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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
1897
Oldest
Parc des Princes
1954
Newest
St. Jakob Stadium

Stadium map

Venues used in 1934, 1938, 1954 — 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.
    Stade Olympique de la Pontaise
    Lausanne, Switzerland
    614 m
    cap 15,850
  2. 2.
    Wankdorf Stadium
    Bern, Switzerland
    560 m
    cap 64,000
  3. 3.
    Stade des Charmilles
    Geneva, Switzerland
    432 m
    cap 35,000
  4. 4.
    Hardturm
    Zürich, Switzerland
    401 m
    cap 35,000
  5. 5.
    Cornaredo Stadium
    Lugano, Switzerland
    364 m
    cap 6,330
  6. 6.
    St. Jakob Stadium
    Basel, Switzerland
    262 m
    cap 60,000
  7. 7.
    Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
    Turin, Italy
    248 m
    cap 27,958
  8. 8.
    Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)
    Milan, Italy
    176 m
    cap 75,923
  9. 9.
    Stade de Gerland
    Lyon, France
    173 m
    cap 41,000
  10. 10.
    Stade de la Meinau
    Strasbourg, France
    145 m
    cap 26,109
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1934, 1938, 1954
  1. 1.
    St. Jakob Stadium
    Basel, Switzerland
    6 matches
    1954 (6)
  2. 2.
    Wankdorf Stadium
    Bern, Switzerland
    5 matches
    1954 (5)
  3. 3.
    Hardturm
    Zürich, Switzerland
    5 matches
    1954 (5)
  4. 4.
    Stade Olympique de la Pontaise
    Lausanne, Switzerland
    5 matches
    1954 (5)
  5. 5.
    Stade des Charmilles
    Geneva, Switzerland
    4 matches
    1954 (4)
  6. 6.
    Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)
    Milan, Italy
    3 matches
    1934 (3), 1990
  7. 7.
    Stade Vélodrome
    Marseille, France
    3 matches
    1938 (3), 1998
  8. 8.
    Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
    Colombes, France
    3 matches
    1938 (3)
  9. 9.
    Stadio Nazionale PNF
    Rome, Italy
    3 matches
    1934 (3)
  10. 10.
    Parc des Princes
    Paris, France
    3 matches
    1938 (3), 1998
  11. 11.
    Stadio Artemio Franchi
    Florence, Italy
    3 matches
    1934 (3), 1990
  12. 12.
    Stade Chaban-Delmas
    Bordeaux, France
    3 matches
    1938 (3), 1998
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)
4.40g/m
132 goals · 30 matches · 14 venues
Low (200-800m)
5.36g/m
150 goals · 28 matches · 7 venues
goals.sum / matches.count, grouped by elevation band

All venues

Sort:WC appearancesCapacityAltitudeOpening yearName
StadiumCountryCapacityAltitudeOpenedWC editions
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)
Milan
Italy75,923176 m19261934, 1990
Stade Vélodrome
Marseille
France67,39412 m19371938, 1998
Parc des Princes
Paris
France47,92942 m18971938, 1998
Stadio Artemio Franchi
Florence
Italy47,29051 m19311934, 1990
Stade de Gerland
Lyon
France41,000173 m19261938, 1998
Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Bologna
Italy38,27964 m19271934, 1990
Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Genoa
Italy36,59926 m19111934, 1990
Stade Chaban-Delmas
Bordeaux
France34,46224 m19381938, 1998
Wankdorf Stadium
Bern · demolished 2001
Switzerland64,000560 m19251954
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
Colombes
France60,00045 m19071938
St. Jakob Stadium
Basel · demolished 1998
Switzerland60,000262 m19541954
Stadio Nazionale PNF
Rome · demolished 1957
Italy50,00032 m19111934
Stadio Giorgio Ascarelli
Naples · demolished 1942
Italy40,0003 m19301934
Hardturm
Zürich · demolished 2008
Switzerland35,000401 m19291954
Stade des Charmilles
Geneva · demolished 2003
Switzerland35,000432 m19301954
Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
Turin
Italy27,958248 m19331934
Stade de la Meinau
Strasbourg
France26,109145 m19141938
Stade Auguste-Delaune
Reims
France21,68479 m19351938
Stade Olympique de la Pontaise
Lausanne
Switzerland15,850614 m19041954
Stade Victor Boucquey
Lille · demolished 1975
France15,00030 m19021938
Stade Cavée Verte
Le Havre · demolished 1970
France10,0009 m19321938
Stadio Littorio (Trieste)
Trieste
Italy8,00078 m19321934
Stade du Fort Carré
Antibes
France8,0004 m19281938
Cornaredo Stadium
Lugano
Switzerland6,330364 m19511954