Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

42 venues across 3 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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Stadiums

Host countries

1892

Oldest

Goodison Park

2014

Newest

Neo Química Arena

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Venues used in 1950, 1966, 1982, 2014 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details

42 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.
Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha
Brasília, Brazil
1,119 m
cap 72,788
2.
Ligga Arena (Arena da Baixada)
Curitiba, Brazil
910 m
cap 40,502
3.
Estádio Durival de Britto (Vila Capanema)
Curitiba, Brazil
887 m
cap 20,000
4.
Estádio Mineirão
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
850 m
cap 58,170
5.
Estádio Independência
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
847 m
cap 23,018
6.
Neo Química Arena
São Paulo, Brazil
785 m
cap 49,205
7.
Estádio do Pacaembu
São Paulo, Brazil
773 m
cap 40,199
8.
Santiago Bernabéu
Madrid, Spain
720 m
cap 81,044
9.
Estadio José Zorrilla
Valladolid, Spain
719 m
cap 26,512
10.
Estadio Vicente Calderón
Madrid, Spain
583 m
cap 65,695

GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1950, 1966, 1982, 2014

1.
Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
15 matches
1950 (8), 2014 (7)
2.
Wembley Stadium (old)
London, England
9 matches
1966 (9)
3.
Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha
Brasília, Brazil
7 matches
2014 (7)
4.
Arena Castelão
Fortaleza, Brazil
6 matches
2014 (6)
5.
Estádio Mineirão
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
6 matches
2014 (6)
6.
Arena Fonte Nova
Salvador, Brazil
6 matches
2014 (6)
7.
Neo Química Arena
São Paulo, Brazil
6 matches
2014 (6)
8.
Estádio do Pacaembu
São Paulo, Brazil
6 matches
1950 (6)
9.
Estadio José Zorrilla
Valladolid, Spain
6 matches
1982 (6)
10.
Camp Nou
Barcelona, Spain
5 matches
1982 (5)
11.
Estádio Beira-Rio
Porto Alegre, Brazil
5 matches
2014 (5)
12.
Arena Pernambuco
São Lourenço da Mata, Brazil
5 matches
2014 (5)

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Average capacity by opening decade

Are WC venues getting bigger over time?

GET /stadiums (group by floor(opened / 10) × 10)

Stadiums by host country

3 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)

2.93g/m

343 goals · 117 matches · 29 venues

Low (200-800m)

2.77g/m

86 goals · 31 matches · 7 venues

Mid (800-1500m)

2.95g/m

65 goals · 22 matches · 5 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
Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã) Rio de Janeiro	Brazil	78,838	21 m	1950	1950, 2014
Camp Nou Barcelona	Spain	99,354	62 m	1957	1982
Wembley Stadium (old) London · demolished 2003	England	98,600	60 m	1923	1966
Santiago Bernabéu Madrid	Spain	81,044	720 m	1947	1982
White City Stadium London · demolished 1985	England	76,567	13 m	1908	1966
Old Trafford Manchester	England	74,310	45 m	1910	1966
Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha Brasília	Brazil	72,788	1,119 m	2013	2014
Estadio Vicente Calderón Madrid · demolished 2019	Spain	65,695	583 m	1966	1982
Arena Castelão Fortaleza	Brazil	64,846	29 m	1973	2014
Estadio Benito Villamarín Seville	Spain	60,721	20 m	1929	1982
Estádio Mineirão Belo Horizonte	Brazil	58,170	850 m	1965	2014
Arena Fonte Nova Salvador	Brazil	51,900	55 m	2013	2014
Estádio Beira-Rio Porto Alegre	Brazil	50,128	9 m	1969	2014
Mestalla Valencia	Spain	49,500	20 m	1923	1982
Neo Química Arena São Paulo	Brazil	49,205	785 m	2014	2014
San Mamés (old) Bilbao · demolished 2013	Spain	46,200	30 m	1913	1982
Arena Pernambuco São Lourenço da Mata	Brazil	44,248	26 m	2013	2014
Estadio Sarriá Barcelona · demolished 1997	Spain	44,000	95 m	1923	1982
Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Seville	Spain	43,883	19 m	1958	1982
Villa Park Birmingham	England	42,918	103 m	1897	1966
Arena Pantanal Cuiabá	Brazil	41,390	173 m	2014	2014
Arena da Amazônia Manaus	Brazil	40,549	41 m	2014	2014
Ligga Arena (Arena da Baixada) Curitiba	Brazil	40,502	910 m	1914	2014
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
Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero Elche	Spain	33,732	79 m	1976	1982
Estadio La Romareda Zaragoza	Spain	33,608	229 m	1957	1982
Estadio Riazor A Coruña	Spain	32,660	28 m	1944	1982
Arena das Dunas Natal	Brazil	31,375	34 m	2014	2014
Estadio La Rosaleda Málaga	Spain	30,044	23 m	1941	1982
Estádio Ilha do Retiro Recife	Brazil	30,000	6 m	1937	1950
Estadio José Rico Pérez Alicante	Spain	30,000	79 m	1974	1982
El Molinón Gijón	Spain	29,538	5 m	1908	1982
Estadio de Balaídos Vigo	Spain	29,000	10 m	1928	1982
Estadio José Zorrilla Valladolid	Spain	26,512	719 m	1982	1982
Estadio Carlos Tartiere (old) Oviedo · demolished 2003	Spain	23,500	245 m	1932	1982
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