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Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

26 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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26
Stadiums
4
Host countries
1897
Oldest
Parc des Princes
2020
Newest
SoFi Stadium

Stadium map

Venues used in 1938, 2026 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details
26 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. 1.
    Estadio Azteca
    Mexico City, Mexico
    2,287 m
    cap 87,000
  2. 2.
    Estadio Akron
    Zapopan, Mexico
    1,671 m
    cap 49,850
  3. 3.
    Estadio BBVA
    Guadalupe, Mexico
    493 m
    cap 53,500
  4. 4.
    Mercedes-Benz Stadium
    Atlanta, United States
    313 m
    cap 71,000
  5. 5.
    GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium
    Kansas City, United States
    273 m
    cap 76,416
  6. 6.
    AT&T Stadium
    Arlington, United States
    177 m
    cap 80,000
  7. 7.
    Stade de Gerland
    Lyon, France
    173 m
    cap 41,000
  8. 8.
    Stade de la Meinau
    Strasbourg, France
    145 m
    cap 26,109
  9. 9.
    Gillette Stadium
    Foxborough, United States
    83 m
    cap 65,878
  10. 10.
    BMO Field
    Toronto, Canada
    81 m
    cap 30,000
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1938, 2026
  1. 1.
    AT&T Stadium
    Arlington, United States
    9 matches
    2026 (9)
  2. 2.
    MetLife Stadium
    East Rutherford, United States
    8 matches
    2026 (8)
  3. 3.
    Mercedes-Benz Stadium
    Atlanta, United States
    8 matches
    2026 (8)
  4. 4.
    SoFi Stadium
    Inglewood, United States
    8 matches
    2026 (8)
  5. 5.
    NRG Stadium
    Houston, United States
    7 matches
    2026 (7)
  6. 6.
    Gillette Stadium
    Foxborough, United States
    7 matches
    2026 (7)
  7. 7.
    Hard Rock Stadium
    Miami Gardens, United States
    7 matches
    2026 (7)
  8. 8.
    BC Place
    Vancouver, Canada
    7 matches
    2026 (7)
  9. 9.
    GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium
    Kansas City, United States
    6 matches
    2026 (6)
  10. 10.
    Lincoln Financial Field
    Philadelphia, United States
    6 matches
    2026 (6)
  11. 11.
    Lumen Field
    Seattle, United States
    6 matches
    2026 (6)
  12. 12.
    Levi's Stadium
    Santa Clara, United States
    6 matches
    2026 (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

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)
0.78g/m
72 goals · 92 matches · 18 venues
Low (200-800m)
0.00g/m
0 goals · 18 matches · 3 venues
High (1500-2200m)
0.00g/m
0 goals · 4 matches · 1 venue
Very high (≥2200m)
0.00g/m
0 goals · 5 matches · 1 venue
goals.sum / matches.count, grouped by elevation band

All venues

Sort:WC appearancesCapacityAltitudeOpening yearName
StadiumCountryCapacityAltitudeOpenedWC editions
Estadio Azteca
Mexico City
Mexico87,0002,287 m19661970, 1986, 2026
Stade Vélodrome
Marseille
France67,39412 m19371938, 1998
Parc des Princes
Paris
France47,92942 m18971938, 1998
Stade de Gerland
Lyon
France41,000173 m19261938, 1998
Stade Chaban-Delmas
Bordeaux
France34,46224 m19381938, 1998
MetLife Stadium
East Rutherford
United States82,5009 m20102026
AT&T Stadium
Arlington
United States80,000177 m20092026
GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium
Kansas City
United States76,416273 m19722026
NRG Stadium
Houston
United States72,22015 m20022026
Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Atlanta
United States71,000313 m20172026
SoFi Stadium
Inglewood
United States70,24045 m20202026
Lincoln Financial Field
Philadelphia
United States69,87913 m20032026
Lumen Field
Seattle
United States68,74014 m20022026
Levi's Stadium
Santa Clara
United States68,5001 m20142026
Gillette Stadium
Foxborough
United States65,87883 m20022026
Hard Rock Stadium
Miami Gardens
United States65,32613 m19872026
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
Colombes
France60,00045 m19071938
BC Place
Vancouver
Canada54,50011 m19832026
Estadio BBVA
Guadalupe
Mexico53,500493 m20152026
Estadio Akron
Zapopan
Mexico49,8501,671 m20102026
BMO Field
Toronto
Canada30,00081 m20072026
Stade de la Meinau
Strasbourg
France26,109145 m19141938
Stade Auguste-Delaune
Reims
France21,68479 m19351938
Stade Victor Boucquey
Lille · demolished 1975
France15,00030 m19021938
Stade Cavée Verte
Le Havre · demolished 1970
France10,0009 m19321938
Stade du Fort Carré
Antibes
France8,0004 m19281938