Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

37 venues across 5 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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1892

Oldest

Goodison Park

1976

Newest

Giants Stadium

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Venues used in 1934, 1950, 1954, 1966, 1994 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details

37 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.
Estádio Durival de Britto (Vila Capanema)
Curitiba, Brazil
887 m
cap 20,000
2.
Estádio Independência
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
847 m
cap 23,018
3.
Estádio do Pacaembu
São Paulo, Brazil
773 m
cap 40,199
4.
Stade Olympique de la Pontaise
Lausanne, Switzerland
614 m
cap 15,850
5.
Wankdorf Stadium
Bern, Switzerland
560 m
cap 64,000
6.
Stade des Charmilles
Geneva, Switzerland
432 m
cap 35,000
7.
Hardturm
Zürich, Switzerland
401 m
cap 35,000
8.
Cornaredo Stadium
Lugano, Switzerland
364 m
cap 6,330
9.
Pontiac Silverdome
Pontiac, United States
296 m
cap 80,338
10.
St. Jakob Stadium
Basel, Switzerland
262 m
cap 60,000

GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1934, 1950, 1954, 1966, 1994

1.
Wembley Stadium (old)
London, England
9 matches
1966 (9)
2.
Rose Bowl
Pasadena, United States
8 matches
1994 (8)
3.
Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
8 matches
1950 (8), 2014
4.
Giants Stadium
East Rutherford, United States
7 matches
1994 (7)
5.
Cotton Bowl
Dallas, United States
6 matches
1994 (6)
6.
St. Jakob Stadium
Basel, Switzerland
6 matches
1954 (6)
7.
Foxboro Stadium
Foxborough, United States
6 matches
1994 (6)
8.
Stanford Stadium
Stanford, United States
6 matches
1994 (6)
9.
Estádio do Pacaembu
São Paulo, Brazil
6 matches
1950 (6)
10.
Camping World Stadium
Orlando, United States
5 matches
1994 (5)
11.
Wankdorf Stadium
Bern, Switzerland
5 matches
1954 (5)
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

5 countries have hosted matches

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Goals per match by stadium altitude

Does the air thin out the defense? Bands aligned with FIFA altitude-acclimatization thresholds.

Sea level (<200m)

3.05g/m

299 goals · 98 matches · 25 venues

Low (200-800m)

4.54g/m

209 goals · 46 matches · 10 venues

Mid (800-1500m)

4.00g/m

20 goals · 5 matches · 2 venues

goals.sum / matches.count, grouped by elevation band

All venues

Sort:WC appearances Capacity Altitude Opening year Name

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
Stadio Artemio Franchi Florence	Italy	47,290	51 m	1931	1934, 1990
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
Wembley Stadium (old) London · demolished 2003	England	98,600	60 m	1923	1966
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
White City Stadium London · demolished 1985	England	76,567	13 m	1908	1966
Giants Stadium East Rutherford · demolished 2010	United States	75,338	23 m	1976	1994
Old Trafford Manchester	England	74,310	45 m	1910	1966
Camping World Stadium Orlando	United States	65,000	37 m	1936	1994
Wankdorf Stadium Bern · demolished 2001	Switzerland	64,000	560 m	1925	1954
Soldier Field Chicago	United States	61,500	187 m	1924	1994
St. Jakob Stadium Basel · demolished 1998	Switzerland	60,000	262 m	1954	1954
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
Villa Park Birmingham	England	42,918	103 m	1897	1966
Roker Park Sunderland · demolished 1997	England	40,310	30 m	1898	1966
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
Ayresome Park Middlesbrough · demolished 1997	England	40,000	11 m	1903	1966
Hillsborough Stadium Sheffield	England	39,732	69 m	1899	1966
Goodison Park Liverpool	England	39,414	46 m	1892	1966
Hardturm Zürich · demolished 2008	Switzerland	35,000	401 m	1929	1954
Stade des Charmilles Geneva · demolished 2003	Switzerland	35,000	432 m	1930	1954
Estádio Ilha do Retiro Recife	Brazil	30,000	6 m	1937	1950
Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino Turin	Italy	27,958	248 m	1933	1934
Estádio Independência Belo Horizonte	Brazil	23,018	847 m	1950	1950
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 Olympique de la Pontaise Lausanne	Switzerland	15,850	614 m	1904	1954
Stadio Littorio (Trieste) Trieste	Italy	8,000	78 m	1932	1934
Cornaredo Stadium Lugano	Switzerland	6,330	364 m	1951	1954