Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

21 venues across 3 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

1892

Oldest

Goodison Park

1968

Newest

Estadio Cuauhtémoc

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Venues used in 1934, 1966, 1970 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details

21 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 Nemesio Díez
Toluca, Mexico
2,666 m
cap 30,000
2.
Estadio Azteca
Mexico City, Mexico
2,287 m
cap 87,000
3.
Estadio Cuauhtémoc
Puebla, Mexico
2,124 m
cap 51,726
4.
Estadio León
León, Mexico
1,808 m
cap 31,297
5.
Estadio Jalisco
Guadalajara, Mexico
1,538 m
cap 55,020
6.
Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
Turin, Italy
248 m
cap 27,958
7.
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)
Milan, Italy
176 m
cap 75,923
8.
Villa Park
Birmingham, England
103 m
cap 42,918
9.
Stadio Littorio (Trieste)
Trieste, Italy
78 m
cap 8,000
10.
Hillsborough Stadium
Sheffield, England
69 m
cap 39,732

GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1934, 1966, 1970

1.
Estadio Azteca
Mexico City, Mexico
10 matches
1970 (10), 1986, 2026
2.
Wembley Stadium (old)
London, England
9 matches
1966 (9)
3.
Estadio Jalisco
Guadalajara, Mexico
8 matches
1970 (8), 1986
4.
Estadio León
León, Mexico
7 matches
1970 (7), 1986
5.
Goodison Park
Liverpool, England
5 matches
1966 (5)
6.
Roker Park
Sunderland, England
4 matches
1966 (4)
7.
Hillsborough Stadium
Sheffield, England
4 matches
1966 (4)
8.
Estadio Nemesio Díez
Toluca, Mexico
4 matches
1970 (4), 1986
9.
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)
Milan, Italy
3 matches
1934 (3), 1990
10.
Old Trafford
Manchester, England
3 matches
1966 (3)
11.
Estadio Cuauhtémoc
Puebla, Mexico
3 matches
1970 (3), 1986
12.
Stadio Nazionale PNF
Rome, Italy
3 matches
1934 (3)

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Average capacity by opening decade

Are WC venues getting bigger over time?

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Stadiums by host country

3 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)

3.17g/m

149 goals · 47 matches · 15 venues

Low (200-800m)

5.00g/m

10 goals · 2 matches · 1 venue

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

Sort:WC appearances Capacity Altitude Opening year Name

Stadium	Country	Capacity	Altitude	Opened	WC editions
Estadio Azteca Mexico City	Mexico	87,000	2,287 m	1966	1970, 1986, 2026
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro) Milan	Italy	75,923	176 m	1926	1934, 1990
Estadio Jalisco Guadalajara	Mexico	55,020	1,538 m	1960	1970, 1986
Estadio Cuauhtémoc Puebla	Mexico	51,726	2,124 m	1968	1970, 1986
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
Estadio León León	Mexico	31,297	1,808 m	1967	1970, 1986
Estadio Nemesio Díez Toluca	Mexico	30,000	2,666 m	1954	1970, 1986
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
Old Trafford Manchester	England	74,310	45 m	1910	1966
Stadio Nazionale PNF Rome · demolished 1957	Italy	50,000	32 m	1911	1934
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
Stadio Littorio (Trieste) Trieste	Italy	8,000	78 m	1932	1934