Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

39 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

Host countries

1897

Oldest

Parc des Princes

1982

Newest

Estadio José Zorrilla

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Venues used in 1938, 1958, 1982 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details

39 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.
Santiago Bernabéu
Madrid, Spain
720 m
cap 81,044
2.
Estadio José Zorrilla
Valladolid, Spain
719 m
cap 26,512
3.
Estadio Vicente Calderón
Madrid, Spain
583 m
cap 65,695
4.
Estadio Carlos Tartiere (old)
Oviedo, Spain
245 m
cap 23,500
5.
Estadio La Romareda
Zaragoza, Spain
229 m
cap 33,608
6.
Stade de Gerland
Lyon, France
173 m
cap 41,000
7.
Stade de la Meinau
Strasbourg, France
145 m
cap 26,109
8.
Ryavallen
Borås, Sweden
138 m
cap 21,000
9.
Estadio Sarriá
Barcelona, Spain
95 m
cap 44,000
10.
Stade Auguste-Delaune
Reims, France
79 m
cap 21,684

GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1938, 1958, 1982

1.
Råsunda Stadium
Solna, Sweden
8 matches
1958 (8)
2.
Ullevi
Gothenburg, Sweden
7 matches
1958 (7)
3.
Estadio José Zorrilla
Valladolid, Spain
6 matches
1982 (6)
4.
Camp Nou
Barcelona, Spain
5 matches
1982 (5)
5.
Santiago Bernabéu
Madrid, Spain
4 matches
1982 (4)
6.
Malmö Stadion
Malmö, Sweden
4 matches
1958 (4)
7.
Stade Vélodrome
Marseille, France
3 matches
1938 (3), 1998
8.
Estadio Vicente Calderón
Madrid, Spain
3 matches
1982 (3)
9.
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
Colombes, France
3 matches
1938 (3)
10.
Mestalla
Valencia, Spain
3 matches
1982 (3)
11.
Parc des Princes
Paris, France
3 matches
1938 (3), 1998
12.
San Mamés (old)
Bilbao, Spain
3 matches
1982 (3)

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

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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)

3.48g/m

282 goals · 81 matches · 29 venues

Low (200-800m)

2.68g/m

51 goals · 19 matches · 5 venues

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
Camp Nou Barcelona	Spain	99,354	62 m	1957	1982
Santiago Bernabéu Madrid	Spain	81,044	720 m	1947	1982
Estadio Vicente Calderón Madrid · demolished 2019	Spain	65,695	583 m	1966	1982
Estadio Benito Villamarín Seville	Spain	60,721	20 m	1929	1982
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir Colombes	France	60,000	45 m	1907	1938
Råsunda Stadium Solna · demolished 2013	Sweden	50,000	22 m	1937	1958
Mestalla Valencia	Spain	49,500	20 m	1923	1982
San Mamés (old) Bilbao · demolished 2013	Spain	46,200	30 m	1913	1982
Estadio Sarriá Barcelona · demolished 1997	Spain	44,000	95 m	1923	1982
Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Seville	Spain	43,883	19 m	1958	1982
Ullevi Gothenburg	Sweden	43,000	8 m	1958	1958
Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero Elche	Spain	33,732	79 m	1976	1982
Estadio La Romareda Zaragoza	Spain	33,608	229 m	1957	1982
Estadio Riazor A Coruña	Spain	32,660	28 m	1944	1982
Estadio La Rosaleda Málaga	Spain	30,044	23 m	1941	1982
Malmö Stadion Malmö	Sweden	30,000	12 m	1958	1958
Estadio José Rico Pérez Alicante	Spain	30,000	79 m	1974	1982
El Molinón Gijón	Spain	29,538	5 m	1908	1982
Estadio de Balaídos Vigo	Spain	29,000	10 m	1928	1982
Estadio José Zorrilla Valladolid	Spain	26,512	719 m	1982	1982
Stade de la Meinau Strasbourg	France	26,109	145 m	1914	1938
Estadio Carlos Tartiere (old) Oviedo · demolished 2003	Spain	23,500	245 m	1932	1982
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