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}).
Tournament — click to filter (4 selected)
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Stadiums
4
Host countries
1897
Oldest
Parc des Princes1976
Newest
Giants StadiumStadium map
Venues used in 1938, 1954, 1962, 1994 — 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.
Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez PrádanosSantiago, Chile575 mcap 48,665 - 3.Wankdorf StadiumBern, Switzerland560 mcap 64,000
- 4.Estadio El TenienteRancagua, Chile512 mcap 15,000
- 5.Stade des CharmillesGeneva, Switzerland432 mcap 35,000
- 6.HardturmZürich, Switzerland401 mcap 35,000
- 7.Cornaredo StadiumLugano, Switzerland364 mcap 6,330
- 8.Pontiac SilverdomePontiac, United States296 mcap 80,338
- 9.St. Jakob StadiumBasel, Switzerland262 mcap 60,000
- 10.Rose BowlPasadena, United States247 mcap 92,800
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)
Most-used venues
Ranked by match count in 1938, 1954, 1962, 1994
- 1.Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez PrádanosSantiago, Chile10 matches1962 (10)
- 2.Rose BowlPasadena, United States8 matches1994 (8)
- 3.Estadio SausalitoViña del Mar, Chile8 matches1962 (8)
- 4.Giants StadiumEast Rutherford, United States7 matches1994 (7)
- 5.Estadio Carlos DittbornArica, Chile7 matches1962 (7)
- 6.Estadio El TenienteRancagua, Chile7 matches1962 (7)
- 7.Cotton BowlDallas, United States6 matches1994 (6)
- 8.St. Jakob StadiumBasel, Switzerland6 matches1954 (6)
- 9.Foxboro StadiumFoxborough, United States6 matches1994 (6)
- 10.Stanford StadiumStanford, United States6 matches1994 (6)
- 11.Camping World StadiumOrlando, United States5 matches1994 (5)
- 12.Wankdorf StadiumBern, 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)
3.21g/m
225 goals · 70 matches · 16 venues
Low (200-800m)
3.95g/m
217 goals · 55 matches · 10 venues
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 |
Rose Bowl Pasadena | United States | 92,800 | 247 m | 1922 | 1994 |
Cotton Bowl Dallas | United States | 92,100 | 149 m | 1932 | 1994 |
Pontiac Silverdome Pontiac · demolished 2018 | United States | 80,338 | 296 m | 1975 | 1994 |
Giants Stadium East Rutherford · demolished 2010 | United States | 75,338 | 23 m | 1976 | 1994 |
Camping World Stadium Orlando | United States | 65,000 | 37 m | 1936 | 1994 |
Wankdorf Stadium Bern · demolished 2001 | Switzerland | 64,000 | 560 m | 1925 | 1954 |
Soldier Field Chicago | United States | 61,500 | 187 m | 1924 | 1994 |
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 |
RFK Stadium Washington · demolished 2025 | United States | 56,692 | 6 m | 1961 | 1994 |
Foxboro Stadium Foxborough · demolished 2002 | United States | 53,644 | 83 m | 1971 | 1994 |
Stanford Stadium Stanford | United States | 50,424 | 14 m | 1921 | 1994 |
Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos Santiago | Chile | 48,665 | 575 m | 1938 | 1962 |
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 |