Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.
40 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}).
Tournament — click to filter (4 selected)
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Stadiums
6
Host countries
1898
Oldest
Olympia2020
Newest
SoFi StadiumStadium map
Venues used in 1950, 1958, 1978, 2026 — 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.
Estadio AztecaMexico City, Mexico2,287 mcap 87,000 - 2.Estadio AkronZapopan, Mexico1,671 mcap 49,850
- 3.
Estádio Durival de Britto (Vila Capanema)Curitiba, Brazil887 mcap 20,000 - 4.Estádio IndependênciaBelo Horizonte, Brazil847 mcap 23,018
- 5.
Estadio Malvinas ArgentinasMendoza, Argentina839 mcap 40,268 - 6.Estádio do PacaembuSão Paulo, Brazil773 mcap 40,199
- 7.Estadio BBVAGuadalupe, Mexico493 mcap 53,500
- 8.Estadio Mario Alberto KempesCórdoba, Argentina422 mcap 57,000
- 9.Mercedes-Benz StadiumAtlanta, United States313 mcap 71,000
- 10.GEHA Field at Arrowhead StadiumKansas City, United States273 mcap 76,416
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)
Most-used venues
Ranked by match count in 1950, 1958, 1978, 2026
- 1.Estadio MonumentalBuenos Aires, Argentina9 matches1978 (9)
- 2.AT&T StadiumArlington, United States9 matches2026 (9)
- 3.MetLife StadiumEast Rutherford, United States8 matches2026 (8)
- 4.Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã)Rio de Janeiro, Brazil8 matches1950 (8), 2014
- 5.Mercedes-Benz StadiumAtlanta, United States8 matches2026 (8)
- 6.SoFi StadiumInglewood, United States8 matches2026 (8)
- 7.Estadio Mario Alberto KempesCórdoba, Argentina8 matches1978 (8)
- 8.Råsunda StadiumSolna, Sweden8 matches1958 (8)
- 9.NRG StadiumHouston, United States7 matches2026 (7)
- 10.Gillette StadiumFoxborough, United States7 matches2026 (7)
- 11.Hard Rock StadiumMiami Gardens, United States7 matches2026 (7)
- 12.
BC PlaceVancouver, Canada7 matches2026 (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)
1.47g/m
213 goals · 145 matches · 29 venues
Low (200-800m)
1.75g/m
56 goals · 32 matches · 5 venues
Mid (800-1500m)
3.27g/m
36 goals · 11 matches · 3 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
| 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 |
Estadio Monumental Buenos Aires | Argentina | 83,214 | 15 m | 1938 | 1978 |
MetLife Stadium East Rutherford | United States | 82,500 | 9 m | 2010 | 2026 |
AT&T Stadium Arlington | United States | 80,000 | 177 m | 2009 | 2026 |
GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium Kansas City | United States | 76,416 | 273 m | 1972 | 2026 |
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 |
Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes Córdoba | Argentina | 57,000 | 422 m | 1978 | 1978 |
BC Place Vancouver | Canada | 54,500 | 11 m | 1983 | 2026 |
Estadio BBVA Guadalupe | Mexico | 53,500 | 493 m | 2015 | 2026 |
Råsunda Stadium Solna · demolished 2013 | Sweden | 50,000 | 22 m | 1937 | 1958 |
Estadio Akron Zapopan | Mexico | 49,850 | 1,671 m | 2010 | 2026 |
Estadio José Amalfitani Buenos Aires | Argentina | 49,540 | 18 m | 1951 | 1978 |
Ullevi Gothenburg | Sweden | 43,000 | 8 m | 1958 | 1958 |
Estadio Gigante de Arroyito Rosario | Argentina | 41,654 | 9 m | 1929 | 1978 |
Estadio Malvinas Argentinas Mendoza | Argentina | 40,268 | 839 m | 1978 | 1978 |
Estádio do Pacaembu São Paulo | Brazil | 40,199 | 773 m | 1940 | 1950 |
Estadio José María Minella Mar del Plata | Argentina | 35,500 | 12 m | 1978 | 1978 |
Estádio Ilha do Retiro Recife | Brazil | 30,000 | 6 m | 1937 | 1950 |
Malmö Stadion Malmö | Sweden | 30,000 | 12 m | 1958 | 1958 |
BMO Field Toronto | Canada | 30,000 | 81 m | 2007 | 2026 |
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 |
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 |
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 |