Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.
23 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}).
Tournament — click to filter (3 selected)
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Stadiums
3
Host countries
1911
Oldest
Stadio Nazionale PNF1974
Newest
Signal Iduna ParkStadium map
Venues used in 1934, 1950, 1974 — 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.Olympiastadion MünchenMunich, Germany524 mcap 80,000
- 5.Stadio Olimpico Grande TorinoTurin, Italy248 mcap 27,958
- 6.MHPArenaStuttgart, Germany224 mcap 60,449
- 7.Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)Milan, Italy176 mcap 75,923
- 8.Deutsche Bank ParkFrankfurt, Germany116 mcap 51,500
- 9.Signal Iduna ParkDortmund, Germany108 mcap 81,365
- 10.Stadio Littorio (Trieste)Trieste, Italy78 mcap 8,000
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)
Most-used venues
Ranked by match count in 1934, 1950, 1974
- 1.Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã)Rio de Janeiro, Brazil8 matches1950 (8), 2014
- 2.OlympiastadionBerlin, Germany8 matches1974 (8), 2006
- 3.Estádio do PacaembuSão Paulo, Brazil6 matches1950 (6)
- 4.RheinstadionDüsseldorf, Germany5 matches1974 (5)
- 5.ParkstadionGelsenkirchen, Germany5 matches1974 (5)
- 6.Deutsche Bank ParkFrankfurt, Germany5 matches1974 (5), 2006
- 7.Signal Iduna ParkDortmund, Germany4 matches1974 (4), 2006
- 8.MHPArenaStuttgart, Germany4 matches1974 (4), 2006
- 9.HDI-ArenaHannover, Germany4 matches1974 (4), 2006
- 10.Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)Milan, Italy3 matches1934 (3), 1990
- 11.VolksparkstadionHamburg, Germany3 matches1974 (3), 2006
- 12.Stadio Nazionale PNFRome, Italy3 matches1934 (3)
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)
3.17g/m
190 goals · 60 matches · 17 venues
Low (200-800m)
3.75g/m
45 goals · 12 matches · 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Signal Iduna Park Dortmund | Germany | 81,365 | 108 m | 1974 | 1974, 2006 |
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 |
Olympiastadion Berlin | Germany | 74,475 | 65 m | 1936 | 1974, 2006 |
MHPArena Stuttgart | Germany | 60,449 | 224 m | 1933 | 1974, 2006 |
Volksparkstadion Hamburg | Germany | 57,000 | 25 m | 1953 | 1974, 2006 |
Deutsche Bank Park Frankfurt | Germany | 51,500 | 116 m | 1925 | 1974, 2006 |
HDI-Arena Hannover | Germany | 49,000 | 65 m | 1954 | 1974, 2006 |
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 |
Olympiastadion München Munich | Germany | 80,000 | 524 m | 1972 | 1974 |
Rheinstadion Düsseldorf · demolished 2002 | Germany | 70,000 | 38 m | 1925 | 1974 |
Parkstadion Gelsenkirchen · demolished 2008 | Germany | 70,000 | 57 m | 1973 | 1974 |
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 |
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 |
Stadio Littorio (Trieste) Trieste | Italy | 8,000 | 78 m | 1932 | 1934 |