Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.
16 venues across 2 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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Stadiums
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Host countries
1897
Oldest
1954
Newest
Stadium map
Venues used in 1938, 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.
Stade Olympique de la PontaiseLausanne, Switzerland614 mcap 15,850 - 2.
Wankdorf StadiumBern, Switzerland560 mcap 64,000 - 3.
Stade des CharmillesGeneva, Switzerland432 mcap 35,000 - 4.
HardturmZürich, Switzerland401 mcap 35,000 - 5.
Cornaredo StadiumLugano, Switzerland364 mcap 6,330 - 6.
St. Jakob StadiumBasel, Switzerland262 mcap 60,000 - 7.
Stade de GerlandLyon, France173 mcap 41,000 - 8.
Stade de la MeinauStrasbourg, France145 mcap 26,109 - 9.
Stade Auguste-DelauneReims, France79 mcap 21,684 - 10.
Stade Olympique Yves-du-ManoirColombes, France45 mcap 60,000
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)
Most-used venues
Ranked by match count in 1938, 1954
- 1.
St. Jakob StadiumBasel, Switzerland6 matches1954 (6) - 2.
Wankdorf StadiumBern, Switzerland5 matches1954 (5) - 3.
HardturmZürich, Switzerland5 matches1954 (5) - 4.
Stade Olympique de la PontaiseLausanne, Switzerland5 matches1954 (5) - 5.
Stade des CharmillesGeneva, Switzerland4 matches1954 (4) - 6.
Stade VélodromeMarseille, France3 matches1938 (3), 1998 - 7.
Stade Olympique Yves-du-ManoirColombes, France3 matches1938 (3) - 8.
Parc des PrincesParis, France3 matches1938 (3), 1998 - 9.
Stade Chaban-DelmasBordeaux, France3 matches1938 (3), 1998 - 10.
Stade de la MeinauStrasbourg, France1 match1938 (1) - 11.
Stade Victor BoucqueyLille, France1 match1938 (1) - 12.
Stade du Fort CarréAntibes, France1 match1938 (1)
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
2 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)
4.80g/m
72 goals · 15 matches · 7 venues
Low (200-800m)
5.38g/m
140 goals · 26 matches · 6 venues
goals.sum / matches.count, grouped by elevation band
All venues
| Stadium | Country | Capacity | Altitude | Opened | WC editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Stade Vélodrome Marseille | 67,394 | 12 m | 1937 | 1938, 1998 | |
Parc des Princes Paris | 47,929 | 42 m | 1897 | 1938, 1998 | |
Stade de Gerland Lyon | 41,000 | 173 m | 1926 | 1938, 1998 | |
Stade Chaban-Delmas Bordeaux | 34,462 | 24 m | 1938 | 1938, 1998 | |
Wankdorf Stadium Bern · demolished 2001 | 64,000 | 560 m | 1925 | 1954 | |
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir Colombes | 60,000 | 45 m | 1907 | 1938 | |
St. Jakob Stadium Basel · demolished 1998 | 60,000 | 262 m | 1954 | 1954 | |
Hardturm Zürich · demolished 2008 | 35,000 | 401 m | 1929 | 1954 | |
Stade des Charmilles Geneva · demolished 2003 | 35,000 | 432 m | 1930 | 1954 | |
Stade de la Meinau Strasbourg | 26,109 | 145 m | 1914 | 1938 | |
Stade Auguste-Delaune Reims | 21,684 | 79 m | 1935 | 1938 | |
Stade Olympique de la Pontaise Lausanne | 15,850 | 614 m | 1904 | 1954 | |
Stade Victor Boucquey Lille · demolished 1975 | 15,000 | 30 m | 1902 | 1938 | |
Stade Cavée Verte Le Havre · demolished 1970 | 10,000 | 9 m | 1932 | 1938 | |
Stade du Fort Carré Antibes | 8,000 | 4 m | 1928 | 1938 | |
Cornaredo Stadium Lugano | 6,330 | 364 m | 1951 | 1954 |