Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.
55 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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Host countries
1908
Oldest
2014
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Venues used in 1934, 1962, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2014 — 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 Nemesio DíezToluca, Mexico2,666 mcap 30,000 - 2.
Estadio AztecaMexico City, Mexico2,287 mcap 87,000 - 3.
Estadio CuauhtémocPuebla, Mexico2,124 mcap 51,726 - 4.
Estadio LeónLeón, Mexico1,808 mcap 31,297 - 5.
Estadio JaliscoGuadalajara, Mexico1,538 mcap 55,020 - 6.
Estádio Nacional Mané GarrinchaBrasília, Brazil1,119 mcap 72,788 - 7.
Ligga Arena (Arena da Baixada)Curitiba, Brazil910 mcap 40,502 - 8.
Estádio MineirãoBelo Horizonte, Brazil850 mcap 58,170 - 9.
Neo Química ArenaSão Paulo, Brazil785 mcap 49,205 - 10.
Santiago BernabéuMadrid, Spain720 mcap 81,044
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)
Most-used venues
Ranked by match count in 1934, 1962, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2014
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Estadio AztecaMexico City, Mexico10 matches1970 (10), 1986, 2026 - 2.
Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez PrádanosSantiago, Chile10 matches1962 (10) - 3.
Rose BowlPasadena, United States8 matches1994 (8) - 4.
Estadio JaliscoGuadalajara, Mexico8 matches1970 (8), 1986 - 5.
Estadio SausalitoViña del Mar, Chile8 matches1962 (8) - 6.
Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã)Rio de Janeiro, Brazil7 matches1950, 2014 (7) - 7.
Giants StadiumEast Rutherford, United States7 matches1994 (7) - 8.
Estádio Nacional Mané GarrinchaBrasília, Brazil7 matches2014 (7) - 9.
Estadio LeónLeón, Mexico7 matches1970 (7), 1986 - 10.
Estadio Carlos DittbornArica, Chile7 matches1962 (7) - 11.
Estadio El TenienteRancagua, Chile7 matches1962 (7) - 12.
Cotton BowlDallas, United States6 matches1994 (6)
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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)
2.94g/m
423 goals · 144 matches · 35 venues
Low (200-800m)
2.66g/m
149 goals · 56 matches · 11 venues
Mid (800-1500m)
2.65g/m
45 goals · 17 matches · 3 venues
High (1500-2200m)
3.22g/m
58 goals · 18 matches · 3 venues
Very high (≥2200m)
2.64g/m
37 goals · 14 matches · 2 venues
goals.sum / matches.count, grouped by elevation band
All venues
| Stadium | Country | Capacity | Altitude | Opened | WC editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Estadio Azteca Mexico City | 87,000 | 2,287 m | 1966 | 1970, 1986, 2026 | |
Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã) Rio de Janeiro | 78,838 | 21 m | 1950 | 1950, 2014 | |
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro) Milan | 75,923 | 176 m | 1926 | 1934, 1990 | |
Estadio Jalisco Guadalajara | 55,020 | 1,538 m | 1960 | 1970, 1986 | |
Estadio Cuauhtémoc Puebla | 51,726 | 2,124 m | 1968 | 1970, 1986 | |
Stadio Artemio Franchi Florence | 47,290 | 51 m | 1931 | 1934, 1990 | |
Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Bologna | 38,279 | 64 m | 1927 | 1934, 1990 | |
Stadio Luigi Ferraris Genoa | 36,599 | 26 m | 1911 | 1934, 1990 | |
Estadio León León | 31,297 | 1,808 m | 1967 | 1970, 1986 | |
Estadio Nemesio Díez Toluca | 30,000 | 2,666 m | 1954 | 1970, 1986 | |
Camp Nou Barcelona | 99,354 | 62 m | 1957 | 1982 | |
Rose Bowl Pasadena | 92,800 | 247 m | 1922 | 1994 | |
Cotton Bowl Dallas | 92,100 | 149 m | 1932 | 1994 | |
Santiago Bernabéu Madrid | 81,044 | 720 m | 1947 | 1982 | |
Pontiac Silverdome Pontiac · demolished 2018 | 80,338 | 296 m | 1975 | 1994 | |
Giants Stadium East Rutherford · demolished 2010 | 75,338 | 23 m | 1976 | 1994 | |
Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha Brasília | 72,788 | 1,119 m | 2013 | 2014 | |
Estadio Vicente Calderón Madrid · demolished 2019 | 65,695 | 583 m | 1966 | 1982 | |
Camping World Stadium Orlando | 65,000 | 37 m | 1936 | 1994 | |
Arena Castelão Fortaleza | 64,846 | 29 m | 1973 | 2014 | |
Soldier Field Chicago | 61,500 | 187 m | 1924 | 1994 | |
Estadio Benito Villamarín Seville | 60,721 | 20 m | 1929 | 1982 | |
Estádio Mineirão Belo Horizonte | 58,170 | 850 m | 1965 | 2014 | |
RFK Stadium Washington · demolished 2025 | 56,692 | 6 m | 1961 | 1994 | |
Foxboro Stadium Foxborough · demolished 2002 | 53,644 | 83 m | 1971 | 1994 | |
Arena Fonte Nova Salvador | 51,900 | 55 m | 2013 | 2014 | |
Stanford Stadium Stanford | 50,424 | 14 m | 1921 | 1994 | |
Estádio Beira-Rio Porto Alegre | 50,128 | 9 m | 1969 | 2014 | |
Stadio Nazionale PNF Rome · demolished 1957 | 50,000 | 32 m | 1911 | 1934 | |
Mestalla Valencia | 49,500 | 20 m | 1923 | 1982 | |
Neo Química Arena São Paulo | 49,205 | 785 m | 2014 | 2014 | |
Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos Santiago | 48,665 | 575 m | 1938 | 1962 | |
San Mamés (old) Bilbao · demolished 2013 | 46,200 | 30 m | 1913 | 1982 | |
Arena Pernambuco São Lourenço da Mata | 44,248 | 26 m | 2013 | 2014 | |
Estadio Sarriá Barcelona · demolished 1997 | 44,000 | 95 m | 1923 | 1982 | |
Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Seville | 43,883 | 19 m | 1958 | 1982 | |
Arena Pantanal Cuiabá | 41,390 | 173 m | 2014 | 2014 | |
Arena da Amazônia Manaus | 40,549 | 41 m | 2014 | 2014 | |
Ligga Arena (Arena da Baixada) Curitiba | 40,502 | 910 m | 1914 | 2014 | |
Stadio Giorgio Ascarelli Naples · demolished 1942 | 40,000 | 3 m | 1930 | 1934 | |
Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero Elche | 33,732 | 79 m | 1976 | 1982 | |
Estadio La Romareda Zaragoza | 33,608 | 229 m | 1957 | 1982 | |
Estadio Riazor A Coruña | 32,660 | 28 m | 1944 | 1982 | |
Arena das Dunas Natal | 31,375 | 34 m | 2014 | 2014 | |
Estadio La Rosaleda Málaga | 30,044 | 23 m | 1941 | 1982 | |
Estadio José Rico Pérez Alicante | 30,000 | 79 m | 1974 | 1982 | |
El Molinón Gijón | 29,538 | 5 m | 1908 | 1982 | |
Estadio de Balaídos Vigo | 29,000 | 10 m | 1928 | 1982 | |
Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino Turin | 27,958 | 248 m | 1933 | 1934 | |
Estadio José Zorrilla Valladolid | 26,512 | 719 m | 1982 | 1982 | |
Estadio Carlos Tartiere (old) Oviedo · demolished 2003 | 23,500 | 245 m | 1932 | 1982 | |
Estadio Sausalito Viña del Mar | 18,000 | 13 m | 1929 | 1962 | |
Estadio Carlos Dittborn Arica | 17,786 | 49 m | 1962 | 1962 | |
Estadio El Teniente Rancagua | 15,000 | 512 m | 1945 | 1962 | |
Stadio Littorio (Trieste) Trieste | 8,000 | 78 m | 1932 | 1934 |