Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

25 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}).

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Host countries

1892

Oldest

Goodison Park

1978

Newest

Estadio José María Minella

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Venues used in 1950, 1966, 1970, 1978 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details

25 venues

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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 Díez
Toluca, Mexico
2,666 m
cap 30,000
2.
Estadio Azteca
Mexico City, Mexico
2,287 m
cap 87,000
3.
Estadio Cuauhtémoc
Puebla, Mexico
2,124 m
cap 51,726
4.
Estadio León
León, Mexico
1,808 m
cap 31,297
5.
Estadio Jalisco
Guadalajara, Mexico
1,538 m
cap 55,020
6.
Estádio Durival de Britto (Vila Capanema)
Curitiba, Brazil
887 m
cap 20,000
7.
Estádio Independência
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
847 m
cap 23,018
8.
Estadio Malvinas Argentinas
Mendoza, Argentina
839 m
cap 40,268
9.
Estádio do Pacaembu
São Paulo, Brazil
773 m
cap 40,199
10.
Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes
Córdoba, Argentina
422 m
cap 57,000

GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1950, 1966, 1970, 1978

1.
Estadio Azteca
Mexico City, Mexico
10 matches
1970 (10), 1986, 2026
2.
Wembley Stadium (old)
London, England
9 matches
1966 (9)
3.
Estadio Monumental
Buenos Aires, Argentina
9 matches
1978 (9)
4.
Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
8 matches
1950 (8), 2014
5.
Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes
Córdoba, Argentina
8 matches
1978 (8)
6.
Estadio Jalisco
Guadalajara, Mexico
8 matches
1970 (8), 1986
7.
Estadio León
León, Mexico
7 matches
1970 (7), 1986
8.
Estadio Gigante de Arroyito
Rosario, Argentina
6 matches
1978 (6)
9.
Estadio Malvinas Argentinas
Mendoza, Argentina
6 matches
1978 (6)
10.
Estádio do Pacaembu
São Paulo, Brazil
6 matches
1950 (6)
11.
Estadio José María Minella
Mar del Plata, Argentina
6 matches
1978 (6)
12.
Goodison Park
Liverpool, England
5 matches
1966 (5)

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Average capacity by opening decade

Are WC venues getting bigger over time?

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Stadiums by host country

4 countries have hosted matches

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Goals per match by stadium altitude

Does the air thin out the defense? Bands aligned with FIFA altitude-acclimatization thresholds.

Sea level (<200m)

2.79g/m

187 goals · 67 matches · 15 venues

Low (200-800m)

4.00g/m

56 goals · 14 matches · 2 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

Sort:WC appearances Capacity Altitude Opening year Name

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 Jalisco Guadalajara	Mexico	55,020	1,538 m	1960	1970, 1986
Estadio Cuauhtémoc Puebla	Mexico	51,726	2,124 m	1968	1970, 1986
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
Wembley Stadium (old) London · demolished 2003	England	98,600	60 m	1923	1966
Estadio Monumental Buenos Aires	Argentina	83,214	15 m	1938	1978
White City Stadium London · demolished 1985	England	76,567	13 m	1908	1966
Old Trafford Manchester	England	74,310	45 m	1910	1966
Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes Córdoba	Argentina	57,000	422 m	1978	1978
Estadio José Amalfitani Buenos Aires	Argentina	49,540	18 m	1951	1978
Villa Park Birmingham	England	42,918	103 m	1897	1966
Estadio Gigante de Arroyito Rosario	Argentina	41,654	9 m	1929	1978
Roker Park Sunderland · demolished 1997	England	40,310	30 m	1898	1966
Estadio Malvinas Argentinas Mendoza	Argentina	40,268	839 m	1978	1978
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
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
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