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Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

46 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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46
Stadiums
4
Host countries
1897
Oldest
Parc des Princes
1998
Newest
Stade de France

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Venues used in 1938, 1958, 1978, 1990, 1998 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details
46 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 Malvinas Argentinas
    Mendoza, Argentina
    839 m
    cap 40,268
  2. 2.
    Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
    Saint-Étienne, France
    488 m
    cap 41,965
  3. 3.
    Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes
    Córdoba, Argentina
    422 m
    cap 57,000
  4. 4.
    Stadio delle Alpi
    Turin, Italy
    278 m
    cap 67,229
  5. 5.
    Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)
    Milan, Italy
    176 m
    cap 75,923
  6. 6.
    Stade de Gerland
    Lyon, France
    173 m
    cap 41,000
  7. 7.
    Stadium de Toulouse
    Toulouse, France
    148 m
    cap 33,150
  8. 8.
    Stade de la Meinau
    Strasbourg, France
    145 m
    cap 26,109
  9. 9.
    Ryavallen
    Borås, Sweden
    138 m
    cap 21,000
  10. 10.
    Stadio Friuli
    Udine, Italy
    115 m
    cap 41,652
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1938, 1958, 1978, 1990, 1998
  1. 1.
    Stade Vélodrome
    Marseille, France
    10 matches
    1938 (3), 1998 (7)
  2. 2.
    Estadio Monumental
    Buenos Aires, Argentina
    9 matches
    1978 (9)
  3. 3.
    Stade de France
    Saint-Denis, France
    9 matches
    1998 (9)
  4. 4.
    Parc des Princes
    Paris, France
    9 matches
    1938 (3), 1998 (6)
  5. 5.
    Stade Chaban-Delmas
    Bordeaux, France
    9 matches
    1938 (3), 1998 (6)
  6. 6.
    Stadium de Toulouse
    Toulouse, France
    9 matches
    1998 (6)
  7. 7.
    Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes
    Córdoba, Argentina
    8 matches
    1978 (8)
  8. 8.
    Råsunda Stadium
    Solna, Sweden
    8 matches
    1958 (8)
  9. 9.
    Ullevi
    Gothenburg, Sweden
    7 matches
    1958 (7)
  10. 10.
    Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)
    Milan, Italy
    6 matches
    1934, 1990 (6)
  11. 11.
    Stadio Olimpico
    Rome, Italy
    6 matches
    1990 (6)
  12. 12.
    Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
    Saint-Étienne, France
    6 matches
    1998 (6)
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)
2.87g/m
517 goals · 180 matches · 39 venues
Low (200-800m)
2.84g/m
54 goals · 19 matches · 3 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 appearancesCapacityAltitudeOpening yearName
StadiumCountryCapacityAltitudeOpenedWC editions
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)
Milan
Italy75,923176 m19261934, 1990
Stade Vélodrome
Marseille
France67,39412 m19371938, 1998
Parc des Princes
Paris
France47,92942 m18971938, 1998
Stadio Artemio Franchi
Florence
Italy47,29051 m19311934, 1990
Stade de Gerland
Lyon
France41,000173 m19261938, 1998
Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Bologna
Italy38,27964 m19271934, 1990
Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Genoa
Italy36,59926 m19111934, 1990
Stade Chaban-Delmas
Bordeaux
France34,46224 m19381938, 1998
Estadio Monumental
Buenos Aires
Argentina83,21415 m19381978
Stade de France
Saint-Denis
France80,69857 m19981998
Stadio Olimpico
Rome
Italy73,60337 m19531990
Stadio delle Alpi
Turin · demolished 2008
Italy67,229278 m19901990
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
Colombes
France60,00045 m19071938
Stadio San Nicola
Bari
Italy58,27062 m19901990
Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes
Córdoba
Argentina57,000422 m19781978
Stadio Diego Armando Maradona
Naples
Italy54,72651 m19591990
Råsunda Stadium
Solna · demolished 2013
Sweden50,00022 m19371958
Estadio José Amalfitani
Buenos Aires
Argentina49,54018 m19511978
Ullevi
Gothenburg
Sweden43,0008 m19581958
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Saint-Étienne
France41,965488 m19311998
Estadio Gigante de Arroyito
Rosario
Argentina41,6549 m19291978
Stadio Friuli
Udine
Italy41,652115 m19761990
Estadio Malvinas Argentinas
Mendoza
Argentina40,268839 m19781978
Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi
Verona
Italy39,37160 m19631990
Stadio Sant'Elia
Cagliari
Italy39,0001 m19701990
Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Lens
France37,70541 m19331998
Stadio Renzo Barbera
Palermo
Italy36,34943 m19321990
Estadio José María Minella
Mar del Plata
Argentina35,50012 m19781978
Stade de la Beaujoire
Nantes
France35,32227 m19841998
Stadium de Toulouse
Toulouse
France33,150148 m19371998
Stade de la Mosson
Montpellier
France32,93941 m19721998
Malmö Stadion
Malmö
Sweden30,00012 m19581958
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
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
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