Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

25 venues across 3 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
3
Host countries
1897
Oldest
Parc des Princes
1974
Newest
Signal Iduna Park

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Venues used in 1938, 1954, 1974 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details
25 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.
    Stade Olympique de la Pontaise
    Lausanne, Switzerland
    614 m
    cap 15,850
  2. 2.
    Wankdorf Stadium
    Bern, Switzerland
    560 m
    cap 64,000
  3. 3.
    Olympiastadion München
    Munich, Germany
    524 m
    cap 80,000
  4. 4.
    Stade des Charmilles
    Geneva, Switzerland
    432 m
    cap 35,000
  5. 5.
    Hardturm
    Zürich, Switzerland
    401 m
    cap 35,000
  6. 6.
    Cornaredo Stadium
    Lugano, Switzerland
    364 m
    cap 6,330
  7. 7.
    St. Jakob Stadium
    Basel, Switzerland
    262 m
    cap 60,000
  8. 8.
    MHPArena
    Stuttgart, Germany
    224 m
    cap 60,449
  9. 9.
    Stade de Gerland
    Lyon, France
    173 m
    cap 41,000
  10. 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, 1954, 1974
  1. 1.
    Olympiastadion
    Berlin, Germany
    8 matches
    1974 (8), 2006
  2. 2.
    St. Jakob Stadium
    Basel, Switzerland
    6 matches
    1954 (6)
  3. 3.
    Rheinstadion
    Düsseldorf, Germany
    5 matches
    1974 (5)
  4. 4.
    Parkstadion
    Gelsenkirchen, Germany
    5 matches
    1974 (5)
  5. 5.
    Wankdorf Stadium
    Bern, Switzerland
    5 matches
    1954 (5)
  6. 6.
    Deutsche Bank Park
    Frankfurt, Germany
    5 matches
    1974 (5), 2006
  7. 7.
    Hardturm
    Zürich, Switzerland
    5 matches
    1954 (5)
  8. 8.
    Stade Olympique de la Pontaise
    Lausanne, Switzerland
    5 matches
    1954 (5)
  9. 9.
    Signal Iduna Park
    Dortmund, Germany
    4 matches
    1974 (4), 2006
  10. 10.
    MHPArena
    Stuttgart, Germany
    4 matches
    1974 (4), 2006
  11. 11.
    HDI-Arena
    Hannover, Germany
    4 matches
    1974 (4), 2006
  12. 12.
    Stade des Charmilles
    Geneva, Switzerland
    4 matches
    1954 (4)
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

3 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)
3.22g/m
158 goals · 49 matches · 14 venues
Low (200-800m)
5.03g/m
151 goals · 30 matches · 7 venues
goals.sum / matches.count, grouped by elevation band
StadiumCountryCapacityAltitudeOpenedWC editions
Signal Iduna Park
Dortmund
Germany81,365108 m19741974, 2006
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
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
Olympiastadion München
Munich
Germany80,000524 m19721974
Rheinstadion
Düsseldorf · demolished 2002
Germany70,00038 m19251974
Parkstadion
Gelsenkirchen · demolished 2008
Germany70,00057 m19731974
Wankdorf Stadium
Bern · demolished 2001
Switzerland64,000560 m19251954
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
Colombes
France60,00045 m19071938
St. Jakob Stadium
Basel · demolished 1998
Switzerland60,000262 m19541954
Hardturm
Zürich · demolished 2008
Switzerland35,000401 m19291954
Stade des Charmilles
Geneva · demolished 2003
Switzerland35,000432 m19301954
Stade de la Meinau
Strasbourg
France26,109145 m19141938
Stade Auguste-Delaune
Reims
France21,68479 m19351938
Stade Olympique de la Pontaise
Lausanne
Switzerland15,850614 m19041954
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
Cornaredo Stadium
Lugano
Switzerland6,330364 m19511954