Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

31 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}).

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Stadiums

Host countries

1897

Oldest

Parc des Princes

1978

Newest

Estadio José María Minella

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Venues used in 1938, 1954, 1978, 1994 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details

31 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.
Estadio Malvinas Argentinas
Mendoza, Argentina
839 m
cap 40,268
2.
Stade Olympique de la Pontaise
Lausanne, Switzerland
614 m
cap 15,850
3.
Wankdorf Stadium
Bern, Switzerland
560 m
cap 64,000
4.
Stade des Charmilles
Geneva, Switzerland
432 m
cap 35,000
5.
Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes
Córdoba, Argentina
422 m
cap 57,000
6.
Hardturm
Zürich, Switzerland
401 m
cap 35,000
7.
Cornaredo Stadium
Lugano, Switzerland
364 m
cap 6,330
8.
Pontiac Silverdome
Pontiac, United States
296 m
cap 80,338
9.
St. Jakob Stadium
Basel, Switzerland
262 m
cap 60,000
10.
Rose Bowl
Pasadena, United States
247 m
cap 92,800

GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1938, 1954, 1978, 1994

1.
Estadio Monumental
Buenos Aires, Argentina
9 matches
1978 (9)
2.
Rose Bowl
Pasadena, United States
8 matches
1994 (8)
3.
Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes
Córdoba, Argentina
8 matches
1978 (8)
4.
Giants Stadium
East Rutherford, United States
7 matches
1994 (7)
5.
Cotton Bowl
Dallas, United States
6 matches
1994 (6)
6.
St. Jakob Stadium
Basel, Switzerland
6 matches
1954 (6)
7.
Foxboro Stadium
Foxborough, United States
6 matches
1994 (6)
8.
Stanford Stadium
Stanford, United States
6 matches
1994 (6)
9.
Estadio Gigante de Arroyito
Rosario, Argentina
6 matches
1978 (6)
10.
Estadio Malvinas Argentinas
Mendoza, Argentina
6 matches
1978 (6)
11.
Estadio José María Minella
Mar del Plata, Argentina
6 matches
1978 (6)
12.
Camping World Stadium
Orlando, United States
5 matches
1994 (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

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Goals per match by stadium altitude

Does the air thin out the defense? Bands aligned with FIFA altitude-acclimatization thresholds.

Sea level (<200m)

2.94g/m

232 goals · 79 matches · 18 venues

Low (200-800m)

4.50g/m

207 goals · 46 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

Sort:WC appearances Capacity Altitude Opening year Name

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
Estadio Monumental Buenos Aires	Argentina	83,214	15 m	1938	1978
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
Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes Córdoba	Argentina	57,000	422 m	1978	1978
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 José Amalfitani Buenos Aires	Argentina	49,540	18 m	1951	1978
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
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
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