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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

Stadium map

Venues used in 1930, 1994, 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.
    Pontiac Silverdome
    Pontiac, United States
    296 m
    cap 80,338
  6. 6.
    Rose Bowl
    Pasadena, United States
    247 m
    cap 92,800
  7. 7.
    Soldier Field
    Chicago, United States
    187 m
    cap 61,500
  8. 8.
    Arena Pantanal
    Cuiabá, Brazil
    173 m
    cap 41,390
  9. 9.
    Cotton Bowl
    Dallas, United States
    149 m
    cap 92,100
  10. 10.
    Foxboro Stadium
    Foxborough, United States
    83 m
    cap 53,644
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1930, 1994, 2014
  1. 1.
    Estadio Centenario
    Montevideo, Uruguay
    10 matches
    1930 (10)
  2. 2.
    Rose Bowl
    Pasadena, United States
    8 matches
    1994 (8)
  3. 3.
    Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã)
    Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    7 matches
    1950, 2014 (7)
  4. 4.
    Giants Stadium
    East Rutherford, United States
    7 matches
    1994 (7)
  5. 5.
    Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha
    Brasília, Brazil
    7 matches
    2014 (7)
  6. 6.
    Cotton Bowl
    Dallas, United States
    6 matches
    1994 (6)
  7. 7.
    Arena Castelão
    Fortaleza, Brazil
    6 matches
    2014 (6)
  8. 8.
    Estádio Mineirão
    Belo Horizonte, Brazil
    6 matches
    2014 (6)
  9. 9.
    Foxboro Stadium
    Foxborough, United States
    6 matches
    1994 (6)
  10. 10.
    Arena Fonte Nova
    Salvador, Brazil
    6 matches
    2014 (6)
  11. 11.
    Stanford Stadium
    Stanford, United States
    6 matches
    1994 (6)
  12. 12.
    Neo Química Arena
    São Paulo, Brazil
    6 matches
    2014 (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

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)
2.94g/m
291 goals · 99 matches · 18 venues
Low (200-800m)
2.56g/m
46 goals · 18 matches · 3 venues
Mid (800-1500m)
2.65g/m
45 goals · 17 matches · 3 venues
goals.sum / matches.count, grouped by elevation band

All venues

Sort:WC appearancesCapacityAltitudeOpening yearName
StadiumCountryCapacityAltitudeOpenedWC editions
Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã)
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil78,83821 m19501950, 2014
Rose Bowl
Pasadena
United States92,800247 m19221994
Cotton Bowl
Dallas
United States92,100149 m19321994
Estadio Centenario
Montevideo
Uruguay90,00029 m19301930
Pontiac Silverdome
Pontiac · demolished 2018
United States80,338296 m19751994
Giants Stadium
East Rutherford · demolished 2010
United States75,33823 m19761994
Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha
Brasília
Brazil72,7881,119 m20132014
Camping World Stadium
Orlando
United States65,00037 m19361994
Arena Castelão
Fortaleza
Brazil64,84629 m19732014
Soldier Field
Chicago
United States61,500187 m19241994
Estádio Mineirão
Belo Horizonte
Brazil58,170850 m19652014
RFK Stadium
Washington · demolished 2025
United States56,6926 m19611994
Foxboro Stadium
Foxborough · demolished 2002
United States53,64483 m19711994
Arena Fonte Nova
Salvador
Brazil51,90055 m20132014
Stanford Stadium
Stanford
United States50,42414 m19211994
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