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Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

40 venues across 5 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
5
Host countries
1897
Oldest
Parc des Princes
2020
Newest
SoFi Stadium

Stadium map

Venues used in 1938, 1962, 1970, 1998, 2026 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details
40 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 Nemesio Díez
    Toluca, Mexico
    2,666 m
    cap 30,000
  2. 2.
    Estadio Azteca
    Mexico City, Mexico
    2,287 m
    cap 87,000
  3. 3.
    Estadio Cuauhtémoc
    Puebla, Mexico
    2,124 m
    cap 51,726
  4. 4.
    Estadio León
    León, Mexico
    1,808 m
    cap 31,297
  5. 5.
    Estadio Akron
    Zapopan, Mexico
    1,671 m
    cap 49,850
  6. 6.
    Estadio Jalisco
    Guadalajara, Mexico
    1,538 m
    cap 55,020
  7. 7.
    Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos
    Santiago, Chile
    575 m
    cap 48,665
  8. 8.
    Estadio El Teniente
    Rancagua, Chile
    512 m
    cap 15,000
  9. 9.
    Estadio BBVA
    Guadalupe, Mexico
    493 m
    cap 53,500
  10. 10.
    Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
    Saint-Étienne, France
    488 m
    cap 41,965
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1938, 1962, 1970, 1998, 2026
  1. 1.
    Estadio Azteca
    Mexico City, Mexico
    15 matches
    1970 (10), 1986, 2026 (5)
  2. 2.
    Stade Vélodrome
    Marseille, France
    10 matches
    1938 (3), 1998 (7)
  3. 3.
    Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos
    Santiago, Chile
    10 matches
    1962 (10)
  4. 4.
    Stade de France
    Saint-Denis, France
    9 matches
    1998 (9)
  5. 5.
    AT&T Stadium
    Arlington, United States
    9 matches
    2026 (9)
  6. 6.
    Parc des Princes
    Paris, France
    9 matches
    1938 (3), 1998 (6)
  7. 7.
    Stade Chaban-Delmas
    Bordeaux, France
    9 matches
    1938 (3), 1998 (6)
  8. 8.
    Stadium de Toulouse
    Toulouse, France
    9 matches
    1998 (6)
  9. 9.
    MetLife Stadium
    East Rutherford, United States
    8 matches
    2026 (8)
  10. 10.
    Mercedes-Benz Stadium
    Atlanta, United States
    8 matches
    2026 (8)
  11. 11.
    SoFi Stadium
    Inglewood, United States
    8 matches
    2026 (8)
  12. 12.
    Estadio Jalisco
    Guadalajara, Mexico
    8 matches
    1970 (8), 1986
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

5 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)
1.71g/m
288 goals · 168 matches · 26 venues
Low (200-800m)
1.37g/m
56 goals · 41 matches · 6 venues
High (1500-2200m)
2.64g/m
58 goals · 22 matches · 4 venues
Very high (≥2200m)
1.95g/m
37 goals · 19 matches · 2 venues
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
Estadio Jalisco
Guadalajara
Mexico55,0201,538 m19601970, 1986
Estadio Cuauhtémoc
Puebla
Mexico51,7262,124 m19681970, 1986
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 León
León
Mexico31,2971,808 m19671970, 1986
Estadio Nemesio Díez
Toluca
Mexico30,0002,666 m19541970, 1986
MetLife Stadium
East Rutherford
United States82,5009 m20102026
Stade de France
Saint-Denis
France80,69857 m19981998
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
BC Place
Vancouver
Canada54,50011 m19832026
Estadio BBVA
Guadalupe
Mexico53,500493 m20152026
Estadio Akron
Zapopan
Mexico49,8501,671 m20102026
Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos
Santiago
Chile48,665575 m19381962
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Saint-Étienne
France41,965488 m19311998
Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Lens
France37,70541 m19331998
Stade de la Beaujoire
Nantes
France35,32227 m19841998
Stadium de Toulouse
Toulouse
France33,150148 m19371998
Stade de la Mosson
Montpellier
France32,93941 m19721998
BMO Field
Toronto
Canada30,00081 m20072026
Stade de la Meinau
Strasbourg
France26,109145 m19141938
Stade Auguste-Delaune
Reims
France21,68479 m19351938
Estadio Sausalito
Viña del Mar
Chile18,00013 m19291962
Estadio Carlos Dittborn
Arica
Chile17,78649 m19621962
Stade Victor Boucquey
Lille · demolished 1975
France15,00030 m19021938
Estadio El Teniente
Rancagua
Chile15,000512 m19451962
Stade Cavée Verte
Le Havre · demolished 1970
France10,0009 m19321938
Stade du Fort Carré
Antibes
France8,0004 m19281938