Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.
22 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}).
Tournament — click to filter (3 selected)
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Stadiums
3
Host countries
1897
Oldest
Parc des Princes1954
Newest
St. Jakob StadiumStadium map
Venues used in 1938, 1950, 1954 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details
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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.
Estádio Durival de Britto (Vila Capanema)Curitiba, Brazil887 mcap 20,000 - 2.Estádio IndependênciaBelo Horizonte, Brazil847 mcap 23,018
- 3.Estádio do PacaembuSão Paulo, Brazil773 mcap 40,199
- 4.Stade Olympique de la PontaiseLausanne, Switzerland614 mcap 15,850
- 5.Wankdorf StadiumBern, Switzerland560 mcap 64,000
- 6.Stade des CharmillesGeneva, Switzerland432 mcap 35,000
- 7.HardturmZürich, Switzerland401 mcap 35,000
- 8.Cornaredo StadiumLugano, Switzerland364 mcap 6,330
- 9.St. Jakob StadiumBasel, Switzerland262 mcap 60,000
- 10.Stade de GerlandLyon, France173 mcap 41,000
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)
Most-used venues
Ranked by match count in 1938, 1950, 1954
- 1.Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã)Rio de Janeiro, Brazil8 matches1950 (8), 2014
- 2.St. Jakob StadiumBasel, Switzerland6 matches1954 (6)
- 3.Estádio do PacaembuSão Paulo, Brazil6 matches1950 (6)
- 4.Wankdorf StadiumBern, Switzerland5 matches1954 (5)
- 5.HardturmZürich, Switzerland5 matches1954 (5)
- 6.Stade Olympique de la PontaiseLausanne, Switzerland5 matches1954 (5)
- 7.Stade des CharmillesGeneva, Switzerland4 matches1954 (4)
- 8.Stade VélodromeMarseille, France3 matches1938 (3), 1998
- 9.Stade Olympique Yves-du-ManoirColombes, France3 matches1938 (3)
- 10.Parc des PrincesParis, France3 matches1938 (3), 1998
- 11.Stade Chaban-DelmasBordeaux, France3 matches1938 (3), 1998
- 12.Estádio IndependênciaBelo Horizonte, Brazil3 matches1950 (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
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)
4.46g/m
116 goals · 26 matches · 10 venues
Low (200-800m)
5.13g/m
164 goals · 32 matches · 7 venues
Mid (800-1500m)
4.00g/m
20 goals · 5 matches · 2 venues
goals.sum / matches.count, grouped by elevation band
All venues
| Stadium | Country | Capacity | Altitude | Opened | WC editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã) Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | 78,838 | 21 m | 1950 | 1950, 2014 |
Stade Vélodrome Marseille | France | 67,394 | 12 m | 1937 | 1938, 1998 |
Parc des Princes Paris | France | 47,929 | 42 m | 1897 | 1938, 1998 |
Stade de Gerland Lyon | France | 41,000 | 173 m | 1926 | 1938, 1998 |
Stade Chaban-Delmas Bordeaux | France | 34,462 | 24 m | 1938 | 1938, 1998 |
Wankdorf Stadium Bern · demolished 2001 | Switzerland | 64,000 | 560 m | 1925 | 1954 |
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir Colombes | France | 60,000 | 45 m | 1907 | 1938 |
St. Jakob Stadium Basel · demolished 1998 | Switzerland | 60,000 | 262 m | 1954 | 1954 |
Estádio do Pacaembu São Paulo | Brazil | 40,199 | 773 m | 1940 | 1950 |
Hardturm Zürich · demolished 2008 | Switzerland | 35,000 | 401 m | 1929 | 1954 |
Stade des Charmilles Geneva · demolished 2003 | Switzerland | 35,000 | 432 m | 1930 | 1954 |
Estádio Ilha do Retiro Recife | Brazil | 30,000 | 6 m | 1937 | 1950 |
Stade de la Meinau Strasbourg | France | 26,109 | 145 m | 1914 | 1938 |
Estádio Independência Belo Horizonte | Brazil | 23,018 | 847 m | 1950 | 1950 |
Stade Auguste-Delaune Reims | France | 21,684 | 79 m | 1935 | 1938 |
Estádio Durival de Britto (Vila Capanema) Curitiba | Brazil | 20,000 | 887 m | 1947 | 1950 |
Estádio dos Eucaliptos Porto Alegre · demolished 1981 | Brazil | 20,000 | 53 m | 1931 | 1950 |
Stade Olympique de la Pontaise Lausanne | Switzerland | 15,850 | 614 m | 1904 | 1954 |
Stade Victor Boucquey Lille · demolished 1975 | France | 15,000 | 30 m | 1902 | 1938 |
Stade Cavée Verte Le Havre · demolished 1970 | France | 10,000 | 9 m | 1932 | 1938 |
Stade du Fort Carré Antibes | France | 8,000 | 4 m | 1928 | 1938 |
Cornaredo Stadium Lugano | Switzerland | 6,330 | 364 m | 1951 | 1954 |