Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

43 venues across 4 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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Stadiums

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1897

Oldest

Parc des Princes

2005

Newest

Allianz Arena

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Venues used in 1938, 1990, 1994, 2006 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details

43 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.
Allianz Arena
Munich, Germany
490 m
cap 75,000
2.
Max-Morlock-Stadion
Nuremberg, Germany
324 m
cap 50,000
3.
Pontiac Silverdome
Pontiac, United States
296 m
cap 80,338
4.
Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Kaiserslautern, Germany
292 m
cap 49,850
5.
Stadio delle Alpi
Turin, Italy
278 m
cap 67,229
6.
Rose Bowl
Pasadena, United States
247 m
cap 92,800
7.
MHPArena
Stuttgart, Germany
224 m
cap 60,449
8.
Soldier Field
Chicago, United States
187 m
cap 61,500
9.
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)
Milan, Italy
176 m
cap 75,923
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, 1990, 1994, 2006

1.
Rose Bowl
Pasadena, United States
8 matches
1994 (8)
2.
Giants Stadium
East Rutherford, United States
7 matches
1994 (7)
3.
Cotton Bowl
Dallas, United States
6 matches
1994 (6)
4.
Signal Iduna Park
Dortmund, Germany
6 matches
1974, 2006 (6)
5.
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)
Milan, Italy
6 matches
1934, 1990 (6)
6.
Allianz Arena
Munich, Germany
6 matches
2006 (6)
7.
Olympiastadion
Berlin, Germany
6 matches
1974, 2006 (6)
8.
Stadio Olimpico
Rome, Italy
6 matches
1990 (6)
9.
MHPArena
Stuttgart, Germany
6 matches
1974, 2006 (6)
10.
Foxboro Stadium
Foxborough, United States
6 matches
1994 (6)
11.
Stanford Stadium
Stanford, United States
6 matches
1994 (6)
12.
Stadio delle Alpi
Turin, Italy
5 matches
1990 (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

4 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)

2.61g/m

376 goals · 144 matches · 33 venues

Low (200-800m)

2.54g/m

99 goals · 39 matches · 7 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
Signal Iduna Park Dortmund	Germany	81,365	108 m	1974	1974, 2006
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro) Milan	Italy	75,923	176 m	1926	1934, 1990
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
Stadio Artemio Franchi Florence	Italy	47,290	51 m	1931	1934, 1990
Stade de Gerland Lyon	France	41,000	173 m	1926	1938, 1998
Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Bologna	Italy	38,279	64 m	1927	1934, 1990
Stadio Luigi Ferraris Genoa	Italy	36,599	26 m	1911	1934, 1990
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
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
Stadio Olimpico Rome	Italy	73,603	37 m	1953	1990
Stadio delle Alpi Turin · demolished 2008	Italy	67,229	278 m	1990	1990
Camping World Stadium Orlando	United States	65,000	37 m	1936	1994
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
Stadio San Nicola Bari	Italy	58,270	62 m	1990	1990
RFK Stadium Washington · demolished 2025	United States	56,692	6 m	1961	1994
Stadio Diego Armando Maradona Naples	Italy	54,726	51 m	1959	1990
Foxboro Stadium Foxborough · demolished 2002	United States	53,644	83 m	1971	1994
Stanford Stadium Stanford	United States	50,424	14 m	1921	1994
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
Red Bull Arena (Leipzig) Leipzig	Germany	47,069	114 m	2004	2006
Stadio Friuli Udine	Italy	41,652	115 m	1976	1990
Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi Verona	Italy	39,371	60 m	1963	1990
Stadio Sant'Elia Cagliari	Italy	39,000	1 m	1970	1990
Stadio Renzo Barbera Palermo	Italy	36,349	43 m	1932	1990
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