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Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

38 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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38
Stadiums
4
Host countries
1898
Oldest
Olympia
2014
Newest
Neo Química Arena

Stadium map

Venues used in 1934, 1954, 1958, 2014 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details
38 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.
    Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha
    Brasília, Brazil
    1,119 m
    cap 72,788
  2. 2.
    Ligga Arena (Arena da Baixada)
    Curitiba, Brazil
    910 m
    cap 40,502
  3. 3.
    Estádio Mineirão
    Belo Horizonte, Brazil
    850 m
    cap 58,170
  4. 4.
    Neo Química Arena
    São Paulo, Brazil
    785 m
    cap 49,205
  5. 5.
    Stade Olympique de la Pontaise
    Lausanne, Switzerland
    614 m
    cap 15,850
  6. 6.
    Wankdorf Stadium
    Bern, Switzerland
    560 m
    cap 64,000
  7. 7.
    Stade des Charmilles
    Geneva, Switzerland
    432 m
    cap 35,000
  8. 8.
    Hardturm
    Zürich, Switzerland
    401 m
    cap 35,000
  9. 9.
    Cornaredo Stadium
    Lugano, Switzerland
    364 m
    cap 6,330
  10. 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, 1954, 1958, 2014
  1. 1.
    Råsunda Stadium
    Solna, Sweden
    8 matches
    1958 (8)
  2. 2.
    Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã)
    Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    7 matches
    1950, 2014 (7)
  3. 3.
    Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha
    Brasília, Brazil
    7 matches
    2014 (7)
  4. 4.
    Ullevi
    Gothenburg, Sweden
    7 matches
    1958 (7)
  5. 5.
    Arena Castelão
    Fortaleza, Brazil
    6 matches
    2014 (6)
  6. 6.
    St. Jakob Stadium
    Basel, Switzerland
    6 matches
    1954 (6)
  7. 7.
    Estádio Mineirão
    Belo Horizonte, Brazil
    6 matches
    2014 (6)
  8. 8.
    Arena Fonte Nova
    Salvador, Brazil
    6 matches
    2014 (6)
  9. 9.
    Neo Química Arena
    São Paulo, Brazil
    6 matches
    2014 (6)
  10. 10.
    Wankdorf Stadium
    Bern, Switzerland
    5 matches
    1954 (5)
  11. 11.
    Estádio Beira-Rio
    Porto Alegre, Brazil
    5 matches
    2014 (5)
  12. 12.
    Arena Pernambuco
    São Lourenço da Mata, Brazil
    5 matches
    2014 (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

4 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)
3.26g/m
290 goals · 89 matches · 26 venues
Low (200-800m)
4.74g/m
161 goals · 34 matches · 8 venues
Mid (800-1500m)
2.65g/m
45 goals · 17 matches · 3 venues
goals.sum / matches.count, grouped by elevation band

All venues

Sort:WC appearancesCapacityAltitudeOpening yearName
StadiumCountryCapacityAltitudeOpenedWC editions
Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã)
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil78,83821 m19501950, 2014
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)
Milan
Italy75,923176 m19261934, 1990
Stadio Artemio Franchi
Florence
Italy47,29051 m19311934, 1990
Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Bologna
Italy38,27964 m19271934, 1990
Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Genoa
Italy36,59926 m19111934, 1990
Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha
Brasília
Brazil72,7881,119 m20132014
Arena Castelão
Fortaleza
Brazil64,84629 m19732014
Wankdorf Stadium
Bern · demolished 2001
Switzerland64,000560 m19251954
St. Jakob Stadium
Basel · demolished 1998
Switzerland60,000262 m19541954
Estádio Mineirão
Belo Horizonte
Brazil58,170850 m19652014
Arena Fonte Nova
Salvador
Brazil51,90055 m20132014
Estádio Beira-Rio
Porto Alegre
Brazil50,1289 m19692014
Stadio Nazionale PNF
Rome · demolished 1957
Italy50,00032 m19111934
Råsunda Stadium
Solna · demolished 2013
Sweden50,00022 m19371958
Neo Química Arena
São Paulo
Brazil49,205785 m20142014
Arena Pernambuco
São Lourenço da Mata
Brazil44,24826 m20132014
Ullevi
Gothenburg
Sweden43,0008 m19581958
Arena Pantanal
Cuiabá
Brazil41,390173 m20142014
Arena da Amazônia
Manaus
Brazil40,54941 m20142014
Ligga Arena (Arena da Baixada)
Curitiba
Brazil40,502910 m19142014
Stadio Giorgio Ascarelli
Naples · demolished 1942
Italy40,0003 m19301934
Hardturm
Zürich · demolished 2008
Switzerland35,000401 m19291954
Stade des Charmilles
Geneva · demolished 2003
Switzerland35,000432 m19301954
Arena das Dunas
Natal
Brazil31,37534 m20142014
Malmö Stadion
Malmö
Sweden30,00012 m19581958
Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
Turin
Italy27,958248 m19331934
Ryavallen
Borås
Sweden21,000138 m19411958
Arosvallen
Västerås
Sweden20,00018 m19321958
Idrottsparken
Norrköping
Sweden17,23439 m19031958
Rimnersvallen
Uddevalla
Sweden17,0005 m19231958
Olympia
Helsingborg
Sweden16,50034 m18981958
Stade Olympique de la Pontaise
Lausanne
Switzerland15,850614 m19041954
Örjans Vall
Halmstad
Sweden15,5007 m19221958
Eyravallen
Örebro
Sweden13,00035 m19231958
Stadio Littorio (Trieste)
Trieste
Italy8,00078 m19321934
Tunavallen
Eskilstuna
Sweden7,80015 m19211958
Jernvallen
Sandviken
Sweden7,5000 m19381958
Cornaredo Stadium
Lugano
Switzerland6,330364 m19511954