Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.
12 venues across 2 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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Stadiums
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Host countries
1911
Oldest
Stadio Nazionale PNF1962
Newest
Estadio Carlos DittbornStadium map
Venues used in 1934, 1962 — 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.Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez PrádanosSantiago, Chile575 mcap 48,665
- 2.Estadio El TenienteRancagua, Chile512 mcap 15,000
- 3.Stadio Olimpico Grande TorinoTurin, Italy248 mcap 27,958
- 4.Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)Milan, Italy176 mcap 75,923
- 5.Stadio Littorio (Trieste)Trieste, Italy78 mcap 8,000
- 6.Stadio Renato Dall'AraBologna, Italy64 mcap 38,279
- 7.Stadio Artemio FranchiFlorence, Italy51 mcap 47,290
- 8.Estadio Carlos DittbornArica, Chile49 mcap 17,786
- 9.Stadio Nazionale PNFRome, Italy32 mcap 50,000
- 10.Stadio Luigi FerrarisGenoa, Italy26 mcap 36,599
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)
Most-used venues
Ranked by match count in 1934, 1962
- 1.Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez PrádanosSantiago, Chile10 matches1962 (10)
- 2.Estadio SausalitoViña del Mar, Chile8 matches1962 (8)
- 3.Estadio Carlos DittbornArica, Chile7 matches1962 (7)
- 4.Estadio El TenienteRancagua, Chile7 matches1962 (7)
- 5.Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)Milan, Italy3 matches1934 (3), 1990
- 6.Stadio Nazionale PNFRome, Italy3 matches1934 (3)
- 7.Stadio Artemio FranchiFlorence, Italy3 matches1934 (3), 1990
- 8.Stadio Giorgio AscarelliNaples, Italy2 matches1934 (2)
- 9.Stadio Renato Dall'AraBologna, Italy2 matches1934 (2), 1990
- 10.Stadio Olimpico Grande TorinoTurin, Italy2 matches1934 (2)
- 11.Stadio Luigi FerrarisGenoa, Italy1 match1934 (1), 1990
- 12.Stadio Littorio (Trieste)Trieste, Italy1 match1934 (1)
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
2 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)
3.57g/m
107 goals · 30 matches · 9 venues
Low (200-800m)
2.74g/m
52 goals · 19 matches · 3 venues
goals.sum / matches.count, grouped by elevation band
All venues
| Stadium | Country | Capacity | Altitude | Opened | WC editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 Nazionale PNF Rome · demolished 1957 | Italy | 50,000 | 32 m | 1911 | 1934 |
Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos Santiago | Chile | 48,665 | 575 m | 1938 | 1962 |
Stadio Giorgio Ascarelli Naples · demolished 1942 | Italy | 40,000 | 3 m | 1930 | 1934 |
Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino Turin | Italy | 27,958 | 248 m | 1933 | 1934 |
Estadio Sausalito Viña del Mar | Chile | 18,000 | 13 m | 1929 | 1962 |
Estadio Carlos Dittborn Arica | Chile | 17,786 | 49 m | 1962 | 1962 |
Estadio El Teniente Rancagua | Chile | 15,000 | 512 m | 1945 | 1962 |
Stadio Littorio (Trieste) Trieste | Italy | 8,000 | 78 m | 1932 | 1934 |