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Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

34 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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34
Stadiums
3
Host countries
1908
Oldest
El Molinón
1982
Newest
Estadio José Zorrilla

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Venues used in 1934, 1982, 1994 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details
34 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.
    Santiago Bernabéu
    Madrid, Spain
    720 m
    cap 81,044
  2. 2.
    Estadio José Zorrilla
    Valladolid, Spain
    719 m
    cap 26,512
  3. 3.
    Estadio Vicente Calderón
    Madrid, Spain
    583 m
    cap 65,695
  4. 4.
    Pontiac Silverdome
    Pontiac, United States
    296 m
    cap 80,338
  5. 5.
    Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
    Turin, Italy
    248 m
    cap 27,958
  6. 6.
    Rose Bowl
    Pasadena, United States
    247 m
    cap 92,800
  7. 7.
    Estadio Carlos Tartiere (old)
    Oviedo, Spain
    245 m
    cap 23,500
  8. 8.
    Estadio La Romareda
    Zaragoza, Spain
    229 m
    cap 33,608
  9. 9.
    Soldier Field
    Chicago, United States
    187 m
    cap 61,500
  10. 10.
    Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)
    Milan, Italy
    176 m
    cap 75,923
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1934, 1982, 1994
  1. 1.
    Rose Bowl
    Pasadena, United States
    8 matches
    1994 (8)
  2. 2.
    Giants Stadium
    East Rutherford, United States
    7 matches
    1994 (7)
  3. 3.
    Cotton Bowl
    Dallas, United States
    6 matches
    1994 (6)
  4. 4.
    Foxboro Stadium
    Foxborough, United States
    6 matches
    1994 (6)
  5. 5.
    Stanford Stadium
    Stanford, United States
    6 matches
    1994 (6)
  6. 6.
    Estadio José Zorrilla
    Valladolid, Spain
    6 matches
    1982 (6)
  7. 7.
    Camp Nou
    Barcelona, Spain
    5 matches
    1982 (5)
  8. 8.
    Camping World Stadium
    Orlando, United States
    5 matches
    1994 (5)
  9. 9.
    Soldier Field
    Chicago, United States
    5 matches
    1994 (5)
  10. 10.
    RFK Stadium
    Washington, United States
    5 matches
    1994 (5)
  11. 11.
    Santiago Bernabéu
    Madrid, Spain
    4 matches
    1982 (4)
  12. 12.
    Pontiac Silverdome
    Pontiac, United States
    4 matches
    1994 (4)
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)
2.97g/m
261 goals · 88 matches · 25 venues
Low (200-800m)
2.91g/m
96 goals · 33 matches · 8 venues
goals.sum / matches.count, grouped by elevation band

All venues

Sort:WC appearancesCapacityAltitudeOpening yearName
StadiumCountryCapacityAltitudeOpenedWC editions
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
Rose Bowl
Pasadena
United States92,800247 m19221994
Cotton Bowl
Dallas
United States92,100149 m19321994
Santiago Bernabéu
Madrid
Spain81,044720 m19471982
Pontiac Silverdome
Pontiac · demolished 2018
United States80,338296 m19751994
Giants Stadium
East Rutherford · demolished 2010
United States75,33823 m19761994
Estadio Vicente Calderón
Madrid · demolished 2019
Spain65,695583 m19661982
Camping World Stadium
Orlando
United States65,00037 m19361994
Soldier Field
Chicago
United States61,500187 m19241994
Estadio Benito Villamarín
Seville
Spain60,72120 m19291982
RFK Stadium
Washington · demolished 2025
United States56,6926 m19611994
Foxboro Stadium
Foxborough · demolished 2002
United States53,64483 m19711994
Stanford Stadium
Stanford
United States50,42414 m19211994
Stadio Nazionale PNF
Rome · demolished 1957
Italy50,00032 m19111934
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
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
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