Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

33 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

1990

Newest

Stadio delle Alpi

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Venues used in 1934, 1966, 1990, 1994 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details

33 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.
Pontiac Silverdome
Pontiac, United States
296 m
cap 80,338
2.
Stadio delle Alpi
Turin, Italy
278 m
cap 67,229
3.
Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
Turin, Italy
248 m
cap 27,958
4.
Rose Bowl
Pasadena, United States
247 m
cap 92,800
5.
Soldier Field
Chicago, United States
187 m
cap 61,500
6.
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)
Milan, Italy
176 m
cap 75,923
7.
Cotton Bowl
Dallas, United States
149 m
cap 92,100
8.
Stadio Friuli
Udine, Italy
115 m
cap 41,652
9.
Villa Park
Birmingham, England
103 m
cap 42,918
10.
Foxboro Stadium
Foxborough, United States
83 m
cap 53,644

GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1934, 1966, 1990, 1994

1.
Wembley Stadium (old)
London, England
9 matches
1966 (9)
2.
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)
Milan, Italy
9 matches
1934 (3), 1990 (6)
3.
Rose Bowl
Pasadena, United States
8 matches
1994 (8)
4.
Giants Stadium
East Rutherford, United States
7 matches
1994 (7)
5.
Stadio Artemio Franchi
Florence, Italy
7 matches
1934 (3), 1990 (4)
6.
Cotton Bowl
Dallas, United States
6 matches
1994 (6)
7.
Stadio Olimpico
Rome, Italy
6 matches
1990 (6)
8.
Foxboro Stadium
Foxborough, United States
6 matches
1994 (6)
9.
Stanford Stadium
Stanford, United States
6 matches
1994 (6)
10.
Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Bologna, Italy
6 matches
1934 (2), 1990 (4)
11.
Stadio delle Alpi
Turin, Italy
5 matches
1990 (5)
12.
Camping World Stadium
Orlando, United States
5 matches
1994 (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

3 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)

2.70g/m

362 goals · 134 matches · 29 venues

Low (200-800m)

2.79g/m

53 goals · 19 matches · 4 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
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro) Milan	Italy	75,923	176 m	1926	1934, 1990
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
Rose Bowl Pasadena	United States	92,800	247 m	1922	1994
Cotton Bowl Dallas	United States	92,100	149 m	1932	1994
Pontiac Silverdome Pontiac · demolished 2018	United States	80,338	296 m	1975	1994
White City Stadium London · demolished 1985	England	76,567	13 m	1908	1966
Giants Stadium East Rutherford · demolished 2010	United States	75,338	23 m	1976	1994
Old Trafford Manchester	England	74,310	45 m	1910	1966
Stadio Olimpico Rome	Italy	73,603	37 m	1953	1990
Stadio delle Alpi Turin · demolished 2008	Italy	67,229	278 m	1990	1990
Camping World Stadium Orlando	United States	65,000	37 m	1936	1994
Soldier Field Chicago	United States	61,500	187 m	1924	1994
Stadio San Nicola Bari	Italy	58,270	62 m	1990	1990
RFK Stadium Washington · demolished 2025	United States	56,692	6 m	1961	1994
Stadio Diego Armando Maradona Naples	Italy	54,726	51 m	1959	1990
Foxboro Stadium Foxborough · demolished 2002	United States	53,644	83 m	1971	1994
Stanford Stadium Stanford	United States	50,424	14 m	1921	1994
Stadio Nazionale PNF Rome · demolished 1957	Italy	50,000	32 m	1911	1934
Villa Park Birmingham	England	42,918	103 m	1897	1966
Stadio Friuli Udine	Italy	41,652	115 m	1976	1990
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 Marc'Antonio Bentegodi Verona	Italy	39,371	60 m	1963	1990
Stadio Sant'Elia Cagliari	Italy	39,000	1 m	1970	1990
Stadio Renzo Barbera Palermo	Italy	36,349	43 m	1932	1990
Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino Turin	Italy	27,958	248 m	1933	1934
Stadio Littorio (Trieste) Trieste	Italy	8,000	78 m	1932	1934