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}).
Tournament — click to filter (3 selected)
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Stadiums
3
Host countries
1897
Oldest
Parc des Princes1974
Newest
Signal Iduna ParkStadium map
Venues used in 1938, 1962, 1974 — 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 Nacional Julio Martínez PrádanosSantiago, Chile575 mcap 48,665 - 2.Olympiastadion MünchenMunich, Germany524 mcap 80,000
- 3.Estadio El TenienteRancagua, Chile512 mcap 15,000
- 4.MHPArenaStuttgart, Germany224 mcap 60,449
- 5.Stade de GerlandLyon, France173 mcap 41,000
- 6.Stade de la MeinauStrasbourg, France145 mcap 26,109
- 7.Deutsche Bank ParkFrankfurt, Germany116 mcap 51,500
- 8.Signal Iduna ParkDortmund, Germany108 mcap 81,365
- 9.Stade Auguste-DelauneReims, France79 mcap 21,684
- 10.OlympiastadionBerlin, Germany65 mcap 74,475
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)
Most-used venues
Ranked by match count in 1938, 1962, 1974
- 1.Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez PrádanosSantiago, Chile10 matches1962 (10)
- 2.OlympiastadionBerlin, Germany8 matches1974 (8), 2006
- 3.Estadio SausalitoViña del Mar, Chile8 matches1962 (8)
- 4.Estadio Carlos DittbornArica, Chile7 matches1962 (7)
- 5.Estadio El TenienteRancagua, Chile7 matches1962 (7)
- 6.RheinstadionDüsseldorf, Germany5 matches1974 (5)
- 7.ParkstadionGelsenkirchen, Germany5 matches1974 (5)
- 8.Deutsche Bank ParkFrankfurt, Germany5 matches1974 (5), 2006
- 9.Signal Iduna ParkDortmund, Germany4 matches1974 (4), 2006
- 10.MHPArenaStuttgart, Germany4 matches1974 (4), 2006
- 11.HDI-ArenaHannover, Germany4 matches1974 (4), 2006
- 12.Stade VélodromeMarseille, France3 matches1938 (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
All venues
| Stadium | Country | Capacity | Altitude | Opened | WC editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Signal Iduna Park Dortmund | Germany | 81,365 | 108 m | 1974 | 1974, 2006 |
Olympiastadion Berlin | Germany | 74,475 | 65 m | 1936 | 1974, 2006 |
Stade Vélodrome Marseille | France | 67,394 | 12 m | 1937 | 1938, 1998 |
MHPArena Stuttgart | Germany | 60,449 | 224 m | 1933 | 1974, 2006 |
Volksparkstadion Hamburg | Germany | 57,000 | 25 m | 1953 | 1974, 2006 |
Deutsche Bank Park Frankfurt | Germany | 51,500 | 116 m | 1925 | 1974, 2006 |
HDI-Arena Hannover | Germany | 49,000 | 65 m | 1954 | 1974, 2006 |
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 |
Olympiastadion München Munich | Germany | 80,000 | 524 m | 1972 | 1974 |
Rheinstadion Düsseldorf · demolished 2002 | Germany | 70,000 | 38 m | 1925 | 1974 |
Parkstadion Gelsenkirchen · demolished 2008 | Germany | 70,000 | 57 m | 1973 | 1974 |
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir Colombes | France | 60,000 | 45 m | 1907 | 1938 |
Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos Santiago | Chile | 48,665 | 575 m | 1938 | 1962 |
Stade de la Meinau Strasbourg | France | 26,109 | 145 m | 1914 | 1938 |
Stade Auguste-Delaune Reims | France | 21,684 | 79 m | 1935 | 1938 |
Estadio Sausalito Viña del Mar | Chile | 18,000 | 13 m | 1929 | 1962 |
Estadio Carlos Dittborn Arica | Chile | 17,786 | 49 m | 1962 | 1962 |
Stade Victor Boucquey Lille · demolished 1975 | France | 15,000 | 30 m | 1902 | 1938 |
Estadio El Teniente Rancagua | Chile | 15,000 | 512 m | 1945 | 1962 |
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 |