Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

25 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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Stadiums

Host countries

1897

Oldest

Parc des Princes

1998

Newest

Stade de France

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Venues used in 1938, 1994, 1998 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details

25 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.
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Saint-Étienne, France
488 m
cap 41,965
2.
Pontiac Silverdome
Pontiac, United States
296 m
cap 80,338
3.
Rose Bowl
Pasadena, United States
247 m
cap 92,800
4.
Soldier Field
Chicago, United States
187 m
cap 61,500
5.
Stade de Gerland
Lyon, France
173 m
cap 41,000
6.
Cotton Bowl
Dallas, United States
149 m
cap 92,100
7.
Stadium de Toulouse
Toulouse, France
148 m
cap 33,150
8.
Stade de la Meinau
Strasbourg, France
145 m
cap 26,109
9.
Foxboro Stadium
Foxborough, United States
83 m
cap 53,644
10.
Stade Auguste-Delaune
Reims, France
79 m
cap 21,684

GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1938, 1994, 1998

1.
Stade Vélodrome
Marseille, France
10 matches
1938 (3), 1998 (7)
2.
Stade de France
Saint-Denis, France
9 matches
1998 (9)
3.
Parc des Princes
Paris, France
9 matches
1938 (3), 1998 (6)
4.
Stade Chaban-Delmas
Bordeaux, France
9 matches
1938 (3), 1998 (6)
5.
Stadium de Toulouse
Toulouse, France
9 matches
1998 (6)
6.
Rose Bowl
Pasadena, United States
8 matches
1994 (8)
7.
Giants Stadium
East Rutherford, United States
7 matches
1994 (7)
8.
Cotton Bowl
Dallas, United States
6 matches
1994 (6)
9.
Foxboro Stadium
Foxborough, United States
6 matches
1994 (6)
10.
Stanford Stadium
Stanford, United States
6 matches
1994 (6)
11.
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Saint-Étienne, France
6 matches
1998 (6)
12.
Stade de Gerland
Lyon, France
6 matches
1938, 1998 (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

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)

2.99g/m

347 goals · 116 matches · 20 venues

Low (200-800m)

2.72g/m

49 goals · 18 matches · 3 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
Stade de France Saint-Denis	France	80,698	57 m	1998	1998
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 Geoffroy-Guichard Saint-Étienne	France	41,965	488 m	1931	1998
Stade Bollaert-Delelis Lens	France	37,705	41 m	1933	1998
Stade de la Beaujoire Nantes	France	35,322	27 m	1984	1998
Stadium de Toulouse Toulouse	France	33,150	148 m	1937	1998
Stade de la Mosson Montpellier	France	32,939	41 m	1972	1998
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