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Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

55 venues across 6 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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55
Stadiums
6
Host countries
1897
Oldest
Parc des Princes
2020
Newest
SoFi Stadium

Stadium map

Venues used in 1938, 1950, 1986, 2006, 2026 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details
55 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 Olímpico Universitario
    Mexico City, Mexico
    2,307 m
    cap 72,000
  3. 3.
    Estadio Azteca
    Mexico City, Mexico
    2,287 m
    cap 87,000
  4. 4.
    Estadio Neza 86
    Nezahualcóyotl, Mexico
    2,236 m
    cap 34,536
  5. 5.
    Estadio Cuauhtémoc
    Puebla, Mexico
    2,124 m
    cap 51,726
  6. 6.
    Estadio León
    León, Mexico
    1,808 m
    cap 31,297
  7. 7.
    Estadio Corregidora
    Querétaro, Mexico
    1,807 m
    cap 38,575
  8. 8.
    Estadio Sergio León Chávez
    Irapuato, Mexico
    1,718 m
    cap 25,000
  9. 9.
    Estadio Akron
    Zapopan, Mexico
    1,671 m
    cap 49,850
  10. 10.
    Estadio Tres de Marzo
    Zapopan, Mexico
    1,633 m
    cap 30,015
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1938, 1950, 1986, 2006, 2026
  1. 1.
    Estadio Azteca
    Mexico City, Mexico
    14 matches
    1970, 1986 (9), 2026 (5)
  2. 2.
    AT&T Stadium
    Arlington, United States
    9 matches
    2026 (9)
  3. 3.
    MetLife Stadium
    East Rutherford, United States
    8 matches
    2026 (8)
  4. 4.
    Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã)
    Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    8 matches
    1950 (8), 2014
  5. 5.
    Mercedes-Benz Stadium
    Atlanta, United States
    8 matches
    2026 (8)
  6. 6.
    SoFi Stadium
    Inglewood, United States
    8 matches
    2026 (8)
  7. 7.
    NRG Stadium
    Houston, United States
    7 matches
    2026 (7)
  8. 8.
    Gillette Stadium
    Foxborough, United States
    7 matches
    2026 (7)
  9. 9.
    Hard Rock Stadium
    Miami Gardens, United States
    7 matches
    2026 (7)
  10. 10.
    BC Place
    Vancouver, Canada
    7 matches
    2026 (7)
  11. 11.
    Signal Iduna Park
    Dortmund, Germany
    6 matches
    1974, 2006 (6)
  12. 12.
    GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium
    Kansas City, United States
    6 matches
    2026 (6)
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

6 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)
1.43g/m
207 goals · 145 matches · 29 venues
Low (200-800m)
1.65g/m
89 goals · 54 matches · 10 venues
Mid (800-1500m)
4.00g/m
20 goals · 5 matches · 2 venues
High (1500-2200m)
2.55g/m
74 goals · 29 matches · 7 venues
Very high (≥2200m)
2.04g/m
49 goals · 24 matches · 4 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
Signal Iduna Park
Dortmund
Germany81,365108 m19741974, 2006
Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã)
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil78,83821 m19501950, 2014
Olympiastadion
Berlin
Germany74,47565 m19361974, 2006
Stade Vélodrome
Marseille
France67,39412 m19371938, 1998
MHPArena
Stuttgart
Germany60,449224 m19331974, 2006
Volksparkstadion
Hamburg
Germany57,00025 m19531974, 2006
Estadio Jalisco
Guadalajara
Mexico55,0201,538 m19601970, 1986
Estadio Cuauhtémoc
Puebla
Mexico51,7262,124 m19681970, 1986
Deutsche Bank Park
Frankfurt
Germany51,500116 m19251974, 2006
HDI-Arena
Hannover
Germany49,00065 m19541974, 2006
Parc des Princes
Paris
France47,92942 m18971938, 1998
Stade de Gerland
Lyon
France41,000173 m19261938, 1998
Stade Chaban-Delmas
Bordeaux
France34,46224 m19381938, 1998
Estadio León
León
Mexico31,2971,808 m19671970, 1986
Estadio Nemesio Díez
Toluca
Mexico30,0002,666 m19541970, 1986
MetLife Stadium
East Rutherford
United States82,5009 m20102026
AT&T Stadium
Arlington
United States80,000177 m20092026
GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium
Kansas City
United States76,416273 m19722026
Allianz Arena
Munich
Germany75,000490 m20052006
NRG Stadium
Houston
United States72,22015 m20022026
Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Mexico City
Mexico72,0002,307 m19521986
Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Atlanta
United States71,000313 m20172026
SoFi Stadium
Inglewood
United States70,24045 m20202026
Lincoln Financial Field
Philadelphia
United States69,87913 m20032026
Lumen Field
Seattle
United States68,74014 m20022026
Levi's Stadium
Santa Clara
United States68,5001 m20142026
Gillette Stadium
Foxborough
United States65,87883 m20022026
Hard Rock Stadium
Miami Gardens
United States65,32613 m19872026
Veltins-Arena
Gelsenkirchen
Germany62,27157 m20012006
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
Colombes
France60,00045 m19071938
BC Place
Vancouver
Canada54,50011 m19832026
Estadio BBVA
Guadalupe
Mexico53,500493 m20152026
RheinEnergieStadion
Cologne
Germany50,00071 m20042006
Max-Morlock-Stadion
Nuremberg
Germany50,000324 m19282006
Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Kaiserslautern
Germany49,850292 m19202006
Estadio Akron
Zapopan
Mexico49,8501,671 m20102026
Red Bull Arena (Leipzig)
Leipzig
Germany47,069114 m20042006
Estadio Universitario
San Nicolás de los Garza
Mexico43,780529 m19671986
Estádio do Pacaembu
São Paulo
Brazil40,199773 m19401950
Estadio Corregidora
Querétaro
Mexico38,5751,807 m19851986
Estadio Tecnológico
Monterrey · demolished 2017
Mexico38,000544 m19501986
Estadio Neza 86
Nezahualcóyotl
Mexico34,5362,236 m19811986
Estadio Tres de Marzo
Zapopan
Mexico30,0151,633 m19711986
Estádio Ilha do Retiro
Recife
Brazil30,0006 m19371950
BMO Field
Toronto
Canada30,00081 m20072026
Stade de la Meinau
Strasbourg
France26,109145 m19141938
Estadio Sergio León Chávez
Irapuato
Mexico25,0001,718 m19741986
Estádio Independência
Belo Horizonte
Brazil23,018847 m19501950
Stade Auguste-Delaune
Reims
France21,68479 m19351938
Estádio Durival de Britto (Vila Capanema)
Curitiba
Brazil20,000887 m19471950
Estádio dos Eucaliptos
Porto Alegre · demolished 1981
Brazil20,00053 m19311950
Stade Victor Boucquey
Lille · demolished 1975
France15,00030 m19021938
Stade Cavée Verte
Le Havre · demolished 1970
France10,0009 m19321938
Stade du Fort Carré
Antibes
France8,0004 m19281938