Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.
30 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}).
Tournament — click to filter (4 selected)
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Stadiums
4
Host countries
1892
Oldest
Goodison Park1962
Newest
Estadio Carlos DittbornStadium map
Venues used in 1950, 1958, 1962, 1966 — 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.Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez PrádanosSantiago, Chile575 mcap 48,665
- 5.Estadio El TenienteRancagua, Chile512 mcap 15,000
- 6.
RyavallenBorås, Sweden138 mcap 21,000 - 7.Villa ParkBirmingham, England103 mcap 42,918
- 8.Hillsborough StadiumSheffield, England69 mcap 39,732
- 9.Wembley Stadium (old)London, England60 mcap 98,600
- 10.Estádio dos EucaliptosPorto Alegre, Brazil53 mcap 20,000
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)
Most-used venues
Ranked by match count in 1950, 1958, 1962, 1966
- 1.Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez PrádanosSantiago, Chile10 matches1962 (10)
- 2.Wembley Stadium (old)London, England9 matches1966 (9)
- 3.Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã)Rio de Janeiro, Brazil8 matches1950 (8), 2014
- 4.Råsunda StadiumSolna, Sweden8 matches1958 (8)
- 5.Estadio SausalitoViña del Mar, Chile8 matches1962 (8)
- 6.UlleviGothenburg, Sweden7 matches1958 (7)
- 7.Estadio Carlos DittbornArica, Chile7 matches1962 (7)
- 8.Estadio El TenienteRancagua, Chile7 matches1962 (7)
- 9.Estádio do PacaembuSão Paulo, Brazil6 matches1950 (6)
- 10.Goodison ParkLiverpool, England5 matches1966 (5)
- 11.Roker ParkSunderland, England4 matches1966 (4)
- 12.Hillsborough StadiumSheffield, England4 matches1966 (4)
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)
3.24g/m
295 goals · 91 matches · 24 venues
Low (200-800m)
2.87g/m
66 goals · 23 matches · 3 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 | Brazil | 78,838 | 21 m | 1950 | 1950, 2014 |
Wembley Stadium (old) London · demolished 2003 | England | 98,600 | 60 m | 1923 | 1966 |
White City Stadium London · demolished 1985 | England | 76,567 | 13 m | 1908 | 1966 |
Old Trafford Manchester | England | 74,310 | 45 m | 1910 | 1966 |
Råsunda Stadium Solna · demolished 2013 | Sweden | 50,000 | 22 m | 1937 | 1958 |
Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos Santiago | Chile | 48,665 | 575 m | 1938 | 1962 |
Ullevi Gothenburg | Sweden | 43,000 | 8 m | 1958 | 1958 |
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 |
Estádio Ilha do Retiro Recife | Brazil | 30,000 | 6 m | 1937 | 1950 |
Malmö Stadion Malmö | Sweden | 30,000 | 12 m | 1958 | 1958 |
Estádio Independência Belo Horizonte | Brazil | 23,018 | 847 m | 1950 | 1950 |
Ryavallen Borås | Sweden | 21,000 | 138 m | 1941 | 1958 |
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 |
Arosvallen Västerås | Sweden | 20,000 | 18 m | 1932 | 1958 |
Estadio Sausalito Viña del Mar | Chile | 18,000 | 13 m | 1929 | 1962 |
Estadio Carlos Dittborn Arica | Chile | 17,786 | 49 m | 1962 | 1962 |
Idrottsparken Norrköping | Sweden | 17,234 | 39 m | 1903 | 1958 |
Rimnersvallen Uddevalla | Sweden | 17,000 | 5 m | 1923 | 1958 |
Olympia Helsingborg | Sweden | 16,500 | 34 m | 1898 | 1958 |
Örjans Vall Halmstad | Sweden | 15,500 | 7 m | 1922 | 1958 |
Estadio El Teniente Rancagua | Chile | 15,000 | 512 m | 1945 | 1962 |
Eyravallen Örebro | Sweden | 13,000 | 35 m | 1923 | 1958 |
Tunavallen Eskilstuna | Sweden | 7,800 | 15 m | 1921 | 1958 |
Jernvallen Sandviken | Sweden | 7,500 | 0 m | 1938 | 1958 |