6 matches
    1974, 2006 (6)
  12. 12.
    Parc des Princes
    Paris, France
    6 matches
    1938, 1998 (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)
2.77g/m
460 goals · 166 matches · 33 venues
Low (200-800m)
2.55g/m
163 goals · 64 matches · 12 venues
goals.sum / matches.count, grouped by elevation band

All venues

Sort:WC appearancesCapacityAltitudeOpening yearName
StadiumCountryCapacityAltitudeOpenedWC editions
Signal Iduna Park
Dortmund
Germany81,365108 m19741974, 2006
Olympiastadion
Berlin
Germany74,47565 m19361974, 2006
Stade Vélodrome
Marseille
France67,39412 m19371938, 1998
MHPArena
Stuttgart
Germany60,449224 m19331974, 2006
Volksparkstadion
Hamburg
Germany57,00025 m19531974, 2006
Deutsche Bank Park
Frankfurt
Germany51,500116 m19251974, 2006
HDI-Arena
Hannover
Germany49,00065 m19541974, 2006
Parc des Princes
Paris
France47,92942 m18971938, 1998
Stade de Gerland
Lyon
France41,000173 m19261938, 1998
Stade Chaban-Delmas
Bordeaux
France34,46224 m19381938, 1998
Camp Nou
Barcelona
Spain99,35462 m19571982
Estadio Centenario
Montevideo
Uruguay90,00029 m19301930
Santiago Bernabéu
Madrid
Spain81,044720 m19471982
Stade de France
Saint-Denis
France80,69857 m19981998
Allianz Arena
Munich
Germany75,000490 m20052006
Estadio Vicente Calderón
Madrid · demolished 2019
Spain65,695583 m19661982
Veltins-Arena
Gelsenkirchen
Germany62,27157 m20012006
Estadio Benito Villamarín
Seville
Spain60,72120 m19291982
RheinEnergieStadion
Cologne
Germany50,00071 m20042006
Max-Morlock-Stadion
Nuremberg
Germany50,000324 m19282006
Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Kaiserslautern
Germany49,850292 m19202006
Mestalla
Valencia
Spain49,50020 m19231982
Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos
Santiago
Chile48,665575 m19381962
Red Bull Arena (Leipzig)
Leipzig
Germany47,069114 m20042006
San Mamés (old)
Bilbao · demolished 2013
Spain46,20030 m19131982
Estadio Sarriá
Barcelona · demolished 1997
Spain44,00095 m19231982
Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Seville
Spain43,88319 m19581982
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Saint-Étienne
France41,965488 m19311998
Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Lens
France37,70541 m19331998
Stade de la Beaujoire
Nantes
France35,32227 m19841998
Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero
Elche
Spain33,73279 m19761982
Estadio La Romareda
Zaragoza
Spain33,608229 m19571982
Stadium de Toulouse
Toulouse
France33,150148 m19371998
Stade de la Mosson
Montpellier
France32,93941 m19721998
Estadio Riazor
A Coruña
Spain32,66028 m19441982
Estadio La Rosaleda
Málaga
Spain30,04423 m19411982
Estadio José Rico Pérez
Alicante
Spain30,00079 m19741982
El Molinón
Gijón
Spain29,5385 m19081982
Estadio de Balaídos
Vigo
Spain29,00010 m19281982
Estadio José Zorrilla
Valladolid
Spain26,512719 m19821982
Estadio Carlos Tartiere (old)
Oviedo · demolished 2003
Spain23,500245 m19321982
Estadio Gran Parque Central
Montevideo
Uruguay20,00028 m19001930
Estadio Sausalito
Viña del Mar
Chile18,00013 m19291962
Estadio Carlos Dittborn
Arica
Chile17,78649 m19621962
Estadio El Teniente
Rancagua
Chile15,000512 m19451962
Estadio Pocitos
Montevideo · demolished 1940
Uruguay1,00030 m19211930