Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

32 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

1911

Oldest

Stadio Luigi Ferraris

1990

Newest

Stadio delle Alpi

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Venues used in 1950, 1970, 1990, 1994 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details

32 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.
Estádio do Pacaembu
São Paulo, Brazil
773 m
cap 40,199
9.
Pontiac Silverdome
Pontiac, United States
296 m
cap 80,338
10.
Stadio delle Alpi
Turin, Italy
278 m
cap 67,229

GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1950, 1970, 1990, 1994

1.
Estadio Azteca
Mexico City, Mexico
10 matches
1970 (10), 1986, 2026
2.
Rose Bowl
Pasadena, United States
8 matches
1994 (8)
3.
Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
8 matches
1950 (8), 2014
4.
Estadio Jalisco
Guadalajara, Mexico
8 matches
1970 (8), 1986
5.
Giants Stadium
East Rutherford, United States
7 matches
1994 (7)
6.
Estadio León
León, Mexico
7 matches
1970 (7), 1986
7.
Cotton Bowl
Dallas, United States
6 matches
1994 (6)
8.
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)
Milan, Italy
6 matches
1934, 1990 (6)
9.
Stadio Olimpico
Rome, Italy
6 matches
1990 (6)
10.
Foxboro Stadium
Foxborough, United States
6 matches
1994 (6)
11.
Stanford Stadium
Stanford, United States
6 matches
1994 (6)
12.
Estádio do Pacaembu
São Paulo, Brazil
6 matches
1950 (6)

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

4 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)

2.62g/m

257 goals · 98 matches · 21 venues

Low (200-800m)

2.91g/m

67 goals · 23 matches · 4 venues

Mid (800-1500m)

4.00g/m

20 goals · 5 matches · 2 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
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro) Milan	Italy	75,923	176 m	1926	1934, 1990
Estadio Jalisco Guadalajara	Mexico	55,020	1,538 m	1960	1970, 1986
Estadio Cuauhtémoc Puebla	Mexico	51,726	2,124 m	1968	1970, 1986
Stadio Artemio Franchi Florence	Italy	47,290	51 m	1931	1934, 1990
Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Bologna	Italy	38,279	64 m	1927	1934, 1990
Stadio Luigi Ferraris Genoa	Italy	36,599	26 m	1911	1934, 1990
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
Rose Bowl Pasadena	United States	92,800	247 m	1922	1994
Cotton Bowl Dallas	United States	92,100	149 m	1932	1994
Pontiac Silverdome Pontiac · demolished 2018	United States	80,338	296 m	1975	1994
Giants Stadium East Rutherford · demolished 2010	United States	75,338	23 m	1976	1994
Stadio Olimpico Rome	Italy	73,603	37 m	1953	1990
Stadio delle Alpi Turin · demolished 2008	Italy	67,229	278 m	1990	1990
Camping World Stadium Orlando	United States	65,000	37 m	1936	1994
Soldier Field Chicago	United States	61,500	187 m	1924	1994
Stadio San Nicola Bari	Italy	58,270	62 m	1990	1990
RFK Stadium Washington · demolished 2025	United States	56,692	6 m	1961	1994
Stadio Diego Armando Maradona Naples	Italy	54,726	51 m	1959	1990
Foxboro Stadium Foxborough · demolished 2002	United States	53,644	83 m	1971	1994
Stanford Stadium Stanford	United States	50,424	14 m	1921	1994
Stadio Friuli Udine	Italy	41,652	115 m	1976	1990
Estádio do Pacaembu São Paulo	Brazil	40,199	773 m	1940	1950
Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi Verona	Italy	39,371	60 m	1963	1990
Stadio Sant'Elia Cagliari	Italy	39,000	1 m	1970	1990
Stadio Renzo Barbera Palermo	Italy	36,349	43 m	1932	1990
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