Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

18 venues across 2 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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Host countries

1892

Oldest

Goodison Park

1938

Newest

Stade Chaban-Delmas

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Venues used in 1938, 1966 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details

18 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.
Stade de Gerland
Lyon, France
173 m
cap 41,000
2.
Stade de la Meinau
Strasbourg, France
145 m
cap 26,109
3.
Villa Park
Birmingham, England
103 m
cap 42,918
4.
Stade Auguste-Delaune
Reims, France
79 m
cap 21,684
5.
Hillsborough Stadium
Sheffield, England
69 m
cap 39,732
6.
Wembley Stadium (old)
London, England
60 m
cap 98,600
7.
Goodison Park
Liverpool, England
46 m
cap 39,414
8.
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
Colombes, France
45 m
cap 60,000
9.
Old Trafford
Manchester, England
45 m
cap 74,310
10.
Parc des Princes
Paris, France
42 m
cap 47,929

GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1938, 1966

1.
Wembley Stadium (old)
London, England
9 matches
1966 (9)
2.
Goodison Park
Liverpool, England
5 matches
1966 (5)
3.
Roker Park
Sunderland, England
4 matches
1966 (4)
4.
Hillsborough Stadium
Sheffield, England
4 matches
1966 (4)
5.
Old Trafford
Manchester, England
3 matches
1966 (3)
6.
Stade Vélodrome
Marseille, France
3 matches
1938 (3), 1998
7.
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
Colombes, France
3 matches
1938 (3)
8.
Parc des Princes
Paris, France
3 matches
1938 (3), 1998
9.
Villa Park
Birmingham, England
3 matches
1966 (3)
10.
Ayresome Park
Middlesbrough, England
3 matches
1966 (3)
11.
Stade Chaban-Delmas
Bordeaux, France
3 matches
1938 (3), 1998
12.
White City Stadium
London, England
1 match
1966 (1)

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

2 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)

3.43g/m

161 goals · 47 matches · 15 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
Wembley Stadium (old) London · demolished 2003	England	98,600	60 m	1923	1966
White City Stadium London · demolished 1985	England	76,567	13 m	1908	1966
Old Trafford Manchester	England	74,310	45 m	1910	1966
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir Colombes	France	60,000	45 m	1907	1938
Villa Park Birmingham	England	42,918	103 m	1897	1966
Roker Park Sunderland · demolished 1997	England	40,310	30 m	1898	1966
Ayresome Park Middlesbrough · demolished 1997	England	40,000	11 m	1903	1966
Hillsborough Stadium Sheffield	England	39,732	69 m	1899	1966
Goodison Park Liverpool	England	39,414	46 m	1892	1966
Stade de la Meinau Strasbourg	France	26,109	145 m	1914	1938
Stade Auguste-Delaune Reims	France	21,684	79 m	1935	1938
Stade Victor Boucquey Lille · demolished 1975	France	15,000	30 m	1902	1938
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