Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.
53 venues across 5 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 (5 selected)
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Stadiums
5
Host countries
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Oldest
Olympia2014
Newest
Neo Química ArenaStadium map
Venues used in 1950, 1958, 1962, 2002, 2014 — 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 Nacional Mané GarrinchaBrasília, Brazil1,119 mcap 72,788
- 2.Ligga Arena (Arena da Baixada)Curitiba, Brazil910 mcap 40,502
- 3.Estádio Durival de Britto (Vila Capanema)Curitiba, Brazil887 mcap 20,000
- 4.Estádio MineirãoBelo Horizonte, Brazil850 mcap 58,170
- 5.Estádio IndependênciaBelo Horizonte, Brazil847 mcap 23,018
- 6.Neo Química ArenaSão Paulo, Brazil785 mcap 49,205
- 7.Estádio do PacaembuSão Paulo, Brazil773 mcap 40,199
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Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez PrádanosSantiago, Chile575 mcap 48,665 - 9.Estadio El TenienteRancagua, Chile512 mcap 15,000
- 10.Arena PantanalCuiabá, Brazil173 mcap 41,390
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)
Most-used venues
Ranked by match count in 1950, 1958, 1962, 2002, 2014
- 1.Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã)Rio de Janeiro, Brazil15 matches1950 (8), 2014 (7)
- 2.Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez PrádanosSantiago, Chile10 matches1962 (10)
- 3.Råsunda StadiumSolna, Sweden8 matches1958 (8)
- 4.Estadio SausalitoViña del Mar, Chile8 matches1962 (8)
- 5.Estádio Nacional Mané GarrinchaBrasília, Brazil7 matches2014 (7)
- 6.UlleviGothenburg, Sweden7 matches1958 (7)
- 7.Estadio Carlos DittbornArica, Chile7 matches1962 (7)
- 8.Estadio El TenienteRancagua, Chile7 matches1962 (7)
- 9.
Seoul World Cup StadiumSeoul, South Korea6 matches2002 (6) - 10.Arena CastelãoFortaleza, Brazil6 matches2014 (6)
- 11.Estádio MineirãoBelo Horizonte, Brazil6 matches2014 (6)
- 12.Arena Fonte NovaSalvador, Brazil6 matches2014 (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
5 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)
2.95g/m
475 goals · 161 matches · 41 venues
Low (200-800m)
2.66g/m
77 goals · 29 matches · 4 venues
Mid (800-1500m)
2.95g/m
65 goals · 22 matches · 5 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 |
Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha Brasília | Brazil | 72,788 | 1,119 m | 2013 | 2014 |
International Stadium Yokohama Yokohama |  Japan | 72,327 | 38 m | 1998 | 2002 |
Seoul World Cup Stadium Seoul | South Korea | 66,704 | 29 m | 2001 | 2002 |
Daegu World Cup Stadium Daegu | South Korea | 66,422 | 82 m | 2001 | 2002 |
Arena Castelão Fortaleza | Brazil | 64,846 | 29 m | 1973 | 2014 |
Saitama Stadium 2002 Saitama | Japan | 63,700 | 11 m | 2001 | 2002 |
Estádio Mineirão Belo Horizonte | Brazil | 58,170 | 850 m | 1965 | 2014 |
Busan Asiad Stadium Busan | South Korea | 53,769 | 25 m | 2001 | 2002 |
Arena Fonte Nova Salvador | Brazil | 51,900 | 55 m | 2013 | 2014 |
Shizuoka Stadium ECOPA Fukuroi | Japan | 50,889 | 50 m | 2001 | 2002 |
Incheon Munhak Stadium Incheon | South Korea | 50,256 | 38 m | 2002 | 2002 |
Estádio Beira-Rio Porto Alegre | Brazil | 50,128 | 9 m | 1969 | 2014 |
Råsunda Stadium Solna · demolished 2013 | Sweden | 50,000 | 22 m | 1937 | 1958 |
Neo Química Arena São Paulo | Brazil | 49,205 | 785 m | 2014 | 2014 |
Miyagi Stadium Rifu | Japan | 49,000 | 56 m | 2000 | 2002 |
Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos Santiago | Chile | 48,665 | 575 m | 1938 | 1962 |
Yanmar Stadium Nagai Osaka | Japan | 47,000 | 13 m | 1996 | 2002 |
Arena Pernambuco São Lourenço da Mata | Brazil | 44,248 | 26 m | 2013 | 2014 |
Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium Ulsan | South Korea | 43,550 | 8 m | 2001 | 2002 |
Suwon World Cup Stadium Suwon | South Korea | 43,288 | 68 m | 2001 | 2002 |
Ullevi Gothenburg | Sweden | 43,000 | 8 m | 1958 | 1958 |
Gwangju World Cup Stadium Gwangju | South Korea | 42,880 | 48 m | 2001 | 2002 |
Jeonju World Cup Stadium Jeonju | South Korea | 42,477 | 13 m | 2001 | 2002 |
Niigata Stadium (Big Swan) Niigata | Japan | 42,300 | 1 m | 2001 | 2002 |
Sapporo Dome Sapporo | Japan | 41,484 | 101 m | 2001 | 2002 |
Arena Pantanal Cuiabá | Brazil | 41,390 | 173 m | 2014 | 2014 |
Kashima Soccer Stadium Kashima | Japan | 40,728 | 51 m | 1993 | 2002 |
Arena da Amazônia Manaus | Brazil | 40,549 | 41 m | 2014 | 2014 |
Daejeon World Cup Stadium Daejeon | South Korea | 40,535 | 61 m | 2001 | 2002 |
Ligga Arena (Arena da Baixada) Curitiba | Brazil | 40,502 | 910 m | 1914 | 2014 |
Estádio do Pacaembu São Paulo | Brazil | 40,199 | 773 m | 1940 | 1950 |
Ōita Stadium (Big Eye) Ōita | Japan | 40,000 | 108 m | 2001 | 2002 |
Jeju World Cup Stadium Seogwipo | South Korea | 35,657 | 72 m | 2001 | 2002 |
Arena das Dunas Natal | Brazil | 31,375 | 34 m | 2014 | 2014 |
Noevir Stadium Kobe Kobe | Japan | 30,132 | -1 m | 2001 | 2002 |
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 |