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Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

43 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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43
Stadiums
5
Host countries
1904
Oldest
Stade Olympique de la Pontaise
2020
Newest
SoFi Stadium

Stadium map

Venues used in 1934, 1954, 1970, 1994, 2026 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details
43 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.
    Estadio Nemesio Díez
    Toluca, Mexico
    2,666 m
    cap 30,000
  2. 2.
    Estadio Azteca
    Mexico City, Mexico
    2,287 m
    cap 87,000
  3. 3.
    Estadio Cuauhtémoc
    Puebla, Mexico
    2,124 m
    cap 51,726
  4. 4.
    Estadio León
    León, Mexico
    1,808 m
    cap 31,297
  5. 5.
    Estadio Akron
    Zapopan, Mexico
    1,671 m
    cap 49,850
  6. 6.
    Estadio Jalisco
    Guadalajara, Mexico
    1,538 m
    cap 55,020
  7. 7.
    Stade Olympique de la Pontaise
    Lausanne, Switzerland
    614 m
    cap 15,850
  8. 8.
    Wankdorf Stadium
    Bern, Switzerland
    560 m
    cap 64,000
  9. 9.
    Estadio BBVA
    Guadalupe, Mexico
    493 m
    cap 53,500
  10. 10.
    Stade des Charmilles
    Geneva, Switzerland
    432 m
    cap 35,000
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1934, 1954, 1970, 1994, 2026
  1. 1.
    Estadio Azteca
    Mexico City, Mexico
    15 matches
    1970 (10), 1986, 2026 (5)
  2. 2.
    AT&T Stadium
    Arlington, United States
    9 matches
    2026 (9)
  3. 3.
    Rose Bowl
    Pasadena, United States
    8 matches
    1994 (8)
  4. 4.
    MetLife Stadium
    East Rutherford, United States
    8 matches
    2026 (8)
  5. 5.
    Mercedes-Benz Stadium
    Atlanta, United States
    8 matches
    2026 (8)
  6. 6.
    SoFi Stadium
    Inglewood, United States
    8 matches
    2026 (8)
  7. 7.
    Estadio Jalisco
    Guadalajara, Mexico
    8 matches
    1970 (8), 1986
  8. 8.
    Giants Stadium
    East Rutherford, United States
    7 matches
    1994 (7)
  9. 9.
    NRG Stadium
    Houston, United States
    7 matches
    2026 (7)
  10. 10.
    Gillette Stadium
    Foxborough, United States
    7 matches
    2026 (7)
  11. 11.
    Hard Rock Stadium
    Miami Gardens, United States
    7 matches
    2026 (7)
  12. 12.
    BC Place
    Vancouver, Canada
    7 matches
    2026 (7)
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
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)
1.26g/m
166 goals · 132 matches · 25 venues
Low (200-800m)
3.19g/m
185 goals · 58 matches · 12 venues
High (1500-2200m)
2.64g/m
58 goals · 22 matches · 4 venues
Very high (≥2200m)
1.95g/m
37 goals · 19 matches · 2 venues
goals.sum / matches.count, grouped by elevation band

All venues

Sort:WC appearancesCapacityAltitudeOpening yearName
StadiumCountryCapacityAltitudeOpenedWC editions
Estadio Azteca
Mexico City
Mexico87,0002,287 m19661970, 1986, 2026
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)
Milan
Italy75,923176 m19261934, 1990
Estadio Jalisco
Guadalajara
Mexico55,0201,538 m19601970, 1986
Estadio Cuauhtémoc
Puebla
Mexico51,7262,124 m19681970, 1986
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
Estadio León
León
Mexico31,2971,808 m19671970, 1986
Estadio Nemesio Díez
Toluca
Mexico30,0002,666 m19541970, 1986
Rose Bowl
Pasadena
United States92,800247 m19221994
Cotton Bowl
Dallas
United States92,100149 m19321994
MetLife Stadium
East Rutherford
United States82,5009 m20102026
Pontiac Silverdome
Pontiac · demolished 2018
United States80,338296 m19751994
AT&T Stadium
Arlington
United States80,000177 m20092026
GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium
Kansas City
United States76,416273 m19722026
Giants Stadium
East Rutherford · demolished 2010
United States75,33823 m19761994
NRG Stadium
Houston
United States72,22015 m20022026
Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Atlanta
United States71,000313 m20172026
SoFi Stadium
Inglewood
United States70,24045 m20202026
Lincoln Financial Field
Philadelphia
United States69,87913 m20032026
Lumen Field
Seattle
United States68,74014 m20022026
Levi's Stadium
Santa Clara
United States68,5001 m20142026
Gillette Stadium
Foxborough
United States65,87883 m20022026
Hard Rock Stadium
Miami Gardens
United States65,32613 m19872026
Camping World Stadium
Orlando
United States65,00037 m19361994
Wankdorf Stadium
Bern · demolished 2001
Switzerland64,000560 m19251954
Soldier Field
Chicago
United States61,500187 m19241994
St. Jakob Stadium
Basel · demolished 1998
Switzerland60,000262 m19541954
RFK Stadium
Washington · demolished 2025
United States56,6926 m19611994
BC Place
Vancouver
Canada54,50011 m19832026
Foxboro Stadium
Foxborough · demolished 2002
United States53,64483 m19711994
Estadio BBVA
Guadalupe
Mexico53,500493 m20152026
Stanford Stadium
Stanford
United States50,42414 m19211994
Stadio Nazionale PNF
Rome · demolished 1957
Italy50,00032 m19111934
Estadio Akron
Zapopan
Mexico49,8501,671 m20102026
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
BMO Field
Toronto
Canada30,00081 m20072026
Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
Turin
Italy27,958248 m19331934
Stade Olympique de la Pontaise
Lausanne
Switzerland15,850614 m19041954
Stadio Littorio (Trieste)
Trieste
Italy8,00078 m19321934
Cornaredo Stadium
Lugano
Switzerland6,330364 m19511954