Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.
32 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}).
Tournament — click to filter (4 selected)
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Stadiums
4
Host countries
1892
Oldest
Goodison Park2005
Newest
Allianz ArenaStadium map
Venues used in 1934, 1962, 1966, 2006 — 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.Allianz ArenaMunich, Germany490 mcap 75,000
- 4.Max-Morlock-StadionNuremberg, Germany324 mcap 50,000
- 5.Fritz-Walter-StadionKaiserslautern, Germany292 mcap 49,850
- 6.
Stadio Olimpico Grande TorinoTurin, Italy248 mcap 27,958 - 7.MHPArenaStuttgart, Germany224 mcap 60,449
- 8.Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)Milan, Italy176 mcap 75,923
- 9.Deutsche Bank ParkFrankfurt, Germany116 mcap 51,500
- 10.Red Bull Arena (Leipzig)Leipzig, Germany114 mcap 47,069
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)
Most-used venues
Ranked by match count in 1934, 1962, 1966, 2006
- 1.Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez PrádanosSantiago, Chile10 matches1962 (10)
- 2.Wembley Stadium (old)London, England9 matches1966 (9)
- 3.Estadio SausalitoViña del Mar, Chile8 matches1962 (8)
- 4.Estadio Carlos DittbornArica, Chile7 matches1962 (7)
- 5.Estadio El TenienteRancagua, Chile7 matches1962 (7)
- 6.Signal Iduna ParkDortmund, Germany6 matches1974, 2006 (6)
- 7.Allianz ArenaMunich, Germany6 matches2006 (6)
- 8.OlympiastadionBerlin, Germany6 matches1974, 2006 (6)
- 9.MHPArenaStuttgart, Germany6 matches1974, 2006 (6)
- 10.Veltins-ArenaGelsenkirchen, Germany5 matches2006 (5)
- 11.VolksparkstadionHamburg, Germany5 matches1974, 2006 (5)
- 12.Deutsche Bank ParkFrankfurt, Germany5 matches1974, 2006 (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
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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)
2.76g/m
287 goals · 104 matches · 25 venues
Low (200-800m)
2.63g/m
108 goals · 41 matches · 7 venues
goals.sum / matches.count, grouped by elevation band
All venues
| 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 |
Veltins-Arena Gelsenkirchen | Germany | 62,271 | 57 m | 2001 | 2006 |
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 |
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 |
Villa Park Birmingham | England | 42,918 | 103 m | 1897 | 1966 |
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 |
Hillsborough Stadium Sheffield | England | 39,732 | 69 m | 1899 | 1966 |
Goodison Park Liverpool | England | 39,414 | 46 m | 1892 | 1966 |
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 |