Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

52 venues across 6 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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1892

Oldest

Goodison Park

2005

Newest

Allianz Arena

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Venues used in 1934, 1962, 1966, 2002, 2006 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details

52 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.
Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos
Santiago, Chile
575 m
cap 48,665
2.
Estadio El Teniente
Rancagua, Chile
512 m
cap 15,000
3.
Allianz Arena
Munich, Germany
490 m
cap 75,000
4.
Max-Morlock-Stadion
Nuremberg, Germany
324 m
cap 50,000
5.
Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Kaiserslautern, Germany
292 m
cap 49,850
6.
Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
Turin, Italy
248 m
cap 27,958
7.
MHPArena
Stuttgart, Germany
224 m
cap 60,449
8.
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)
Milan, Italy
176 m
cap 75,923
9.
Deutsche Bank Park
Frankfurt, Germany
116 m
cap 51,500
10.
Red Bull Arena (Leipzig)
Leipzig, Germany
114 m
cap 47,069

GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1934, 1962, 1966, 2002, 2006

1.
Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos
Santiago, Chile
10 matches
1962 (10)
2.
Wembley Stadium (old)
London, England
9 matches
1966 (9)
3.
Estadio Sausalito
Viña del Mar, Chile
8 matches
1962 (8)
4.
Estadio Carlos Dittborn
Arica, Chile
7 matches
1962 (7)
5.
Estadio El Teniente
Rancagua, Chile
7 matches
1962 (7)
6.
Signal Iduna Park
Dortmund, Germany
6 matches
1974, 2006 (6)
7.
Allianz Arena
Munich, Germany
6 matches
2006 (6)
8.
Olympiastadion
Berlin, Germany
6 matches
1974, 2006 (6)
9.
Seoul World Cup Stadium
Seoul, South Korea
6 matches
2002 (6)
10.
MHPArena
Stuttgart, Germany
6 matches
1974, 2006 (6)
11.
Veltins-Arena
Gelsenkirchen, Germany
5 matches
2006 (5)
12.
Volksparkstadion
Hamburg, Germany
5 matches
1974, 2006 (5)

GET /matches?year=… (count grouped by stadiumId)

Average capacity by opening decade

Are WC venues getting bigger over time?

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Stadiums by host country

6 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)

2.67g/m

441 goals · 165 matches · 43 venues

Low (200-800m)

2.63g/m

108 goals · 41 matches · 7 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
Signal Iduna Park Dortmund	Germany	81,365	108 m	1974	1974, 2006
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
Wembley Stadium (old) London · demolished 2003	England	98,600	60 m	1923	1966
White City Stadium London · demolished 1985	England	76,567	13 m	1908	1966
Allianz Arena Munich	Germany	75,000	490 m	2005	2006
Old Trafford Manchester	England	74,310	45 m	1910	1966
International Stadium Yokohama Yokohama	Japan	72,327	38 m	1998	2002
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
Veltins-Arena Gelsenkirchen	Germany	62,271	57 m	2001	2006
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
RheinEnergieStadion Cologne	Germany	50,000	71 m	2004	2006
Max-Morlock-Stadion Nuremberg	Germany	50,000	324 m	1928	2006
Fritz-Walter-Stadion Kaiserslautern	Germany	49,850	292 m	1920	2006
Miyagi Stadium Rifu	Japan	49,000	56 m	2000	2002
Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos Santiago	Chile	48,665	575 m	1938	1962
Red Bull Arena (Leipzig) Leipzig	Germany	47,069	114 m	2004	2006
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
Villa Park Birmingham	England	42,918	103 m	1897	1966
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
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
Roker Park Sunderland · demolished 1997	England	40,310	30 m	1898	1966
Stadio Giorgio Ascarelli Naples · demolished 1942	Italy	40,000	3 m	1930	1934
Ayresome Park Middlesbrough · demolished 1997	England	40,000	11 m	1903	1966
Ōita Stadium (Big Eye) Ōita	Japan	40,000	108 m	2001	2002
Hillsborough Stadium Sheffield	England	39,732	69 m	1899	1966
Goodison Park Liverpool	England	39,414	46 m	1892	1966
Jeju World Cup Stadium Seogwipo	South Korea	35,657	72 m	2001	2002
Noevir Stadium Kobe Kobe	Japan	30,132	-1 m	2001	2002
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