Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

45 venues across 6 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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1892

Oldest

Goodison Park

2020

Newest

SoFi Stadium

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Venues used in 1950, 1954, 1966, 1994, 2026 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details

45 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.
Estadio Azteca
Mexico City, Mexico
2,287 m
cap 87,000
2.
Estadio Akron
Zapopan, Mexico
1,671 m
cap 49,850
3.
Estádio Durival de Britto (Vila Capanema)
Curitiba, Brazil
887 m
cap 20,000
4.
Estádio Independência
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
847 m
cap 23,018
5.
Estádio do Pacaembu
São Paulo, Brazil
773 m
cap 40,199
6.
Stade Olympique de la Pontaise
Lausanne, Switzerland
614 m
cap 15,850
7.
Wankdorf Stadium
Bern, Switzerland
560 m
cap 64,000
8.
Estadio BBVA
Guadalupe, Mexico
493 m
cap 53,500
9.
Stade des Charmilles
Geneva, Switzerland
432 m
cap 35,000
10.
Hardturm
Zürich, Switzerland
401 m
cap 35,000

GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1950, 1954, 1966, 1994, 2026

1.
Wembley Stadium (old)
London, England
9 matches
1966 (9)
2.
AT&T Stadium
Arlington, United States
9 matches
2026 (9)
3.
Rose Bowl
Pasadena, United States
8 matches
1994 (8)
4.
MetLife Stadium
East Rutherford, United States
8 matches
2026 (8)
5.
Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
8 matches
1950 (8), 2014
6.
Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Atlanta, United States
8 matches
2026 (8)
7.
SoFi Stadium
Inglewood, United States
8 matches
2026 (8)
8.
Giants Stadium
East Rutherford, United States
7 matches
1994 (7)
9.
NRG Stadium
Houston, United States
7 matches
2026 (7)
10.
Gillette Stadium
Foxborough, United States
7 matches
2026 (7)
11.
Hard Rock Stadium
Miami Gardens, United States
7 matches
2026 (7)
12.
BC Place
Vancouver, Canada
7 matches
2026 (7)

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

6 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)

1.49g/m

239 goals · 160 matches · 29 venues

Low (200-800m)

3.21g/m

199 goals · 62 matches · 12 venues

Mid (800-1500m)

4.00g/m

20 goals · 5 matches · 2 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 appearances Capacity Altitude Opening year Name

Stadium	Country	Capacity	Altitude	Opened	WC editions
Estadio Azteca Mexico City	Mexico	87,000	2,287 m	1966	1970, 1986, 2026
Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã) Rio de Janeiro	Brazil	78,838	21 m	1950	1950, 2014
Wembley Stadium (old) London · demolished 2003	England	98,600	60 m	1923	1966
Rose Bowl Pasadena	United States	92,800	247 m	1922	1994
Cotton Bowl Dallas	United States	92,100	149 m	1932	1994
MetLife Stadium East Rutherford	United States	82,500	9 m	2010	2026
Pontiac Silverdome Pontiac · demolished 2018	United States	80,338	296 m	1975	1994
AT&T Stadium Arlington	United States	80,000	177 m	2009	2026
White City Stadium London · demolished 1985	England	76,567	13 m	1908	1966
GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium Kansas City	United States	76,416	273 m	1972	2026
Giants Stadium East Rutherford · demolished 2010	United States	75,338	23 m	1976	1994
Old Trafford Manchester	England	74,310	45 m	1910	1966
NRG Stadium Houston	United States	72,220	15 m	2002	2026
Mercedes-Benz Stadium Atlanta	United States	71,000	313 m	2017	2026
SoFi Stadium Inglewood	United States	70,240	45 m	2020	2026
Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia	United States	69,879	13 m	2003	2026
Lumen Field Seattle	United States	68,740	14 m	2002	2026
Levi's Stadium Santa Clara	United States	68,500	1 m	2014	2026
Gillette Stadium Foxborough	United States	65,878	83 m	2002	2026
Hard Rock Stadium Miami Gardens	United States	65,326	13 m	1987	2026
Camping World Stadium Orlando	United States	65,000	37 m	1936	1994
Wankdorf Stadium Bern · demolished 2001	Switzerland	64,000	560 m	1925	1954
Soldier Field Chicago	United States	61,500	187 m	1924	1994
St. Jakob Stadium Basel · demolished 1998	Switzerland	60,000	262 m	1954	1954
RFK Stadium Washington · demolished 2025	United States	56,692	6 m	1961	1994
BC Place Vancouver	Canada	54,500	11 m	1983	2026
Foxboro Stadium Foxborough · demolished 2002	United States	53,644	83 m	1971	1994
Estadio BBVA Guadalupe	Mexico	53,500	493 m	2015	2026
Stanford Stadium Stanford	United States	50,424	14 m	1921	1994
Estadio Akron Zapopan	Mexico	49,850	1,671 m	2010	2026
Villa Park Birmingham	England	42,918	103 m	1897	1966
Roker Park Sunderland · demolished 1997	England	40,310	30 m	1898	1966
Estádio do Pacaembu São Paulo	Brazil	40,199	773 m	1940	1950
Ayresome Park Middlesbrough · demolished 1997	England	40,000	11 m	1903	1966
Hillsborough Stadium Sheffield	England	39,732	69 m	1899	1966
Goodison Park Liverpool	England	39,414	46 m	1892	1966
Hardturm Zürich · demolished 2008	Switzerland	35,000	401 m	1929	1954
Stade des Charmilles Geneva · demolished 2003	Switzerland	35,000	432 m	1930	1954
Estádio Ilha do Retiro Recife	Brazil	30,000	6 m	1937	1950
BMO Field Toronto	Canada	30,000	81 m	2007	2026
Estádio Independência Belo Horizonte	Brazil	23,018	847 m	1950	1950
Estádio Durival de Britto (Vila Capanema) Curitiba	Brazil	20,000	887 m	1947	1950
Estádio dos Eucaliptos Porto Alegre · demolished 1981	Brazil	20,000	53 m	1931	1950
Stade Olympique de la Pontaise Lausanne	Switzerland	15,850	614 m	1904	1954
Cornaredo Stadium Lugano	Switzerland	6,330	364 m	1951	1954