Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.
31 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
1897
Oldest
Parc des Princes1998
Newest
Stade de FranceStadium map
Venues used in 1950, 1962, 1970, 1978, 1998 — 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 Nemesio DíezToluca, Mexico2,666 mcap 30,000 - 2.Estadio AztecaMexico City, Mexico2,287 mcap 87,000
- 3.Estadio CuauhtémocPuebla, Mexico2,124 mcap 51,726
- 4.Estadio LeónLeón, Mexico1,808 mcap 31,297
- 5.Estadio JaliscoGuadalajara, Mexico1,538 mcap 55,020
- 6.
Estádio Durival de Britto (Vila Capanema)Curitiba, Brazil887 mcap 20,000 - 7.Estádio IndependênciaBelo Horizonte, Brazil847 mcap 23,018
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Estadio Malvinas ArgentinasMendoza, Argentina839 mcap 40,268 - 9.Estádio do PacaembuSão Paulo, Brazil773 mcap 40,199
- 10.
Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez PrádanosSantiago, Chile575 mcap 48,665
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)
Most-used venues
Ranked by match count in 1950, 1962, 1970, 1978, 1998
- 1.Estadio AztecaMexico City, Mexico10 matches1970 (10), 1986, 2026
- 2.Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez PrádanosSantiago, Chile10 matches1962 (10)
- 3.Estadio MonumentalBuenos Aires, Argentina9 matches1978 (9)
- 4.Stade de FranceSaint-Denis, France9 matches1998 (9)
- 5.Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã)Rio de Janeiro, Brazil8 matches1950 (8), 2014
- 6.Estadio Mario Alberto KempesCórdoba, Argentina8 matches1978 (8)
- 7.Estadio JaliscoGuadalajara, Mexico8 matches1970 (8), 1986
- 8.Estadio SausalitoViña del Mar, Chile8 matches1962 (8)
- 9.Stade VélodromeMarseille, France7 matches1938, 1998 (7)
- 10.Estadio LeónLeón, Mexico7 matches1970 (7), 1986
- 11.Estadio Carlos DittbornArica, Chile7 matches1962 (7)
- 12.Estadio El TenienteRancagua, Chile7 matches1962 (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
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)
2.80g/m
302 goals · 108 matches · 18 venues
Low (200-800m)
3.03g/m
112 goals · 37 matches · 5 venues
Mid (800-1500m)
3.27g/m
36 goals · 11 matches · 3 venues
High (1500-2200m)
3.22g/m
58 goals · 18 matches · 3 venues
Very high (≥2200m)
2.64g/m
37 goals · 14 matches · 2 venues
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 |
Stade Vélodrome Marseille | France | 67,394 | 12 m | 1937 | 1938, 1998 |
Estadio Jalisco Guadalajara | Mexico | 55,020 | 1,538 m | 1960 | 1970, 1986 |
Estadio Cuauhtémoc Puebla | Mexico | 51,726 | 2,124 m | 1968 | 1970, 1986 |
Parc des Princes Paris | France | 47,929 | 42 m | 1897 | 1938, 1998 |
Stade de Gerland Lyon | France | 41,000 | 173 m | 1926 | 1938, 1998 |
Stade Chaban-Delmas Bordeaux | France | 34,462 | 24 m | 1938 | 1938, 1998 |
Estadio León León | Mexico | 31,297 | 1,808 m | 1967 | 1970, 1986 |
Estadio Nemesio Díez Toluca | Mexico | 30,000 | 2,666 m | 1954 | 1970, 1986 |
Estadio Monumental Buenos Aires | Argentina | 83,214 | 15 m | 1938 | 1978 |
Stade de France Saint-Denis | France | 80,698 | 57 m | 1998 | 1998 |
Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes Córdoba | Argentina | 57,000 | 422 m | 1978 | 1978 |
Estadio José Amalfitani Buenos Aires | Argentina | 49,540 | 18 m | 1951 | 1978 |
Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos Santiago | Chile | 48,665 | 575 m | 1938 | 1962 |
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Saint-Étienne | France | 41,965 | 488 m | 1931 | 1998 |
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 |
Stade Bollaert-Delelis Lens | France | 37,705 | 41 m | 1933 | 1998 |
Estadio José María Minella Mar del Plata | Argentina | 35,500 | 12 m | 1978 | 1978 |
Stade de la Beaujoire Nantes | France | 35,322 | 27 m | 1984 | 1998 |
Stadium de Toulouse Toulouse | France | 33,150 | 148 m | 1937 | 1998 |
Stade de la Mosson Montpellier | France | 32,939 | 41 m | 1972 | 1998 |
Estádio Ilha do Retiro Recife | Brazil | 30,000 | 6 m | 1937 | 1950 |
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 |
Estadio Sausalito Viña del Mar | Chile | 18,000 | 13 m | 1929 | 1962 |
Estadio Carlos Dittborn Arica | Chile | 17,786 | 49 m | 1962 | 1962 |
Estadio El Teniente Rancagua | Chile | 15,000 | 512 m | 1945 | 1962 |