Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.
12 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}).
Tournament — click to filter (2 selected)
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Stadiums
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Host countries
1904
Oldest
1954
Newest
Stadium map
Venues used in 1950, 1954 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details
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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.
Estádio Durival de Britto (Vila Capanema)Curitiba, Brazil887 mcap 20,000 - 2.
Estádio IndependênciaBelo Horizonte, Brazil847 mcap 23,018 - 3.
Estádio do PacaembuSão Paulo, Brazil773 mcap 40,199 - 4.
Stade Olympique de la PontaiseLausanne, Switzerland614 mcap 15,850 - 5.
Wankdorf StadiumBern, Switzerland560 mcap 64,000 - 6.
Stade des CharmillesGeneva, Switzerland432 mcap 35,000 - 7.
HardturmZürich, Switzerland401 mcap 35,000 - 8.
Cornaredo StadiumLugano, Switzerland364 mcap 6,330 - 9.
St. Jakob StadiumBasel, Switzerland262 mcap 60,000 - 10.
Estádio dos EucaliptosPorto Alegre, Brazil53 mcap 20,000
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)
Most-used venues
Ranked by match count in 1950, 1954
- 1.
Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã)Rio de Janeiro, Brazil8 matches1950 (8), 2014 - 2.
St. Jakob StadiumBasel, Switzerland6 matches1954 (6) - 3.
Estádio do PacaembuSão Paulo, Brazil6 matches1950 (6) - 4.
Wankdorf StadiumBern, Switzerland5 matches1954 (5) - 5.
HardturmZürich, Switzerland5 matches1954 (5) - 6.
Stade Olympique de la PontaiseLausanne, Switzerland5 matches1954 (5) - 7.
Stade des CharmillesGeneva, Switzerland4 matches1954 (4) - 8.
Estádio IndependênciaBelo Horizonte, Brazil3 matches1950 (3) - 9.
Estádio Durival de Britto (Vila Capanema)Curitiba, Brazil2 matches1950 (2) - 10.
Estádio dos EucaliptosPorto Alegre, Brazil2 matches1950 (2) - 11.
Estádio Ilha do RetiroRecife, Brazil1 match1950 (1) - 12.
Cornaredo StadiumLugano, Switzerland1 match1954 (1)
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)
4.00g/m
44 goals · 11 matches · 3 venues
Low (200-800m)
5.13g/m
164 goals · 32 matches · 7 venues
Mid (800-1500m)
4.00g/m
20 goals · 5 matches · 2 venues
goals.sum / matches.count, grouped by elevation band
All venues
| Stadium | Country | Capacity | Altitude | Opened | WC editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã) Rio de Janeiro | 78,838 | 21 m | 1950 | 1950, 2014 | |
Wankdorf Stadium Bern · demolished 2001 | 64,000 | 560 m | 1925 | 1954 | |
St. Jakob Stadium Basel · demolished 1998 | 60,000 | 262 m | 1954 | 1954 | |
Estádio do Pacaembu São Paulo | 40,199 | 773 m | 1940 | 1950 | |
Hardturm Zürich · demolished 2008 | 35,000 | 401 m | 1929 | 1954 | |
Stade des Charmilles Geneva · demolished 2003 | 35,000 | 432 m | 1930 | 1954 | |
Estádio Ilha do Retiro Recife | 30,000 | 6 m | 1937 | 1950 | |
Estádio Independência Belo Horizonte | 23,018 | 847 m | 1950 | 1950 | |
Estádio Durival de Britto (Vila Capanema) Curitiba | 20,000 | 887 m | 1947 | 1950 | |
Estádio dos Eucaliptos Porto Alegre · demolished 1981 | 20,000 | 53 m | 1931 | 1950 | |
Stade Olympique de la Pontaise Lausanne | 15,850 | 614 m | 1904 | 1954 | |
Cornaredo Stadium Lugano | 6,330 | 364 m | 1951 | 1954 |