Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

31 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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Oldest

Parc des Princes

1985

Newest

Estadio Corregidora

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Venues used in 1938, 1986, 1994 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details

31 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 Nemesio Díez
Toluca, Mexico
2,666 m
cap 30,000
2.
Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Mexico City, Mexico
2,307 m
cap 72,000
3.
Estadio Azteca
Mexico City, Mexico
2,287 m
cap 87,000
4.
Estadio Neza 86
Nezahualcóyotl, Mexico
2,236 m
cap 34,536
5.
Estadio Cuauhtémoc
Puebla, Mexico
2,124 m
cap 51,726
6.
Estadio León
León, Mexico
1,808 m
cap 31,297
7.
Estadio Corregidora
Querétaro, Mexico
1,807 m
cap 38,575
8.
Estadio Sergio León Chávez
Irapuato, Mexico
1,718 m
cap 25,000
9.
Estadio Tres de Marzo
Zapopan, Mexico
1,633 m
cap 30,015
10.
Estadio Jalisco
Guadalajara, Mexico
1,538 m
cap 55,020

GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1938, 1986, 1994

1.
Estadio Azteca
Mexico City, Mexico
9 matches
1970, 1986 (9), 2026
2.
Rose Bowl
Pasadena, United States
8 matches
1994 (8)
3.
Giants Stadium
East Rutherford, United States
7 matches
1994 (7)
4.
Cotton Bowl
Dallas, United States
6 matches
1994 (6)
5.
Estadio Jalisco
Guadalajara, Mexico
6 matches
1970, 1986 (6)
6.
Foxboro Stadium
Foxborough, United States
6 matches
1994 (6)
7.
Stanford Stadium
Stanford, United States
6 matches
1994 (6)
8.
Camping World Stadium
Orlando, United States
5 matches
1994 (5)
9.
Soldier Field
Chicago, United States
5 matches
1994 (5)
10.
RFK Stadium
Washington, United States
5 matches
1994 (5)
11.
Estadio Cuauhtémoc
Puebla, Mexico
5 matches
1970, 1986 (5)
12.
Estadio Universitario
San Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico
5 matches
1986 (5)

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

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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)

3.24g/m

178 goals · 55 matches · 14 venues

Low (200-800m)

2.20g/m

44 goals · 20 matches · 4 venues

High (1500-2200m)

2.96g/m

74 goals · 25 matches · 6 venues

Very high (≥2200m)

2.58g/m

49 goals · 19 matches · 4 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
Estadio Azteca Mexico City	Mexico	87,000	2,287 m	1966	1970, 1986, 2026
Stade Vélodrome Marseille	France	67,394	12 m	1937	1938, 1998
Estadio Jalisco Guadalajara	Mexico	55,020	1,538 m	1960	1970, 1986
Estadio Cuauhtémoc Puebla	Mexico	51,726	2,124 m	1968	1970, 1986
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
Estadio León León	Mexico	31,297	1,808 m	1967	1970, 1986
Estadio Nemesio Díez Toluca	Mexico	30,000	2,666 m	1954	1970, 1986
Rose Bowl Pasadena	United States	92,800	247 m	1922	1994
Cotton Bowl Dallas	United States	92,100	149 m	1932	1994
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
Estadio Olímpico Universitario Mexico City	Mexico	72,000	2,307 m	1952	1986
Camping World Stadium Orlando	United States	65,000	37 m	1936	1994
Soldier Field Chicago	United States	61,500	187 m	1924	1994
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir Colombes	France	60,000	45 m	1907	1938
RFK Stadium Washington · demolished 2025	United States	56,692	6 m	1961	1994
Foxboro Stadium Foxborough · demolished 2002	United States	53,644	83 m	1971	1994
Stanford Stadium Stanford	United States	50,424	14 m	1921	1994
Estadio Universitario San Nicolás de los Garza	Mexico	43,780	529 m	1967	1986
Estadio Corregidora Querétaro	Mexico	38,575	1,807 m	1985	1986
Estadio Tecnológico Monterrey · demolished 2017	Mexico	38,000	544 m	1950	1986
Estadio Neza 86 Nezahualcóyotl	Mexico	34,536	2,236 m	1981	1986
Estadio Tres de Marzo Zapopan	Mexico	30,015	1,633 m	1971	1986
Stade de la Meinau Strasbourg	France	26,109	145 m	1914	1938
Estadio Sergio León Chávez Irapuato	Mexico	25,000	1,718 m	1974	1986
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