Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

36 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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Stadiums

Host countries

1892

Oldest

Goodison Park

2002

Newest

Incheon Munhak Stadium

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Venues used in 1934, 1966, 2002 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details

36 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.
Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
Turin, Italy
248 m
cap 27,958
2.
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)
Milan, Italy
176 m
cap 75,923
3.
Ōita Stadium (Big Eye)
Ōita, Japan
108 m
cap 40,000
4.
Villa Park
Birmingham, England
103 m
cap 42,918
5.
Sapporo Dome
Sapporo, Japan
101 m
cap 41,484
6.
Daegu World Cup Stadium
Daegu, South Korea
82 m
cap 66,422
7.
Stadio Littorio (Trieste)
Trieste, Italy
78 m
cap 8,000
8.
Jeju World Cup Stadium
Seogwipo, South Korea
72 m
cap 35,657
9.
Hillsborough Stadium
Sheffield, England
69 m
cap 39,732
10.
Suwon World Cup Stadium
Suwon, South Korea
68 m
cap 43,288

GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1934, 1966, 2002

1.
Wembley Stadium (old)
London, England
9 matches
1966 (9)
2.
Seoul World Cup Stadium
Seoul, South Korea
6 matches
2002 (6)
3.
Goodison Park
Liverpool, England
5 matches
1966 (5)
4.
International Stadium Yokohama
Yokohama, Japan
4 matches
2002 (4)
5.
Daegu World Cup Stadium
Daegu, South Korea
4 matches
2002 (4)
6.
Saitama Stadium 2002
Saitama, Japan
4 matches
2002 (4)
7.
Suwon World Cup Stadium
Suwon, South Korea
4 matches
2002 (4)
8.
Roker Park
Sunderland, England
4 matches
1966 (4)
9.
Hillsborough Stadium
Sheffield, England
4 matches
1966 (4)
10.
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)
Milan, Italy
3 matches
1934 (3), 1990
11.
Old Trafford
Manchester, England
3 matches
1966 (3)
12.
Busan Asiad Stadium
Busan, South Korea
3 matches
2002 (3)

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)

2.81g/m

303 goals · 108 matches · 33 venues

Low (200-800m)

5.00g/m

10 goals · 2 matches · 1 venue

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
White City Stadium London · demolished 1985	England	76,567	13 m	1908	1966
Old Trafford Manchester	England	74,310	45 m	1910	1966
International Stadium Yokohama Yokohama	Japan	72,327	38 m	1998	2002
Seoul World Cup Stadium Seoul	South Korea	66,704	29 m	2001	2002
Daegu World Cup Stadium Daegu	South Korea	66,422	82 m	2001	2002
Saitama Stadium 2002 Saitama	Japan	63,700	11 m	2001	2002
Busan Asiad Stadium Busan	South Korea	53,769	25 m	2001	2002
Shizuoka Stadium ECOPA Fukuroi	Japan	50,889	50 m	2001	2002
Incheon Munhak Stadium Incheon	South Korea	50,256	38 m	2002	2002
Stadio Nazionale PNF Rome · demolished 1957	Italy	50,000	32 m	1911	1934
Miyagi Stadium Rifu	Japan	49,000	56 m	2000	2002
Yanmar Stadium Nagai Osaka	Japan	47,000	13 m	1996	2002
Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium Ulsan	South Korea	43,550	8 m	2001	2002
Suwon World Cup Stadium Suwon	South Korea	43,288	68 m	2001	2002
Villa Park Birmingham	England	42,918	103 m	1897	1966
Gwangju World Cup Stadium Gwangju	South Korea	42,880	48 m	2001	2002
Jeonju World Cup Stadium Jeonju	South Korea	42,477	13 m	2001	2002
Niigata Stadium (Big Swan) Niigata	Japan	42,300	1 m	2001	2002
Sapporo Dome Sapporo	Japan	41,484	101 m	2001	2002
Kashima Soccer Stadium Kashima	Japan	40,728	51 m	1993	2002
Daejeon World Cup Stadium Daejeon	South Korea	40,535	61 m	2001	2002
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
Ōita Stadium (Big Eye) Ōita	Japan	40,000	108 m	2001	2002
Hillsborough Stadium Sheffield	England	39,732	69 m	1899	1966
Goodison Park Liverpool	England	39,414	46 m	1892	1966
Jeju World Cup Stadium Seogwipo	South Korea	35,657	72 m	2001	2002
Noevir Stadium Kobe Kobe	Japan	30,132	-1 m	2001	2002
Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino Turin	Italy	27,958	248 m	1933	1934
Stadio Littorio (Trieste) Trieste	Italy	8,000	78 m	1932	1934