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Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

24 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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24
Stadiums
3
Host countries
1897
Oldest
Parc des Princes
1976
Newest
Giants Stadium

Stadium map

Venues used in 1938, 1970, 1994 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details
24 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 Jalisco
    Guadalajara, Mexico
    1,538 m
    cap 55,020
  6. 6.
    Pontiac Silverdome
    Pontiac, United States
    296 m
    cap 80,338
  7. 7.
    Rose Bowl
    Pasadena, United States
    247 m
    cap 92,800
  8. 8.
    Soldier Field
    Chicago, United States
    187 m
    cap 61,500
  9. 9.
    Stade de Gerland
    Lyon, France
    173 m
    cap 41,000
  10. 10.
    Cotton Bowl
    Dallas, United States
    149 m
    cap 92,100
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1938, 1970, 1994
  1. 1.
    Estadio Azteca
    Mexico City, Mexico
    10 matches
    1970 (10), 1986, 2026
  2. 2.
    Rose Bowl
    Pasadena, United States
    8 matches
    1994 (8)
  3. 3.
    Estadio Jalisco
    Guadalajara, Mexico
    8 matches
    1970 (8), 1986
  4. 4.
    Giants Stadium
    East Rutherford, United States
    7 matches
    1994 (7)
  5. 5.
    Estadio León
    León, Mexico
    7 matches
    1970 (7), 1986
  6. 6.
    Cotton Bowl
    Dallas, United States
    6 matches
    1994 (6)
  7. 7.
    Foxboro Stadium
    Foxborough, United States
    6 matches
    1994 (6)
  8. 8.
    Stanford Stadium
    Stanford, United States
    6 matches
    1994 (6)
  9. 9.
    Camping World Stadium
    Orlando, United States
    5 matches
    1994 (5)
  10. 10.
    Soldier Field
    Chicago, United States
    5 matches
    1994 (5)
  11. 11.
    RFK Stadium
    Washington, United States
    5 matches
    1994 (5)
  12. 12.
    Pontiac Silverdome
    Pontiac, United States
    4 matches
    1994 (4)
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)
3.24g/m
178 goals · 55 matches · 14 venues
Low (200-800m)
2.92g/m
35 goals · 12 matches · 2 venues
High (1500-2200m)
3.22g/m
58 goals · 18 matches · 3 venues
Very high (≥2200m)
2.64g/m
37 goals · 14 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
Rose Bowl
Pasadena
United States92,800247 m19221994
Cotton Bowl
Dallas
United States92,100149 m19321994
Pontiac Silverdome
Pontiac · demolished 2018
United States80,338296 m19751994
Giants Stadium
East Rutherford · demolished 2010
United States75,33823 m19761994
Camping World Stadium
Orlando
United States65,00037 m19361994
Soldier Field
Chicago
United States61,500187 m19241994
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
Colombes
France60,00045 m19071938
RFK Stadium
Washington · demolished 2025
United States56,6926 m19611994
Foxboro Stadium
Foxborough · demolished 2002
United States53,64483 m19711994
Stanford Stadium
Stanford
United States50,42414 m19211994
Stade de la Meinau
Strasbourg
France26,109145 m19141938
Stade Auguste-Delaune
Reims
France21,68479 m19351938
Stade Victor Boucquey
Lille · demolished 1975
France15,00030 m19021938
Stade Cavée Verte
Le Havre · demolished 1970
France10,0009 m19321938
Stade du Fort Carré
Antibes
France8,0004 m19281938