Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

23 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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23
Stadiums
3
Host countries
1897
Oldest
Parc des Princes
1974
Newest
Signal Iduna Park

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Venues used in 1938, 1962, 1974 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details
23 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 Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos
    Santiago, Chile
    575 m
    cap 48,665
  2. 2.
    Olympiastadion München
    Munich, Germany
    524 m
    cap 80,000
  3. 3.
    Estadio El Teniente
    Rancagua, Chile
    512 m
    cap 15,000
  4. 4.
    MHPArena
    Stuttgart, Germany
    224 m
    cap 60,449
  5. 5.
    Stade de Gerland
    Lyon, France
    173 m
    cap 41,000
  6. 6.
    Stade de la Meinau
    Strasbourg, France
    145 m
    cap 26,109
  7. 7.
    Deutsche Bank Park
    Frankfurt, Germany
    116 m
    cap 51,500
  8. 8.
    Signal Iduna Park
    Dortmund, Germany
    108 m
    cap 81,365
  9. 9.
    Stade Auguste-Delaune
    Reims, France
    79 m
    cap 21,684
  10. 10.
    Olympiastadion
    Berlin, Germany
    65 m
    cap 74,475
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1938, 1962, 1974
  1. 1.
    Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos
    Santiago, Chile
    10 matches
    1962 (10)
  2. 2.
    Olympiastadion
    Berlin, Germany
    8 matches
    1974 (8), 2006
  3. 3.
    Estadio Sausalito
    Viña del Mar, Chile
    8 matches
    1962 (8)
  4. 4.
    Estadio Carlos Dittborn
    Arica, Chile
    7 matches
    1962 (7)
  5. 5.
    Estadio El Teniente
    Rancagua, Chile
    7 matches
    1962 (7)
  6. 6.
    Rheinstadion
    Düsseldorf, Germany
    5 matches
    1974 (5)
  7. 7.
    Parkstadion
    Gelsenkirchen, Germany
    5 matches
    1974 (5)
  8. 8.
    Deutsche Bank Park
    Frankfurt, Germany
    5 matches
    1974 (5), 2006
  9. 9.
    Signal Iduna Park
    Dortmund, Germany
    4 matches
    1974 (4), 2006
  10. 10.
    MHPArena
    Stuttgart, Germany
    4 matches
    1974 (4), 2006
  11. 11.
    HDI-Arena
    Hannover, Germany
    4 matches
    1974 (4), 2006
  12. 12.
    Stade Vélodrome
    Marseille, France
    3 matches
    1938 (3), 1998
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
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)
3.20g/m
205 goals · 64 matches · 16 venues
Low (200-800m)
2.52g/m
53 goals · 21 matches · 3 venues
goals.sum / matches.count, grouped by elevation band
StadiumCountryCapacityAltitudeOpenedWC editions
Signal Iduna Park
Dortmund
Germany81,365108 m19741974, 2006
Olympiastadion
Berlin
Germany74,47565 m19361974, 2006
Stade Vélodrome
Marseille
France67,39412 m19371938, 1998
MHPArena
Stuttgart
Germany60,449224 m19331974, 2006
Volksparkstadion
Hamburg
Germany57,00025 m19531974, 2006
Deutsche Bank Park
Frankfurt
Germany51,500116 m19251974, 2006
HDI-Arena
Hannover
Germany49,00065 m19541974, 2006
Parc des Princes
Paris
France47,92942 m18971938, 1998
Stade de Gerland
Lyon
France41,000173 m19261938, 1998
Stade Chaban-Delmas
Bordeaux
France34,46224 m19381938, 1998
Olympiastadion München
Munich
Germany80,000524 m19721974
Rheinstadion
Düsseldorf · demolished 2002
Germany70,00038 m19251974
Parkstadion
Gelsenkirchen · demolished 2008
Germany70,00057 m19731974
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
Colombes
France60,00045 m19071938
Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos
Santiago
Chile48,665575 m19381962
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