Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

57 venues across 6 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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Oldest

Parc des Princes

2005

Newest

Allianz Arena

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Venues used in 1938, 1978, 1994, 2002, 2006 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details

57 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.
Estadio Malvinas Argentinas
Mendoza, Argentina
839 m
cap 40,268
2.
Allianz Arena
Munich, Germany
490 m
cap 75,000
3.
Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes
Córdoba, Argentina
422 m
cap 57,000
4.
Max-Morlock-Stadion
Nuremberg, Germany
324 m
cap 50,000
5.
Pontiac Silverdome
Pontiac, United States
296 m
cap 80,338
6.
Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Kaiserslautern, Germany
292 m
cap 49,850
7.
Rose Bowl
Pasadena, United States
247 m
cap 92,800
8.
MHPArena
Stuttgart, Germany
224 m
cap 60,449
9.
Soldier Field
Chicago, United States
187 m
cap 61,500
10.
Stade de Gerland
Lyon, France
173 m
cap 41,000

GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1938, 1978, 1994, 2002, 2006

1.
Estadio Monumental
Buenos Aires, Argentina
9 matches
1978 (9)
2.
Rose Bowl
Pasadena, United States
8 matches
1994 (8)
3.
Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes
Córdoba, Argentina
8 matches
1978 (8)
4.
Giants Stadium
East Rutherford, United States
7 matches
1994 (7)
5.
Cotton Bowl
Dallas, United States
6 matches
1994 (6)
6.
Signal Iduna Park
Dortmund, Germany
6 matches
1974, 2006 (6)
7.
Allianz Arena
Munich, Germany
6 matches
2006 (6)
8.
Olympiastadion
Berlin, Germany
6 matches
1974, 2006 (6)
9.
Seoul World Cup Stadium
Seoul, South Korea
6 matches
2002 (6)
10.
MHPArena
Stuttgart, Germany
6 matches
1974, 2006 (6)
11.
Foxboro Stadium
Foxborough, United States
6 matches
1994 (6)
12.
Stanford Stadium
Stanford, United States
6 matches
1994 (6)

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

6 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)

2.62g/m

477 goals · 182 matches · 44 venues

Low (200-800m)

2.93g/m

123 goals · 42 matches · 7 venues

Mid (800-1500m)

2.67g/m

16 goals · 6 matches · 1 venue

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
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
Rose Bowl Pasadena	United States	92,800	247 m	1922	1994
Cotton Bowl Dallas	United States	92,100	149 m	1932	1994
Estadio Monumental Buenos Aires	Argentina	83,214	15 m	1938	1978
Pontiac Silverdome Pontiac · demolished 2018	United States	80,338	296 m	1975	1994
Giants Stadium East Rutherford · demolished 2010	United States	75,338	23 m	1976	1994
Allianz Arena Munich	Germany	75,000	490 m	2005	2006
International Stadium Yokohama Yokohama	Japan	72,327	38 m	1998	2002
Seoul World Cup Stadium Seoul	South Korea	66,704	29 m	2001	2002
Daegu World Cup Stadium Daegu	South Korea	66,422	82 m	2001	2002
Camping World Stadium Orlando	United States	65,000	37 m	1936	1994
Saitama Stadium 2002 Saitama	Japan	63,700	11 m	2001	2002
Veltins-Arena Gelsenkirchen	Germany	62,271	57 m	2001	2006
Soldier Field Chicago	United States	61,500	187 m	1924	1994
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir Colombes	France	60,000	45 m	1907	1938
Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes Córdoba	Argentina	57,000	422 m	1978	1978
RFK Stadium Washington · demolished 2025	United States	56,692	6 m	1961	1994
Busan Asiad Stadium Busan	South Korea	53,769	25 m	2001	2002
Foxboro Stadium Foxborough · demolished 2002	United States	53,644	83 m	1971	1994
Shizuoka Stadium ECOPA Fukuroi	Japan	50,889	50 m	2001	2002
Stanford Stadium Stanford	United States	50,424	14 m	1921	1994
Incheon Munhak Stadium Incheon	South Korea	50,256	38 m	2002	2002
RheinEnergieStadion Cologne	Germany	50,000	71 m	2004	2006
Max-Morlock-Stadion Nuremberg	Germany	50,000	324 m	1928	2006
Fritz-Walter-Stadion Kaiserslautern	Germany	49,850	292 m	1920	2006
Estadio José Amalfitani Buenos Aires	Argentina	49,540	18 m	1951	1978
Miyagi Stadium Rifu	Japan	49,000	56 m	2000	2002
Red Bull Arena (Leipzig) Leipzig	Germany	47,069	114 m	2004	2006
Yanmar Stadium Nagai Osaka	Japan	47,000	13 m	1996	2002
Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium Ulsan	South Korea	43,550	8 m	2001	2002
Suwon World Cup Stadium Suwon	South Korea	43,288	68 m	2001	2002
Gwangju World Cup Stadium Gwangju	South Korea	42,880	48 m	2001	2002
Jeonju World Cup Stadium Jeonju	South Korea	42,477	13 m	2001	2002
Niigata Stadium (Big Swan) Niigata	Japan	42,300	1 m	2001	2002
Estadio Gigante de Arroyito Rosario	Argentina	41,654	9 m	1929	1978
Sapporo Dome Sapporo	Japan	41,484	101 m	2001	2002
Kashima Soccer Stadium Kashima	Japan	40,728	51 m	1993	2002
Daejeon World Cup Stadium Daejeon	South Korea	40,535	61 m	2001	2002
Estadio Malvinas Argentinas Mendoza	Argentina	40,268	839 m	1978	1978
Ōita Stadium (Big Eye) Ōita	Japan	40,000	108 m	2001	2002
Jeju World Cup Stadium Seogwipo	South Korea	35,657	72 m	2001	2002
Estadio José María Minella Mar del Plata	Argentina	35,500	12 m	1978	1978
Noevir Stadium Kobe Kobe	Japan	30,132	-1 m	2001	2002
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