Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

26 venues across 4 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

1892

Oldest

Goodison Park

1978

Newest

Estadio José María Minella

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Venues used in 1930, 1966, 1978, 1994 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details

26 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 Malvinas Argentinas
Mendoza, Argentina
839 m
cap 40,268
2.
Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes
Córdoba, Argentina
422 m
cap 57,000
3.
Pontiac Silverdome
Pontiac, United States
296 m
cap 80,338
4.
Rose Bowl
Pasadena, United States
247 m
cap 92,800
5.
Soldier Field
Chicago, United States
187 m
cap 61,500
6.
Cotton Bowl
Dallas, United States
149 m
cap 92,100
7.
Villa Park
Birmingham, England
103 m
cap 42,918
8.
Foxboro Stadium
Foxborough, United States
83 m
cap 53,644
9.
Hillsborough Stadium
Sheffield, England
69 m
cap 39,732
10.
Wembley Stadium (old)
London, England
60 m
cap 98,600

GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1930, 1966, 1978, 1994

1.
Estadio Centenario
Montevideo, Uruguay
10 matches
1930 (10)
2.
Wembley Stadium (old)
London, England
9 matches
1966 (9)
3.
Estadio Monumental
Buenos Aires, Argentina
9 matches
1978 (9)
4.
Rose Bowl
Pasadena, United States
8 matches
1994 (8)
5.
Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes
Córdoba, Argentina
8 matches
1978 (8)
6.
Giants Stadium
East Rutherford, United States
7 matches
1994 (7)
7.
Cotton Bowl
Dallas, United States
6 matches
1994 (6)
8.
Foxboro Stadium
Foxborough, United States
6 matches
1994 (6)
9.
Stanford Stadium
Stanford, United States
6 matches
1994 (6)
10.
Estadio Gigante de Arroyito
Rosario, Argentina
6 matches
1978 (6)
11.
Estadio Malvinas Argentinas
Mendoza, Argentina
6 matches
1978 (6)
12.
Estadio José María Minella
Mar del Plata, Argentina
6 matches
1978 (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

4 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)

2.80g/m

319 goals · 114 matches · 22 venues

Low (200-800m)

3.35g/m

67 goals · 20 matches · 3 venues

Mid (800-1500m)

2.67g/m

16 goals · 6 matches · 1 venue

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
Wembley Stadium (old) London · demolished 2003	England	98,600	60 m	1923	1966
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
White City Stadium London · demolished 1985	England	76,567	13 m	1908	1966
Giants Stadium East Rutherford · demolished 2010	United States	75,338	23 m	1976	1994
Old Trafford Manchester	England	74,310	45 m	1910	1966
Camping World Stadium Orlando	United States	65,000	37 m	1936	1994
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
Foxboro Stadium Foxborough · demolished 2002	United States	53,644	83 m	1971	1994
Stanford Stadium Stanford	United States	50,424	14 m	1921	1994
Estadio José Amalfitani Buenos Aires	Argentina	49,540	18 m	1951	1978
Villa Park Birmingham	England	42,918	103 m	1897	1966
Estadio Gigante de Arroyito Rosario	Argentina	41,654	9 m	1929	1978
Roker Park Sunderland · demolished 1997	England	40,310	30 m	1898	1966
Estadio Malvinas Argentinas Mendoza	Argentina	40,268	839 m	1978	1978
Ayresome Park Middlesbrough · demolished 1997	England	40,000	11 m	1903	1966
Hillsborough Stadium Sheffield	England	39,732	69 m	1899	1966
Goodison Park Liverpool	England	39,414	46 m	1892	1966
Estadio José María Minella Mar del Plata	Argentina	35,500	12 m	1978	1978
Estadio Gran Parque Central Montevideo	Uruguay	20,000	28 m	1900	1930
Estadio Pocitos Montevideo · demolished 1940	Uruguay	1,000	30 m	1921	1930