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Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

41 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}).

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41
Stadiums
4
Host countries
1908
Oldest
El Molinón
2014
Newest
Neo Química Arena

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Venues used in 1934, 1962, 1982, 2014 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details
41 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.
    Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha
    Brasília, Brazil
    1,119 m
    cap 72,788
  2. 2.
    Ligga Arena (Arena da Baixada)
    Curitiba, Brazil
    910 m
    cap 40,502
  3. 3.
    Estádio Mineirão
    Belo Horizonte, Brazil
    850 m
    cap 58,170
  4. 4.
    Neo Química Arena
    São Paulo, Brazil
    785 m
    cap 49,205
  5. 5.
    Santiago Bernabéu
    Madrid, Spain
    720 m
    cap 81,044
  6. 6.
    Estadio José Zorrilla
    Valladolid, Spain
    719 m
    cap 26,512
  7. 7.
    Estadio Vicente Calderón
    Madrid, Spain
    583 m
    cap 65,695
  8. 8.
    Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos
    Santiago, Chile
    575 m
    cap 48,665
  9. 9.
    Estadio El Teniente
    Rancagua, Chile
    512 m
    cap 15,000
  10. 10.
    Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
    Turin, Italy
    248 m
    cap 27,958
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1934, 1962, 1982, 2014
  1. 1.
    Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos
    Santiago, Chile
    10 matches
    1962 (10)
  2. 2.
    Estadio Sausalito
    Viña del Mar, Chile
    8 matches
    1962 (8)
  3. 3.
    Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã)
    Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    7 matches
    1950, 2014 (7)
  4. 4.
    Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha
    Brasília, Brazil
    7 matches
    2014 (7)
  5. 5.
    Estadio Carlos Dittborn
    Arica, Chile
    7 matches
    1962 (7)
  6. 6.
    Estadio El Teniente
    Rancagua, Chile
    7 matches
    1962 (7)
  7. 7.
    Arena Castelão
    Fortaleza, Brazil
    6 matches
    2014 (6)
  8. 8.
    Estádio Mineirão
    Belo Horizonte, Brazil
    6 matches
    2014 (6)
  9. 9.
    Arena Fonte Nova
    Salvador, Brazil
    6 matches
    2014 (6)
  10. 10.
    Neo Química Arena
    São Paulo, Brazil
    6 matches
    2014 (6)
  11. 11.
    Estadio José Zorrilla
    Valladolid, Spain
    6 matches
    1982 (6)
  12. 12.
    Camp Nou
    Barcelona, Spain
    5 matches
    1982 (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
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)
3.05g/m
317 goals · 104 matches · 28 venues
Low (200-800m)
2.59g/m
114 goals · 44 matches · 9 venues
Mid (800-1500m)
2.65g/m
45 goals · 17 matches · 3 venues
goals.sum / matches.count, grouped by elevation band

All venues

Sort:WC appearancesCapacityAltitudeOpening yearName
StadiumCountryCapacityAltitudeOpenedWC editions
Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã)
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil78,83821 m19501950, 2014
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)
Milan
Italy75,923176 m19261934, 1990
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
Camp Nou
Barcelona
Spain99,35462 m19571982
Santiago Bernabéu
Madrid
Spain81,044720 m19471982
Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha
Brasília
Brazil72,7881,119 m20132014
Estadio Vicente Calderón
Madrid · demolished 2019
Spain65,695583 m19661982
Arena Castelão
Fortaleza
Brazil64,84629 m19732014
Estadio Benito Villamarín
Seville
Spain60,72120 m19291982
Estádio Mineirão
Belo Horizonte
Brazil58,170850 m19652014
Arena Fonte Nova
Salvador
Brazil51,90055 m20132014
Estádio Beira-Rio
Porto Alegre
Brazil50,1289 m19692014
Stadio Nazionale PNF
Rome · demolished 1957
Italy50,00032 m19111934
Mestalla
Valencia
Spain49,50020 m19231982
Neo Química Arena
São Paulo
Brazil49,205785 m20142014
Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos
Santiago
Chile48,665575 m19381962
San Mamés (old)
Bilbao · demolished 2013
Spain46,20030 m19131982
Arena Pernambuco
São Lourenço da Mata
Brazil44,24826 m20132014
Estadio Sarriá
Barcelona · demolished 1997
Spain44,00095 m19231982
Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Seville
Spain43,88319 m19581982
Arena Pantanal
Cuiabá
Brazil41,390173 m20142014
Arena da Amazônia
Manaus
Brazil40,54941 m20142014
Ligga Arena (Arena da Baixada)
Curitiba
Brazil40,502910 m19142014
Stadio Giorgio Ascarelli
Naples · demolished 1942
Italy40,0003 m19301934
Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero
Elche
Spain33,73279 m19761982
Estadio La Romareda
Zaragoza
Spain33,608229 m19571982
Estadio Riazor
A Coruña
Spain32,66028 m19441982
Arena das Dunas
Natal
Brazil31,37534 m20142014
Estadio La Rosaleda
Málaga
Spain30,04423 m19411982
Estadio José Rico Pérez
Alicante
Spain30,00079 m19741982
El Molinón
Gijón
Spain29,5385 m19081982
Estadio de Balaídos
Vigo
Spain29,00010 m19281982
Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
Turin
Italy27,958248 m19331934
Estadio José Zorrilla
Valladolid
Spain26,512719 m19821982
Estadio Carlos Tartiere (old)
Oviedo · demolished 2003
Spain23,500245 m19321982
Estadio Sausalito
Viña del Mar
Chile18,00013 m19291962
Estadio Carlos Dittborn
Arica
Chile17,78649 m19621962
Estadio El Teniente
Rancagua
Chile15,000512 m19451962
Stadio Littorio (Trieste)
Trieste
Italy8,00078 m19321934