Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

29 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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Host countries

1892

Oldest

Goodison Park

1968

Newest

Estadio Cuauhtémoc

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Venues used in 1938, 1950, 1966, 1970 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details

29 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.
Estadio Nemesio Díez
Toluca, Mexico
2,666 m
cap 30,000
2.
Estadio Azteca
Mexico City, Mexico
2,287 m
cap 87,000
3.
Estadio Cuauhtémoc
Puebla, Mexico
2,124 m
cap 51,726
4.
Estadio León
León, Mexico
1,808 m
cap 31,297
5.
Estadio Jalisco
Guadalajara, Mexico
1,538 m
cap 55,020
6.
Estádio Durival de Britto (Vila Capanema)
Curitiba, Brazil
887 m
cap 20,000
7.
Estádio Independência
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
847 m
cap 23,018
8.
Estádio do Pacaembu
São Paulo, Brazil
773 m
cap 40,199
9.
Stade de Gerland
Lyon, France
173 m
cap 41,000
10.
Stade de la Meinau
Strasbourg, France
145 m
cap 26,109

GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1938, 1950, 1966, 1970

1.
Estadio Azteca
Mexico City, Mexico
10 matches
1970 (10), 1986, 2026
2.
Wembley Stadium (old)
London, England
9 matches
1966 (9)
3.
Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
8 matches
1950 (8), 2014
4.
Estadio Jalisco
Guadalajara, Mexico
8 matches
1970 (8), 1986
5.
Estadio León
León, Mexico
7 matches
1970 (7), 1986
6.
Estádio do Pacaembu
São Paulo, Brazil
6 matches
1950 (6)
7.
Goodison Park
Liverpool, England
5 matches
1966 (5)
8.
Roker Park
Sunderland, England
4 matches
1966 (4)
9.
Hillsborough Stadium
Sheffield, England
4 matches
1966 (4)
10.
Estadio Nemesio Díez
Toluca, Mexico
4 matches
1970 (4), 1986
11.
Old Trafford
Manchester, England
3 matches
1966 (3)
12.
Stade Vélodrome
Marseille, France
3 matches
1938 (3), 1998

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)

3.53g/m

205 goals · 58 matches · 18 venues

Low (200-800m)

4.00g/m

24 goals · 6 matches · 1 venue

Mid (800-1500m)

4.00g/m

20 goals · 5 matches · 2 venues

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 appearances Capacity Altitude Opening year Name

Stadium	Country	Capacity	Altitude	Opened	WC editions
Estadio Azteca Mexico City	Mexico	87,000	2,287 m	1966	1970, 1986, 2026
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
Estadio Jalisco Guadalajara	Mexico	55,020	1,538 m	1960	1970, 1986
Estadio Cuauhtémoc Puebla	Mexico	51,726	2,124 m	1968	1970, 1986
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
Estadio León León	Mexico	31,297	1,808 m	1967	1970, 1986
Estadio Nemesio Díez Toluca	Mexico	30,000	2,666 m	1954	1970, 1986
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
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir Colombes	France	60,000	45 m	1907	1938
Villa Park Birmingham	England	42,918	103 m	1897	1966
Roker Park Sunderland · demolished 1997	England	40,310	30 m	1898	1966
Estádio do Pacaembu São Paulo	Brazil	40,199	773 m	1940	1950
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
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 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