Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

34 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}).

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1892

Oldest

Goodison Park

1958

Newest

Ullevi

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Venues used in 1934, 1950, 1958, 1966 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details

34 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.
Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
Turin, Italy
248 m
cap 27,958
5.
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)
Milan, Italy
176 m
cap 75,923
6.
Ryavallen
Borås, Sweden
138 m
cap 21,000
7.
Villa Park
Birmingham, England
103 m
cap 42,918
8.
Stadio Littorio (Trieste)
Trieste, Italy
78 m
cap 8,000
9.
Hillsborough Stadium
Sheffield, England
69 m
cap 39,732
10.
Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Bologna, Italy
64 m
cap 38,279

GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1934, 1950, 1958, 1966

1.
Wembley Stadium (old)
London, England
9 matches
1966 (9)
2.
Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
8 matches
1950 (8), 2014
3.
Råsunda Stadium
Solna, Sweden
8 matches
1958 (8)
4.
Ullevi
Gothenburg, Sweden
7 matches
1958 (7)
5.
Estádio do Pacaembu
São Paulo, Brazil
6 matches
1950 (6)
6.
Goodison Park
Liverpool, England
5 matches
1966 (5)
7.
Roker Park
Sunderland, England
4 matches
1966 (4)
8.
Hillsborough Stadium
Sheffield, England
4 matches
1966 (4)
9.
Malmö Stadion
Malmö, Sweden
4 matches
1958 (4)
10.
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)
Milan, Italy
3 matches
1934 (3), 1990
11.
Old Trafford
Manchester, England
3 matches
1966 (3)
12.
Stadio Nazionale PNF
Rome, Italy
3 matches
1934 (3)

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Average capacity by opening decade

Are WC venues getting bigger over time?

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Stadiums by host country

4 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)

3.38g/m

308 goals · 91 matches · 29 venues

Low (200-800m)

4.25g/m

34 goals · 8 matches · 2 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
White City Stadium London · demolished 1985	England	76,567	13 m	1908	1966
Old Trafford Manchester	England	74,310	45 m	1910	1966
Stadio Nazionale PNF Rome · demolished 1957	Italy	50,000	32 m	1911	1934
Råsunda Stadium Solna · demolished 2013	Sweden	50,000	22 m	1937	1958
Ullevi Gothenburg	Sweden	43,000	8 m	1958	1958
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
Estádio Ilha do Retiro Recife	Brazil	30,000	6 m	1937	1950
Malmö Stadion Malmö	Sweden	30,000	12 m	1958	1958
Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino Turin	Italy	27,958	248 m	1933	1934
Estádio Independência Belo Horizonte	Brazil	23,018	847 m	1950	1950
Ryavallen Borås	Sweden	21,000	138 m	1941	1958
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
Arosvallen Västerås	Sweden	20,000	18 m	1932	1958
Idrottsparken Norrköping	Sweden	17,234	39 m	1903	1958
Rimnersvallen Uddevalla	Sweden	17,000	5 m	1923	1958
Olympia Helsingborg	Sweden	16,500	34 m	1898	1958
Örjans Vall Halmstad	Sweden	15,500	7 m	1922	1958
Eyravallen Örebro	Sweden	13,000	35 m	1923	1958
Stadio Littorio (Trieste) Trieste	Italy	8,000	78 m	1932	1934
Tunavallen Eskilstuna	Sweden	7,800	15 m	1921	1958
Jernvallen Sandviken	Sweden	7,500	0 m	1938	1958