Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

24 venues across 3 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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24
Stadiums
3
Host countries
1900
Oldest
Estadio Gran Parque Central
2014
Newest
Neo Química Arena

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Venues used in 1930, 1974, 2014 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details
24 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.
    Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha
    Brasília, Brazil
    1,119 m
    cap 72,788
  2. 2.
    Ligga Arena (Arena da Baixada)
    Curitiba, Brazil
    910 m
    cap 40,502
  3. 3.
    Estádio Mineirão
    Belo Horizonte, Brazil
    850 m
    cap 58,170
  4. 4.
    Neo Química Arena
    São Paulo, Brazil
    785 m
    cap 49,205
  5. 5.
    Olympiastadion München
    Munich, Germany
    524 m
    cap 80,000
  6. 6.
    MHPArena
    Stuttgart, Germany
    224 m
    cap 60,449
  7. 7.
    Arena Pantanal
    Cuiabá, Brazil
    173 m
    cap 41,390
  8. 8.
    Deutsche Bank Park
    Frankfurt, Germany
    116 m
    cap 51,500
  9. 9.
    Signal Iduna Park
    Dortmund, Germany
    108 m
    cap 81,365
  10. 10.
    Olympiastadion
    Berlin, Germany
    65 m
    cap 74,475
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1930, 1974, 2014
  1. 1.
    Estadio Centenario
    Montevideo, Uruguay
    10 matches
    1930 (10)
  2. 2.
    Olympiastadion
    Berlin, Germany
    8 matches
    1974 (8), 2006
  3. 3.
    Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã)
    Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    7 matches
    1950, 2014 (7)
  4. 4.
    Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha
    Brasília, Brazil
    7 matches
    2014 (7)
  5. 5.
    Arena Castelão
    Fortaleza, Brazil
    6 matches
    2014 (6)
  6. 6.
    Estádio Mineirão
    Belo Horizonte, Brazil
    6 matches
    2014 (6)
  7. 7.
    Arena Fonte Nova
    Salvador, Brazil
    6 matches
    2014 (6)
  8. 8.
    Neo Química Arena
    São Paulo, Brazil
    6 matches
    2014 (6)
  9. 9.
    Estadio Gran Parque Central
    Montevideo, Uruguay
    6 matches
    1930 (6)
  10. 10.
    Rheinstadion
    Düsseldorf, Germany
    5 matches
    1974 (5)
  11. 11.
    Parkstadion
    Gelsenkirchen, Germany
    5 matches
    1974 (5)
  12. 12.
    Deutsche Bank Park
    Frankfurt, Germany
    5 matches
    1974 (5), 2006
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

3 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)
2.91g/m
271 goals · 93 matches · 18 venues
Low (200-800m)
2.20g/m
22 goals · 10 matches · 2 venues
Mid (800-1500m)
2.65g/m
45 goals · 17 matches · 3 venues
goals.sum / matches.count, grouped by elevation band
StadiumCountryCapacityAltitudeOpenedWC editions
Signal Iduna Park
Dortmund
Germany81,365108 m19741974, 2006
Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã)
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil78,83821 m19501950, 2014
Olympiastadion
Berlin
Germany74,47565 m19361974, 2006
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
Estadio Centenario
Montevideo
Uruguay90,00029 m19301930
Olympiastadion München
Munich
Germany80,000524 m19721974
Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha
Brasília
Brazil72,7881,119 m20132014
Rheinstadion
Düsseldorf · demolished 2002
Germany70,00038 m19251974
Parkstadion
Gelsenkirchen · demolished 2008
Germany70,00057 m19731974
Arena Castelão
Fortaleza
Brazil64,84629 m19732014
Estádio Mineirão
Belo Horizonte
Brazil58,170850 m19652014
Arena Fonte Nova
Salvador
Brazil51,90055 m20132014
Estádio Beira-Rio
Porto Alegre
Brazil50,1289 m19692014
Neo Química Arena
São Paulo
Brazil49,205785 m20142014
Arena Pernambuco
São Lourenço da Mata
Brazil44,24826 m20132014
Arena Pantanal
Cuiabá
Brazil41,390173 m20142014
Arena da Amazônia
Manaus
Brazil40,54941 m20142014
Ligga Arena (Arena da Baixada)
Curitiba
Brazil40,502910 m19142014
Arena das Dunas
Natal
Brazil31,37534 m20142014
Estadio Gran Parque Central
Montevideo
Uruguay20,00028 m19001930
Estadio Pocitos
Montevideo · demolished 1940
Uruguay1,00030 m19211930