Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.
37 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 Princes1978
Newest
Estadio José María MinellaStadium map
Venues used in 1938, 1958, 1978, 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.Estadio Malvinas ArgentinasMendoza, Argentina839 mcap 40,268
- 2.Estadio Mario Alberto KempesCórdoba, Argentina422 mcap 57,000
- 3.
Pontiac SilverdomePontiac, United States296 mcap 80,338 - 4.Rose BowlPasadena, United States247 mcap 92,800
- 5.Soldier FieldChicago, United States187 mcap 61,500
- 6.Stade de GerlandLyon, France173 mcap 41,000
- 7.Cotton BowlDallas, United States149 mcap 92,100
- 8.Stade de la MeinauStrasbourg, France145 mcap 26,109
- 9.
RyavallenBorås, Sweden138 mcap 21,000 - 10.Foxboro StadiumFoxborough, United States83 mcap 53,644
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)
Most-used venues
Ranked by match count in 1938, 1958, 1978, 1994
- 1.Estadio MonumentalBuenos Aires, Argentina9 matches1978 (9)
- 2.Rose BowlPasadena, United States8 matches1994 (8)
- 3.Estadio Mario Alberto KempesCórdoba, Argentina8 matches1978 (8)
- 4.Råsunda StadiumSolna, Sweden8 matches1958 (8)
- 5.Giants StadiumEast Rutherford, United States7 matches1994 (7)
- 6.UlleviGothenburg, Sweden7 matches1958 (7)
- 7.Cotton BowlDallas, United States6 matches1994 (6)
- 8.Foxboro StadiumFoxborough, United States6 matches1994 (6)
- 9.Stanford StadiumStanford, United States6 matches1994 (6)
- 10.Estadio Gigante de ArroyitoRosario, Argentina6 matches1978 (6)
- 11.Estadio Malvinas ArgentinasMendoza, Argentina6 matches1978 (6)
- 12.Estadio José María MinellaMar del Plata, Argentina6 matches1978 (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)
3.10g/m
347 goals · 112 matches · 29 venues
Low (200-800m)
3.35g/m
67 goals · 20 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
| 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 |
Soldier Field Chicago | United States | 61,500 | 187 m | 1924 | 1994 |
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir Colombes | France | 60,000 | 45 m | 1907 | 1938 |
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 |
Råsunda Stadium Solna · demolished 2013 | Sweden | 50,000 | 22 m | 1937 | 1958 |
Estadio José Amalfitani Buenos Aires | Argentina | 49,540 | 18 m | 1951 | 1978 |
Ullevi Gothenburg | Sweden | 43,000 | 8 m | 1958 | 1958 |
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 |
Malmö Stadion Malmö | Sweden | 30,000 | 12 m | 1958 | 1958 |
Stade de la Meinau Strasbourg | France | 26,109 | 145 m | 1914 | 1938 |
Stade Auguste-Delaune Reims | France | 21,684 | 79 m | 1935 | 1938 |
Ryavallen Borås | Sweden | 21,000 | 138 m | 1941 | 1958 |
Arosvallen Västerås | Sweden | 20,000 | 18 m | 1932 | 1958 |
Idrottsparken Norrköping | Sweden | 17,234 | 39 m | 1903 | 1958 |
Rimnersvallen Uddevalla | Sweden | 17,000 | 5 m | 1923 | 1958 |
Olympia Helsingborg | Sweden | 16,500 | 34 m | 1898 | 1958 |
Örjans Vall Halmstad | Sweden | 15,500 | 7 m | 1922 | 1958 |
Stade Victor Boucquey Lille · demolished 1975 | France | 15,000 | 30 m | 1902 | 1938 |
Eyravallen Örebro | Sweden | 13,000 | 35 m | 1923 | 1958 |
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 |
Tunavallen Eskilstuna | Sweden | 7,800 | 15 m | 1921 | 1958 |
Jernvallen Sandviken | Sweden | 7,500 | 0 m | 1938 | 1958 |