Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.
26 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}).
Tournament — click to filter (4 selected)
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Stadiums
4
Host countries
1897
Oldest
Parc des Princes1978
Newest
Estadio José María MinellaStadium map
Venues used in 1938, 1954, 1962, 1978 — 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.Estadio Malvinas ArgentinasMendoza, Argentina839 mcap 40,268
- 2.
Stade Olympique de la PontaiseLausanne, Switzerland614 mcap 15,850 - 3.
Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez PrádanosSantiago, Chile575 mcap 48,665 - 4.Wankdorf StadiumBern, Switzerland560 mcap 64,000
- 5.Estadio El TenienteRancagua, Chile512 mcap 15,000
- 6.Stade des CharmillesGeneva, Switzerland432 mcap 35,000
- 7.Estadio Mario Alberto KempesCórdoba, Argentina422 mcap 57,000
- 8.HardturmZürich, Switzerland401 mcap 35,000
- 9.Cornaredo StadiumLugano, Switzerland364 mcap 6,330
- 10.St. Jakob StadiumBasel, Switzerland262 mcap 60,000
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)
Most-used venues
Ranked by match count in 1938, 1954, 1962, 1978
- 1.Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez PrádanosSantiago, Chile10 matches1962 (10)
- 2.Estadio MonumentalBuenos Aires, Argentina9 matches1978 (9)
- 3.Estadio Mario Alberto KempesCórdoba, Argentina8 matches1978 (8)
- 4.Estadio SausalitoViña del Mar, Chile8 matches1962 (8)
- 5.Estadio Carlos DittbornArica, Chile7 matches1962 (7)
- 6.Estadio El TenienteRancagua, Chile7 matches1962 (7)
- 7.St. Jakob StadiumBasel, Switzerland6 matches1954 (6)
- 8.Estadio Gigante de ArroyitoRosario, Argentina6 matches1978 (6)
- 9.Estadio Malvinas ArgentinasMendoza, Argentina6 matches1978 (6)
- 10.Estadio José María MinellaMar del Plata, Argentina6 matches1978 (6)
- 11.Wankdorf StadiumBern, Switzerland5 matches1954 (5)
- 12.HardturmZürich, Switzerland5 matches1954 (5)
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)
3.20g/m
173 goals · 54 matches · 13 venues
Low (200-800m)
4.20g/m
214 goals · 51 matches · 9 venues
Mid (800-1500m)
2.67g/m
16 goals · 6 matches · 1 venue
goals.sum / matches.count, grouped by elevation band
All venues
| Stadium | Country | Capacity | Altitude | Opened | WC editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Estadio Monumental Buenos Aires | Argentina | 83,214 | 15 m | 1938 | 1978 |
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 |
Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes Córdoba | Argentina | 57,000 | 422 m | 1978 | 1978 |
Estadio José Amalfitani Buenos Aires | Argentina | 49,540 | 18 m | 1951 | 1978 |
Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos Santiago | Chile | 48,665 | 575 m | 1938 | 1962 |
Estadio Gigante de Arroyito Rosario | Argentina | 41,654 | 9 m | 1929 | 1978 |
Estadio Malvinas Argentinas Mendoza | Argentina | 40,268 | 839 m | 1978 | 1978 |
Estadio José María Minella Mar del Plata | Argentina | 35,500 | 12 m | 1978 | 1978 |
Hardturm Zürich · demolished 2008 | Switzerland | 35,000 | 401 m | 1929 | 1954 |
Stade des Charmilles Geneva · demolished 2003 | Switzerland | 35,000 | 432 m | 1930 | 1954 |
Stade de la Meinau Strasbourg | France | 26,109 | 145 m | 1914 | 1938 |
Stade Auguste-Delaune Reims | France | 21,684 | 79 m | 1935 | 1938 |
Estadio Sausalito Viña del Mar | Chile | 18,000 | 13 m | 1929 | 1962 |
Estadio Carlos Dittborn Arica | Chile | 17,786 | 49 m | 1962 | 1962 |
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 |
Estadio El Teniente Rancagua | Chile | 15,000 | 512 m | 1945 | 1962 |
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 |