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Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

52 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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52
Stadiums
4
Host countries
1908
Oldest
El Molinón
2014
Newest
Neo Química Arena

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Venues used in 1950, 1978, 1982, 2006, 2014 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details
52 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. 1.
    Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha
    Brasília, Brazil
    1,119 m
    cap 72,788
  2. 2.
    Ligga Arena (Arena da Baixada)
    Curitiba, Brazil
    910 m
    cap 40,502
  3. 3.
    Estádio Durival de Britto (Vila Capanema)
    Curitiba, Brazil
    887 m
    cap 20,000
  4. 4.
    Estádio Mineirão
    Belo Horizonte, Brazil
    850 m
    cap 58,170
  5. 5.
    Estádio Independência
    Belo Horizonte, Brazil
    847 m
    cap 23,018
  6. 6.
    Estadio Malvinas Argentinas
    Mendoza, Argentina
    839 m
    cap 40,268
  7. 7.
    Neo Química Arena
    São Paulo, Brazil
    785 m
    cap 49,205
  8. 8.
    Estádio do Pacaembu
    São Paulo, Brazil
    773 m
    cap 40,199
  9. 9.
    Santiago Bernabéu
    Madrid, Spain
    720 m
    cap 81,044
  10. 10.
    Estadio José Zorrilla
    Valladolid, Spain
    719 m
    cap 26,512
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1950, 1978, 1982, 2006, 2014
  1. 1.
    Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã)
    Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    15 matches
    1950 (8), 2014 (7)
  2. 2.
    Estadio Monumental
    Buenos Aires, Argentina
    9 matches
    1978 (9)
  3. 3.
    Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes
    Córdoba, Argentina
    8 matches
    1978 (8)
  4. 4.
    Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha
    Brasília, Brazil
    7 matches
    2014 (7)
  5. 5.
    Signal Iduna Park
    Dortmund, Germany
    6 matches
    1974, 2006 (6)
  6. 6.
    Allianz Arena
    Munich, Germany
    6 matches
    2006 (6)
  7. 7.
    Olympiastadion
    Berlin, Germany
    6 matches
    1974, 2006 (6)
  8. 8.
    Arena Castelão
    Fortaleza, Brazil
    6 matches
    2014 (6)
  9. 9.
    MHPArena
    Stuttgart, Germany
    6 matches
    1974, 2006 (6)
  10. 10.
    Estádio Mineirão
    Belo Horizonte, Brazil
    6 matches
    2014 (6)
  11. 11.
    Arena Fonte Nova
    Salvador, Brazil
    6 matches
    2014 (6)
  12. 12.
    Neo Química Arena
    São Paulo, Brazil
    6 matches
    2014 (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)
2.64g/m
399 goals · 151 matches · 33 venues
Low (200-800m)
2.85g/m
174 goals · 61 matches · 12 venues
Mid (800-1500m)
2.89g/m
81 goals · 28 matches · 6 venues
goals.sum / matches.count, grouped by elevation band

All venues

Sort:WC appearancesCapacityAltitudeOpening yearName
StadiumCountryCapacityAltitudeOpenedWC editions
Signal Iduna Park
Dortmund
Germany81,365108 m19741974, 2006
Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã)
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil78,83821 m19501950, 2014
Olympiastadion
Berlin
Germany74,47565 m19361974, 2006
MHPArena
Stuttgart
Germany60,449224 m19331974, 2006
Volksparkstadion
Hamburg
Germany57,00025 m19531974, 2006
Deutsche Bank Park
Frankfurt
Germany51,500116 m19251974, 2006
HDI-Arena
Hannover
Germany49,00065 m19541974, 2006
Camp Nou
Barcelona
Spain99,35462 m19571982
Estadio Monumental
Buenos Aires
Argentina83,21415 m19381978
Santiago Bernabéu
Madrid
Spain81,044720 m19471982
Allianz Arena
Munich
Germany75,000490 m20052006
Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha
Brasília
Brazil72,7881,119 m20132014
Estadio Vicente Calderón
Madrid · demolished 2019
Spain65,695583 m19661982
Arena Castelão
Fortaleza
Brazil64,84629 m19732014
Veltins-Arena
Gelsenkirchen
Germany62,27157 m20012006
Estadio Benito Villamarín
Seville
Spain60,72120 m19291982
Estádio Mineirão
Belo Horizonte
Brazil58,170850 m19652014
Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes
Córdoba
Argentina57,000422 m19781978
Arena Fonte Nova
Salvador
Brazil51,90055 m20132014
Estádio Beira-Rio
Porto Alegre
Brazil50,1289 m19692014
RheinEnergieStadion
Cologne
Germany50,00071 m20042006
Max-Morlock-Stadion
Nuremberg
Germany50,000324 m19282006
Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Kaiserslautern
Germany49,850292 m19202006
Estadio José Amalfitani
Buenos Aires
Argentina49,54018 m19511978
Mestalla
Valencia
Spain49,50020 m19231982
Neo Química Arena
São Paulo
Brazil49,205785 m20142014
Red Bull Arena (Leipzig)
Leipzig
Germany47,069114 m20042006
San Mamés (old)
Bilbao · demolished 2013
Spain46,20030 m19131982
Arena Pernambuco
São Lourenço da Mata
Brazil44,24826 m20132014
Estadio Sarriá
Barcelona · demolished 1997
Spain44,00095 m19231982
Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Seville
Spain43,88319 m19581982
Estadio Gigante de Arroyito
Rosario
Argentina41,6549 m19291978
Arena Pantanal
Cuiabá
Brazil41,390173 m20142014
Arena da Amazônia
Manaus
Brazil40,54941 m20142014
Ligga Arena (Arena da Baixada)
Curitiba
Brazil40,502910 m19142014
Estadio Malvinas Argentinas
Mendoza
Argentina40,268839 m19781978
Estádio do Pacaembu
São Paulo
Brazil40,199773 m19401950
Estadio José María Minella
Mar del Plata
Argentina35,50012 m19781978
Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero
Elche
Spain33,73279 m19761982
Estadio La Romareda
Zaragoza
Spain33,608229 m19571982
Estadio Riazor
A Coruña
Spain32,66028 m19441982
Arena das Dunas
Natal
Brazil31,37534 m20142014
Estadio La Rosaleda
Málaga
Spain30,04423 m19411982
Estádio Ilha do Retiro
Recife
Brazil30,0006 m19371950
Estadio José Rico Pérez
Alicante
Spain30,00079 m19741982
El Molinón
Gijón
Spain29,5385 m19081982
Estadio de Balaídos
Vigo
Spain29,00010 m19281982
Estadio José Zorrilla
Valladolid
Spain26,512719 m19821982
Estadio Carlos Tartiere (old)
Oviedo · demolished 2003
Spain23,500245 m19321982
Estádio Independência
Belo Horizonte
Brazil23,018847 m19501950
Estádio Durival de Britto (Vila Capanema)
Curitiba
Brazil20,000887 m19471950
Estádio dos Eucaliptos
Porto Alegre · demolished 1981
Brazil20,00053 m19311950