Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.
33 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}).
Tournament — click to filter (4 selected)
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Stadiums
4
Host countries
1897
Oldest
Parc des Princes1976
Newest
Giants StadiumStadium map
Venues used in 1934, 1938, 1950, 1994 — 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.
Estádio Durival de Britto (Vila Capanema)Curitiba, Brazil887 mcap 20,000 - 2.Estádio IndependênciaBelo Horizonte, Brazil847 mcap 23,018
- 3.Estádio do PacaembuSão Paulo, Brazil773 mcap 40,199
- 4.Pontiac SilverdomePontiac, United States296 mcap 80,338
- 5.
Stadio Olimpico Grande TorinoTurin, Italy248 mcap 27,958 - 6.Rose BowlPasadena, United States247 mcap 92,800
- 7.Soldier FieldChicago, United States187 mcap 61,500
- 8.Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)Milan, Italy176 mcap 75,923
- 9.Stade de GerlandLyon, France173 mcap 41,000
- 10.Cotton BowlDallas, United States149 mcap 92,100
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)
Most-used venues
Ranked by match count in 1934, 1938, 1950, 1994
- 1.Rose BowlPasadena, United States8 matches1994 (8)
- 2.Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã)Rio de Janeiro, Brazil8 matches1950 (8), 2014
- 3.Giants StadiumEast Rutherford, United States7 matches1994 (7)
- 4.Cotton BowlDallas, United States6 matches1994 (6)
- 5.Foxboro StadiumFoxborough, United States6 matches1994 (6)
- 6.Stanford StadiumStanford, United States6 matches1994 (6)
- 7.Estádio do PacaembuSão Paulo, Brazil6 matches1950 (6)
- 8.Camping World StadiumOrlando, United States5 matches1994 (5)
- 9.Soldier FieldChicago, United States5 matches1994 (5)
- 10.RFK StadiumWashington, United States5 matches1994 (5)
- 11.Pontiac SilverdomePontiac, United States4 matches1994 (4)
- 12.Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)Milan, Italy3 matches1934 (3), 1990
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)
3.48g/m
282 goals · 81 matches · 24 venues
Low (200-800m)
3.45g/m
69 goals · 20 matches · 4 venues
Mid (800-1500m)
4.00g/m
20 goals · 5 matches · 2 venues
goals.sum / matches.count, grouped by elevation band
All venues
| Stadium | Country | Capacity | Altitude | Opened | WC editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã) Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | 78,838 | 21 m | 1950 | 1950, 2014 |
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro) Milan | Italy | 75,923 | 176 m | 1926 | 1934, 1990 |
Stade Vélodrome Marseille | France | 67,394 | 12 m | 1937 | 1938, 1998 |
Parc des Princes Paris | France | 47,929 | 42 m | 1897 | 1938, 1998 |
Stadio Artemio Franchi Florence | Italy | 47,290 | 51 m | 1931 | 1934, 1990 |
Stade de Gerland Lyon | France | 41,000 | 173 m | 1926 | 1938, 1998 |
Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Bologna | Italy | 38,279 | 64 m | 1927 | 1934, 1990 |
Stadio Luigi Ferraris Genoa | Italy | 36,599 | 26 m | 1911 | 1934, 1990 |
Stade Chaban-Delmas Bordeaux | France | 34,462 | 24 m | 1938 | 1938, 1998 |
Rose Bowl Pasadena | United States | 92,800 | 247 m | 1922 | 1994 |
Cotton Bowl Dallas | United States | 92,100 | 149 m | 1932 | 1994 |
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 |
Camping World Stadium Orlando | United States | 65,000 | 37 m | 1936 | 1994 |
Soldier Field Chicago | United States | 61,500 | 187 m | 1924 | 1994 |
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir Colombes | France | 60,000 | 45 m | 1907 | 1938 |
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 |
Stadio Nazionale PNF Rome · demolished 1957 | Italy | 50,000 | 32 m | 1911 | 1934 |
Estádio do Pacaembu São Paulo | Brazil | 40,199 | 773 m | 1940 | 1950 |
Stadio Giorgio Ascarelli Naples · demolished 1942 | Italy | 40,000 | 3 m | 1930 | 1934 |
Estádio Ilha do Retiro Recife | Brazil | 30,000 | 6 m | 1937 | 1950 |
Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino Turin | Italy | 27,958 | 248 m | 1933 | 1934 |
Stade de la Meinau Strasbourg | France | 26,109 | 145 m | 1914 | 1938 |
Estádio Independência Belo Horizonte | Brazil | 23,018 | 847 m | 1950 | 1950 |
Stade Auguste-Delaune Reims | France | 21,684 | 79 m | 1935 | 1938 |
Estádio Durival de Britto (Vila Capanema) Curitiba | Brazil | 20,000 | 887 m | 1947 | 1950 |
Estádio dos Eucaliptos Porto Alegre · demolished 1981 | Brazil | 20,000 | 53 m | 1931 | 1950 |
Stade Victor Boucquey Lille · demolished 1975 | France | 15,000 | 30 m | 1902 | 1938 |
Stade Cavée Verte Le Havre · demolished 1970 | France | 10,000 | 9 m | 1932 | 1938 |
Stadio Littorio (Trieste) Trieste | Italy | 8,000 | 78 m | 1932 | 1934 |
Stade du Fort Carré Antibes | France | 8,000 | 4 m | 1928 | 1938 |