Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

45 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}).

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Host countries

1892

Oldest

Goodison Park

2020

Newest

SoFi Stadium

Stadium map

Venues used in 1950, 1966, 1974, 2006, 2026 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details

45 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 Azteca
Mexico City, Mexico
2,287 m
cap 87,000
2.
Estadio Akron
Zapopan, Mexico
1,671 m
cap 49,850
3.
Estádio Durival de Britto (Vila Capanema)
Curitiba, Brazil
887 m
cap 20,000
4.
Estádio Independência
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
847 m
cap 23,018
5.
Estádio do Pacaembu
São Paulo, Brazil
773 m
cap 40,199
6.
Olympiastadion München
Munich, Germany
524 m
cap 80,000
7.
Estadio BBVA
Guadalupe, Mexico
493 m
cap 53,500
8.
Allianz Arena
Munich, Germany
490 m
cap 75,000
9.
Max-Morlock-Stadion
Nuremberg, Germany
324 m
cap 50,000
10.
Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Atlanta, United States
313 m
cap 71,000

GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1950, 1966, 1974, 2006, 2026

1.
Olympiastadion
Berlin, Germany
14 matches
1974 (8), 2006 (6)
2.
Signal Iduna Park
Dortmund, Germany
10 matches
1974 (4), 2006 (6)
3.
MHPArena
Stuttgart, Germany
10 matches
1974 (4), 2006 (6)
4.
Deutsche Bank Park
Frankfurt, Germany
10 matches
1974 (5), 2006 (5)
5.
Wembley Stadium (old)
London, England
9 matches
1966 (9)
6.
AT&T Stadium
Arlington, United States
9 matches
2026 (9)
7.
HDI-Arena
Hannover, Germany
9 matches
1974 (4), 2006 (5)
8.
MetLife Stadium
East Rutherford, United States
8 matches
2026 (8)
9.
Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
8 matches
1950 (8), 2014
10.
Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Atlanta, United States
8 matches
2026 (8)
11.
SoFi Stadium
Inglewood, United States
8 matches
2026 (8)
12.
Volksparkstadion
Hamburg, Germany
8 matches
1974 (3), 2006 (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

6 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)

1.58g/m

310 goals · 196 matches · 32 venues

Low (200-800m)

1.82g/m

91 goals · 50 matches · 8 venues

Mid (800-1500m)

4.00g/m

20 goals · 5 matches · 2 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

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
Signal Iduna Park Dortmund	Germany	81,365	108 m	1974	1974, 2006
Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã) Rio de Janeiro	Brazil	78,838	21 m	1950	1950, 2014
Olympiastadion Berlin	Germany	74,475	65 m	1936	1974, 2006
MHPArena Stuttgart	Germany	60,449	224 m	1933	1974, 2006
Volksparkstadion Hamburg	Germany	57,000	25 m	1953	1974, 2006
Deutsche Bank Park Frankfurt	Germany	51,500	116 m	1925	1974, 2006
HDI-Arena Hannover	Germany	49,000	65 m	1954	1974, 2006
Wembley Stadium (old) London · demolished 2003	England	98,600	60 m	1923	1966
MetLife Stadium East Rutherford	United States	82,500	9 m	2010	2026
Olympiastadion München Munich	Germany	80,000	524 m	1972	1974
AT&T Stadium Arlington	United States	80,000	177 m	2009	2026
White City Stadium London · demolished 1985	England	76,567	13 m	1908	1966
GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium Kansas City	United States	76,416	273 m	1972	2026
Allianz Arena Munich	Germany	75,000	490 m	2005	2006
Old Trafford Manchester	England	74,310	45 m	1910	1966
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
Rheinstadion Düsseldorf · demolished 2002	Germany	70,000	38 m	1925	1974
Parkstadion Gelsenkirchen · demolished 2008	Germany	70,000	57 m	1973	1974
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
Veltins-Arena Gelsenkirchen	Germany	62,271	57 m	2001	2006
BC Place Vancouver	Canada	54,500	11 m	1983	2026
Estadio BBVA Guadalupe	Mexico	53,500	493 m	2015	2026
RheinEnergieStadion Cologne	Germany	50,000	71 m	2004	2006
Max-Morlock-Stadion Nuremberg	Germany	50,000	324 m	1928	2006
Fritz-Walter-Stadion Kaiserslautern	Germany	49,850	292 m	1920	2006
Estadio Akron Zapopan	Mexico	49,850	1,671 m	2010	2026
Red Bull Arena (Leipzig) Leipzig	Germany	47,069	114 m	2004	2006
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
BMO Field Toronto	Canada	30,000	81 m	2007	2026
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