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Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

48 venues across 7 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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48
Stadiums
7
Host countries
1897
Oldest
Parc des Princes
2020
Newest
SoFi Stadium

Stadium map

Venues used in 1938, 1958, 1962, 1978, 2026 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details
48 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.
    Estadio Azteca
    Mexico City, Mexico
    2,287 m
    cap 87,000
  2. 2.
    Estadio Akron
    Zapopan, Mexico
    1,671 m
    cap 49,850
  3. 3.
    Estadio Malvinas Argentinas
    Mendoza, Argentina
    839 m
    cap 40,268
  4. 4.
    Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos
    Santiago, Chile
    575 m
    cap 48,665
  5. 5.
    Estadio El Teniente
    Rancagua, Chile
    512 m
    cap 15,000
  6. 6.
    Estadio BBVA
    Guadalupe, Mexico
    493 m
    cap 53,500
  7. 7.
    Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes
    Córdoba, Argentina
    422 m
    cap 57,000
  8. 8.
    Mercedes-Benz Stadium
    Atlanta, United States
    313 m
    cap 71,000
  9. 9.
    GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium
    Kansas City, United States
    273 m
    cap 76,416
  10. 10.
    AT&T Stadium
    Arlington, United States
    177 m
    cap 80,000
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1938, 1958, 1962, 1978, 2026
  1. 1.
    Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos
    Santiago, Chile
    10 matches
    1962 (10)
  2. 2.
    Estadio Monumental
    Buenos Aires, Argentina
    9 matches
    1978 (9)
  3. 3.
    AT&T Stadium
    Arlington, United States
    9 matches
    2026 (9)
  4. 4.
    MetLife Stadium
    East Rutherford, United States
    8 matches
    2026 (8)
  5. 5.
    Mercedes-Benz Stadium
    Atlanta, United States
    8 matches
    2026 (8)
  6. 6.
    SoFi Stadium
    Inglewood, United States
    8 matches
    2026 (8)
  7. 7.
    Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes
    Córdoba, Argentina
    8 matches
    1978 (8)
  8. 8.
    Råsunda Stadium
    Solna, Sweden
    8 matches
    1958 (8)
  9. 9.
    Estadio Sausalito
    Viña del Mar, Chile
    8 matches
    1962 (8)
  10. 10.
    NRG Stadium
    Houston, United States
    7 matches
    2026 (7)
  11. 11.
    Gillette Stadium
    Foxborough, United States
    7 matches
    2026 (7)
  12. 12.
    Hard Rock Stadium
    Miami Gardens, United States
    7 matches
    2026 (7)
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

7 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)
1.76g/m
288 goals · 164 matches · 35 venues
Low (200-800m)
1.72g/m
74 goals · 43 matches · 6 venues
Mid (800-1500m)
2.67g/m
16 goals · 6 matches · 1 venue
High (1500-2200m)
0.00g/m
0 goals · 4 matches · 1 venue
Very high (≥2200m)
0.00g/m
0 goals · 5 matches · 1 venue
goals.sum / matches.count, grouped by elevation band

All venues

Sort:WC appearancesCapacityAltitudeOpening yearName
StadiumCountryCapacityAltitudeOpenedWC editions
Estadio Azteca
Mexico City
Mexico87,0002,287 m19661970, 1986, 2026
Stade Vélodrome
Marseille
France67,39412 m19371938, 1998
Parc des Princes
Paris
France47,92942 m18971938, 1998
Stade de Gerland
Lyon
France41,000173 m19261938, 1998
Stade Chaban-Delmas
Bordeaux
France34,46224 m19381938, 1998
Estadio Monumental
Buenos Aires
Argentina83,21415 m19381978
MetLife Stadium
East Rutherford
United States82,5009 m20102026
AT&T Stadium
Arlington
United States80,000177 m20092026
GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium
Kansas City
United States76,416273 m19722026
NRG Stadium
Houston
United States72,22015 m20022026
Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Atlanta
United States71,000313 m20172026
SoFi Stadium
Inglewood
United States70,24045 m20202026
Lincoln Financial Field
Philadelphia
United States69,87913 m20032026
Lumen Field
Seattle
United States68,74014 m20022026
Levi's Stadium
Santa Clara
United States68,5001 m20142026
Gillette Stadium
Foxborough
United States65,87883 m20022026
Hard Rock Stadium
Miami Gardens
United States65,32613 m19872026
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
Colombes
France60,00045 m19071938
Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes
Córdoba
Argentina57,000422 m19781978
BC Place
Vancouver
Canada54,50011 m19832026
Estadio BBVA
Guadalupe
Mexico53,500493 m20152026
Råsunda Stadium
Solna · demolished 2013
Sweden50,00022 m19371958
Estadio Akron
Zapopan
Mexico49,8501,671 m20102026
Estadio José Amalfitani
Buenos Aires
Argentina49,54018 m19511978
Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos
Santiago
Chile48,665575 m19381962
Ullevi
Gothenburg
Sweden43,0008 m19581958
Estadio Gigante de Arroyito
Rosario
Argentina41,6549 m19291978
Estadio Malvinas Argentinas
Mendoza
Argentina40,268839 m19781978
Estadio José María Minella
Mar del Plata
Argentina35,50012 m19781978
Malmö Stadion
Malmö
Sweden30,00012 m19581958
BMO Field
Toronto
Canada30,00081 m20072026
Stade de la Meinau
Strasbourg
France26,109145 m19141938
Stade Auguste-Delaune
Reims
France21,68479 m19351938
Ryavallen
Borås
Sweden21,000138 m19411958
Arosvallen
Västerås
Sweden20,00018 m19321958
Estadio Sausalito
Viña del Mar
Chile18,00013 m19291962
Estadio Carlos Dittborn
Arica
Chile17,78649 m19621962
Idrottsparken
Norrköping
Sweden17,23439 m19031958
Rimnersvallen
Uddevalla
Sweden17,0005 m19231958
Olympia
Helsingborg
Sweden16,50034 m18981958
Örjans Vall
Halmstad
Sweden15,5007 m19221958
Stade Victor Boucquey
Lille · demolished 1975
France15,00030 m19021938
Estadio El Teniente
Rancagua
Chile15,000512 m19451962
Eyravallen
Örebro
Sweden13,00035 m19231958
Stade Cavée Verte
Le Havre · demolished 1970
France10,0009 m19321938
Stade du Fort Carré
Antibes
France8,0004 m19281938
Tunavallen
Eskilstuna
Sweden7,80015 m19211958
Jernvallen
Sandviken
Sweden7,5000 m19381958