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Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

35 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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35
Stadiums
3
Host countries
1897
Oldest
Parc des Princes
1990
Newest
Stadio delle Alpi

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Venues used in 1934, 1938, 1990, 1994 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details
35 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.
    Pontiac Silverdome
    Pontiac, United States
    296 m
    cap 80,338
  2. 2.
    Stadio delle Alpi
    Turin, Italy
    278 m
    cap 67,229
  3. 3.
    Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
    Turin, Italy
    248 m
    cap 27,958
  4. 4.
    Rose Bowl
    Pasadena, United States
    247 m
    cap 92,800
  5. 5.
    Soldier Field
    Chicago, United States
    187 m
    cap 61,500
  6. 6.
    Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)
    Milan, Italy
    176 m
    cap 75,923
  7. 7.
    Stade de Gerland
    Lyon, France
    173 m
    cap 41,000
  8. 8.
    Cotton Bowl
    Dallas, United States
    149 m
    cap 92,100
  9. 9.
    Stade de la Meinau
    Strasbourg, France
    145 m
    cap 26,109
  10. 10.
    Stadio Friuli
    Udine, Italy
    115 m
    cap 41,652
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1934, 1938, 1990, 1994
  1. 1.
    Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)
    Milan, Italy
    9 matches
    1934 (3), 1990 (6)
  2. 2.
    Rose Bowl
    Pasadena, United States
    8 matches
    1994 (8)
  3. 3.
    Giants Stadium
    East Rutherford, United States
    7 matches
    1994 (7)
  4. 4.
    Stadio Artemio Franchi
    Florence, Italy
    7 matches
    1934 (3), 1990 (4)
  5. 5.
    Cotton Bowl
    Dallas, United States
    6 matches
    1994 (6)
  6. 6.
    Stadio Olimpico
    Rome, Italy
    6 matches
    1990 (6)
  7. 7.
    Foxboro Stadium
    Foxborough, United States
    6 matches
    1994 (6)
  8. 8.
    Stanford Stadium
    Stanford, United States
    6 matches
    1994 (6)
  9. 9.
    Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
    Bologna, Italy
    6 matches
    1934 (2), 1990 (4)
  10. 10.
    Stadio delle Alpi
    Turin, Italy
    5 matches
    1990 (5)
  11. 11.
    Camping World Stadium
    Orlando, United States
    5 matches
    1994 (5)
  12. 12.
    Soldier Field
    Chicago, United States
    5 matches
    1994 (5)
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)
2.95g/m
345 goals · 117 matches · 28 venues
Low (200-800m)
2.79g/m
53 goals · 19 matches · 4 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
Rose Bowl
Pasadena
United States92,800247 m19221994
Cotton Bowl
Dallas
United States92,100149 m19321994
Pontiac Silverdome
Pontiac · demolished 2018
United States80,338296 m19751994
Giants Stadium
East Rutherford · demolished 2010
United States75,33823 m19761994
Stadio Olimpico
Rome
Italy73,60337 m19531990
Stadio delle Alpi
Turin · demolished 2008
Italy67,229278 m19901990
Camping World Stadium
Orlando
United States65,00037 m19361994
Soldier Field
Chicago
United States61,500187 m19241994
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
Colombes
France60,00045 m19071938
Stadio San Nicola
Bari
Italy58,27062 m19901990
RFK Stadium
Washington · demolished 2025
United States56,6926 m19611994
Stadio Diego Armando Maradona
Naples
Italy54,72651 m19591990
Foxboro Stadium
Foxborough · demolished 2002
United States53,64483 m19711994
Stanford Stadium
Stanford
United States50,42414 m19211994
Stadio Nazionale PNF
Rome · demolished 1957
Italy50,00032 m19111934
Stadio Friuli
Udine
Italy41,652115 m19761990
Stadio Giorgio Ascarelli
Naples · demolished 1942
Italy40,0003 m19301934
Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi
Verona
Italy39,37160 m19631990
Stadio Sant'Elia
Cagliari
Italy39,0001 m19701990
Stadio Renzo Barbera
Palermo
Italy36,34943 m19321990
Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
Turin
Italy27,958248 m19331934
Stade de la Meinau
Strasbourg
France26,109145 m19141938
Stade Auguste-Delaune
Reims
France21,68479 m19351938
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