Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

42 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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Host countries

1911

Oldest

Stadio Nazionale PNF

2002

Newest

Incheon Munhak Stadium

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Venues used in 1934, 1950, 1990, 2002 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details

42 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 delle Alpi
Turin, Italy
278 m
cap 67,229
5.
Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
Turin, Italy
248 m
cap 27,958
6.
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)
Milan, Italy
176 m
cap 75,923
7.
Stadio Friuli
Udine, Italy
115 m
cap 41,652
8.
Ōita Stadium (Big Eye)
Ōita, Japan
108 m
cap 40,000
9.
Sapporo Dome
Sapporo, Japan
101 m
cap 41,484
10.
Daegu World Cup Stadium
Daegu, South Korea
82 m
cap 66,422

GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1934, 1950, 1990, 2002

1.
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)
Milan, Italy
9 matches
1934 (3), 1990 (6)
2.
Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
8 matches
1950 (8), 2014
3.
Stadio Artemio Franchi
Florence, Italy
7 matches
1934 (3), 1990 (4)
4.
Stadio Olimpico
Rome, Italy
6 matches
1990 (6)
5.
Seoul World Cup Stadium
Seoul, South Korea
6 matches
2002 (6)
6.
Estádio do Pacaembu
São Paulo, Brazil
6 matches
1950 (6)
7.
Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Bologna, Italy
6 matches
1934 (2), 1990 (4)
8.
Stadio delle Alpi
Turin, Italy
5 matches
1990 (5)
9.
Stadio San Nicola
Bari, Italy
5 matches
1990 (5)
10.
Stadio Diego Armando Maradona
Naples, Italy
5 matches
1990 (5)
11.
Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Genoa, Italy
5 matches
1934 (1), 1990 (4)
12.
International Stadium Yokohama
Yokohama, Japan
4 matches
2002 (4)

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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)

2.72g/m

365 goals · 134 matches · 35 venues

Low (200-800m)

3.23g/m

42 goals · 13 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

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
Stadio Olimpico Rome	Italy	73,603	37 m	1953	1990
International Stadium Yokohama Yokohama	Japan	72,327	38 m	1998	2002
Stadio delle Alpi Turin · demolished 2008	Italy	67,229	278 m	1990	1990
Seoul World Cup Stadium Seoul	South Korea	66,704	29 m	2001	2002
Daegu World Cup Stadium Daegu	South Korea	66,422	82 m	2001	2002
Saitama Stadium 2002 Saitama	Japan	63,700	11 m	2001	2002
Stadio San Nicola Bari	Italy	58,270	62 m	1990	1990
Stadio Diego Armando Maradona Naples	Italy	54,726	51 m	1959	1990
Busan Asiad Stadium Busan	South Korea	53,769	25 m	2001	2002
Shizuoka Stadium ECOPA Fukuroi	Japan	50,889	50 m	2001	2002
Incheon Munhak Stadium Incheon	South Korea	50,256	38 m	2002	2002
Stadio Nazionale PNF Rome · demolished 1957	Italy	50,000	32 m	1911	1934
Miyagi Stadium Rifu	Japan	49,000	56 m	2000	2002
Yanmar Stadium Nagai Osaka	Japan	47,000	13 m	1996	2002
Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium Ulsan	South Korea	43,550	8 m	2001	2002
Suwon World Cup Stadium Suwon	South Korea	43,288	68 m	2001	2002
Gwangju World Cup Stadium Gwangju	South Korea	42,880	48 m	2001	2002
Jeonju World Cup Stadium Jeonju	South Korea	42,477	13 m	2001	2002
Niigata Stadium (Big Swan) Niigata	Japan	42,300	1 m	2001	2002
Stadio Friuli Udine	Italy	41,652	115 m	1976	1990
Sapporo Dome Sapporo	Japan	41,484	101 m	2001	2002
Kashima Soccer Stadium Kashima	Japan	40,728	51 m	1993	2002
Daejeon World Cup Stadium Daejeon	South Korea	40,535	61 m	2001	2002
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
Ōita Stadium (Big Eye) Ōita	Japan	40,000	108 m	2001	2002
Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi Verona	Italy	39,371	60 m	1963	1990
Stadio Sant'Elia Cagliari	Italy	39,000	1 m	1970	1990
Stadio Renzo Barbera Palermo	Italy	36,349	43 m	1932	1990
Jeju World Cup Stadium Seogwipo	South Korea	35,657	72 m	2001	2002
Noevir Stadium Kobe Kobe	Japan	30,132	-1 m	2001	2002
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