Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.
18 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
2
Host countries
1898
Oldest
1958
Newest
Stadium map
Venues used in 1950, 1958 — 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.
RyavallenBorås, Sweden138 mcap 21,000 - 5.
Estádio dos EucaliptosPorto Alegre, Brazil53 mcap 20,000 - 6.
IdrottsparkenNorrköping, Sweden39 mcap 17,234 - 7.
EyravallenÖrebro, Sweden35 mcap 13,000 - 8.
OlympiaHelsingborg, Sweden34 mcap 16,500 - 9.
Råsunda StadiumSolna, Sweden22 mcap 50,000 - 10.
Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã)Rio de Janeiro, Brazil21 mcap 78,838
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)
Most-used venues
Ranked by match count in 1950, 1958
- 1.
Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã)Rio de Janeiro, Brazil8 matches1950 (8), 2014 - 2.
Råsunda StadiumSolna, Sweden8 matches1958 (8) - 3.
UlleviGothenburg, Sweden7 matches1958 (7) - 4.
Estádio do PacaembuSão Paulo, Brazil6 matches1950 (6) - 5.
Malmö StadionMalmö, Sweden4 matches1958 (4) - 6.
Estádio IndependênciaBelo Horizonte, Brazil3 matches1950 (3) - 7.
IdrottsparkenNorrköping, Sweden3 matches1958 (3) - 8.
RyavallenBorås, Sweden2 matches1958 (2) - 9.
Estádio Durival de Britto (Vila Capanema)Curitiba, Brazil2 matches1950 (2) - 10.
Estádio dos EucaliptosPorto Alegre, Brazil2 matches1950 (2) - 11.
ArosvallenVästerås, Sweden2 matches1958 (2) - 12.
Örjans VallHalmstad, Sweden2 matches1958 (2)
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)
3.61g/m
159 goals · 44 matches · 14 venues
Low (200-800m)
4.00g/m
24 goals · 6 matches · 1 venue
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 | |
Råsunda Stadium Solna · demolished 2013 | 50,000 | 22 m | 1937 | 1958 | |
Ullevi Gothenburg | 43,000 | 8 m | 1958 | 1958 | |
Estádio do Pacaembu São Paulo | 40,199 | 773 m | 1940 | 1950 | |
Estádio Ilha do Retiro Recife | 30,000 | 6 m | 1937 | 1950 | |
Malmö Stadion Malmö | 30,000 | 12 m | 1958 | 1958 | |
Estádio Independência Belo Horizonte | 23,018 | 847 m | 1950 | 1950 | |
Ryavallen Borås | 21,000 | 138 m | 1941 | 1958 | |
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 | |
Arosvallen Västerås | 20,000 | 18 m | 1932 | 1958 | |
Idrottsparken Norrköping | 17,234 | 39 m | 1903 | 1958 | |
Rimnersvallen Uddevalla | 17,000 | 5 m | 1923 | 1958 | |
Olympia Helsingborg | 16,500 | 34 m | 1898 | 1958 | |
Örjans Vall Halmstad | 15,500 | 7 m | 1922 | 1958 | |
Eyravallen Örebro | 13,000 | 35 m | 1923 | 1958 | |
Tunavallen Eskilstuna | 7,800 | 15 m | 1921 | 1958 | |
Jernvallen Sandviken | 7,500 | 0 m | 1938 | 1958 |