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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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36
Stadiums
4
Host countries
1908
Oldest
El Molinón
1982
Newest
Estadio José Zorrilla

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Venues used in 1934, 1970, 1978, 1982 — 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. 1.
    Estadio Nemesio Díez
    Toluca, Mexico
    2,666 m
    cap 30,000
  2. 2.
    Estadio Azteca
    Mexico City, Mexico
    2,287 m
    cap 87,000
  3. 3.
    Estadio Cuauhtémoc
    Puebla, Mexico
    2,124 m
    cap 51,726
  4. 4.
    Estadio León
    León, Mexico
    1,808 m
    cap 31,297
  5. 5.
    Estadio Jalisco
    Guadalajara, Mexico
    1,538 m
    cap 55,020
  6. 6.
    Estadio Malvinas Argentinas
    Mendoza, Argentina
    839 m
    cap 40,268
  7. 7.
    Santiago Bernabéu
    Madrid, Spain
    720 m
    cap 81,044
  8. 8.
    Estadio José Zorrilla
    Valladolid, Spain
    719 m
    cap 26,512
  9. 9.
    Estadio Vicente Calderón
    Madrid, Spain
    583 m
    cap 65,695
  10. 10.
    Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes
    Córdoba, Argentina
    422 m
    cap 57,000
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1934, 1970, 1978, 1982
  1. 1.
    Estadio Azteca
    Mexico City, Mexico
    10 matches
    1970 (10), 1986, 2026
  2. 2.
    Estadio Monumental
    Buenos Aires, Argentina
    9 matches
    1978 (9)
  3. 3.
    Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes
    Córdoba, Argentina
    8 matches
    1978 (8)
  4. 4.
    Estadio Jalisco
    Guadalajara, Mexico
    8 matches
    1970 (8), 1986
  5. 5.
    Estadio León
    León, Mexico
    7 matches
    1970 (7), 1986
  6. 6.
    Estadio Gigante de Arroyito
    Rosario, Argentina
    6 matches
    1978 (6)
  7. 7.
    Estadio Malvinas Argentinas
    Mendoza, Argentina
    6 matches
    1978 (6)
  8. 8.
    Estadio José María Minella
    Mar del Plata, Argentina
    6 matches
    1978 (6)
  9. 9.
    Estadio José Zorrilla
    Valladolid, Spain
    6 matches
    1982 (6)
  10. 10.
    Camp Nou
    Barcelona, Spain
    5 matches
    1982 (5)
  11. 11.
    Santiago Bernabéu
    Madrid, Spain
    4 matches
    1982 (4)
  12. 12.
    Estadio Nemesio Díez
    Toluca, Mexico
    4 matches
    1970 (4), 1986
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)
2.90g/m
209 goals · 72 matches · 22 venues
Low (200-800m)
3.21g/m
93 goals · 29 matches · 7 venues
Mid (800-1500m)
2.67g/m
16 goals · 6 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 appearancesCapacityAltitudeOpening yearName
StadiumCountryCapacityAltitudeOpenedWC editions
Estadio Azteca
Mexico City
Mexico87,0002,287 m19661970, 1986, 2026
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)
Milan
Italy75,923176 m19261934, 1990
Estadio Jalisco
Guadalajara
Mexico55,0201,538 m19601970, 1986
Estadio Cuauhtémoc
Puebla
Mexico51,7262,124 m19681970, 1986
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
Estadio León
León
Mexico31,2971,808 m19671970, 1986
Estadio Nemesio Díez
Toluca
Mexico30,0002,666 m19541970, 1986
Camp Nou
Barcelona
Spain99,35462 m19571982
Estadio Monumental
Buenos Aires
Argentina83,21415 m19381978
Santiago Bernabéu
Madrid
Spain81,044720 m19471982
Estadio Vicente Calderón
Madrid · demolished 2019
Spain65,695583 m19661982
Estadio Benito Villamarín
Seville
Spain60,72120 m19291982
Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes
Córdoba
Argentina57,000422 m19781978
Stadio Nazionale PNF
Rome · demolished 1957
Italy50,00032 m19111934
Estadio José Amalfitani
Buenos Aires
Argentina49,54018 m19511978
Mestalla
Valencia
Spain49,50020 m19231982
San Mamés (old)
Bilbao · demolished 2013
Spain46,20030 m19131982
Estadio Sarriá
Barcelona · demolished 1997
Spain44,00095 m19231982
Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Seville
Spain43,88319 m19581982
Estadio Gigante de Arroyito
Rosario
Argentina41,6549 m19291978
Estadio Malvinas Argentinas
Mendoza
Argentina40,268839 m19781978
Stadio Giorgio Ascarelli
Naples · demolished 1942
Italy40,0003 m19301934
Estadio José María Minella
Mar del Plata
Argentina35,50012 m19781978
Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero
Elche
Spain33,73279 m19761982
Estadio La Romareda
Zaragoza
Spain33,608229 m19571982
Estadio Riazor
A Coruña
Spain32,66028 m19441982
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
Stadio Littorio (Trieste)
Trieste
Italy8,00078 m19321934