Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

19 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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1897

Oldest

Parc des Princes

1976

Newest

Giants Stadium

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

19 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.
Pontiac Silverdome
Pontiac, United States
296 m
cap 80,338
2.
Rose Bowl
Pasadena, United States
247 m
cap 92,800
3.
Soldier Field
Chicago, United States
187 m
cap 61,500
4.
Stade de Gerland
Lyon, France
173 m
cap 41,000
5.
Cotton Bowl
Dallas, United States
149 m
cap 92,100
6.
Stade de la Meinau
Strasbourg, France
145 m
cap 26,109
7.
Foxboro Stadium
Foxborough, United States
83 m
cap 53,644
8.
Stade Auguste-Delaune
Reims, France
79 m
cap 21,684
9.
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
Colombes, France
45 m
cap 60,000
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, 1994

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.
Foxboro Stadium
Foxborough, United States
6 matches
1994 (6)
5.
Stanford Stadium
Stanford, United States
6 matches
1994 (6)
6.
Camping World Stadium
Orlando, United States
5 matches
1994 (5)
7.
Soldier Field
Chicago, United States
5 matches
1994 (5)
8.
RFK Stadium
Washington, United States
5 matches
1994 (5)
9.
Pontiac Silverdome
Pontiac, United States
4 matches
1994 (4)
10.
Stade Vélodrome
Marseille, France
3 matches
1938 (3), 1998
11.
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
Colombes, France
3 matches
1938 (3)
12.
Parc des Princes
Paris, France
3 matches
1938 (3), 1998

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

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

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
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
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
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