Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

53 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

1911

Oldest

Stadio Luigi Ferraris

2002

Newest

Incheon Munhak Stadium

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Venues used in 1950, 1978, 1990, 1994, 2002 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details

53 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 Durival de Britto (Vila Capanema)
Curitiba, Brazil
887 m
cap 20,000
2.
Estádio Independência
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
847 m
cap 23,018
3.
Estadio Malvinas Argentinas
Mendoza, Argentina
839 m
cap 40,268
4.
Estádio do Pacaembu
São Paulo, Brazil
773 m
cap 40,199
5.
Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes
Córdoba, Argentina
422 m
cap 57,000
6.
Pontiac Silverdome
Pontiac, United States
296 m
cap 80,338
7.
Stadio delle Alpi
Turin, Italy
278 m
cap 67,229
8.
Rose Bowl
Pasadena, United States
247 m
cap 92,800
9.
Soldier Field
Chicago, United States
187 m
cap 61,500
10.
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)
Milan, Italy
176 m
cap 75,923

GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1950, 1978, 1990, 1994, 2002

1.
Estadio Monumental
Buenos Aires, Argentina
9 matches
1978 (9)
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 Mario Alberto Kempes
Córdoba, Argentina
8 matches
1978 (8)
5.
Giants Stadium
East Rutherford, United States
7 matches
1994 (7)
6.
Cotton Bowl
Dallas, United States
6 matches
1994 (6)
7.
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)
Milan, Italy
6 matches
1934, 1990 (6)
8.
Stadio Olimpico
Rome, Italy
6 matches
1990 (6)
9.
Seoul World Cup Stadium
Seoul, South Korea
6 matches
2002 (6)
10.
Foxboro Stadium
Foxborough, United States
6 matches
1994 (6)
11.
Stanford Stadium
Stanford, United States
6 matches
1994 (6)
12.
Estadio Gigante de Arroyito
Rosario, Argentina
6 matches
1978 (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

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)

2.54g/m

465 goals · 183 matches · 43 venues

Low (200-800m)

3.19g/m

99 goals · 31 matches · 5 venues

Mid (800-1500m)

3.27g/m

36 goals · 11 matches · 3 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
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro) Milan	Italy	75,923	176 m	1926	1934, 1990
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
Rose Bowl Pasadena	United States	92,800	247 m	1922	1994
Cotton Bowl Dallas	United States	92,100	149 m	1932	1994
Estadio Monumental Buenos Aires	Argentina	83,214	15 m	1938	1978
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
International Stadium Yokohama Yokohama	Japan	72,327	38 m	1998	2002
Stadio delle Alpi Turin · demolished 2008	Italy	67,229	278 m	1990	1990
Seoul World Cup Stadium Seoul	South Korea	66,704	29 m	2001	2002
Daegu World Cup Stadium Daegu	South Korea	66,422	82 m	2001	2002
Camping World Stadium Orlando	United States	65,000	37 m	1936	1994
Saitama Stadium 2002 Saitama	Japan	63,700	11 m	2001	2002
Soldier Field Chicago	United States	61,500	187 m	1924	1994
Stadio San Nicola Bari	Italy	58,270	62 m	1990	1990
Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes Córdoba	Argentina	57,000	422 m	1978	1978
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
Busan Asiad Stadium Busan	South Korea	53,769	25 m	2001	2002
Foxboro Stadium Foxborough · demolished 2002	United States	53,644	83 m	1971	1994
Shizuoka Stadium ECOPA Fukuroi	Japan	50,889	50 m	2001	2002
Stanford Stadium Stanford	United States	50,424	14 m	1921	1994
Incheon Munhak Stadium Incheon	South Korea	50,256	38 m	2002	2002
Estadio José Amalfitani Buenos Aires	Argentina	49,540	18 m	1951	1978
Miyagi Stadium Rifu	Japan	49,000	56 m	2000	2002
Yanmar Stadium Nagai Osaka	Japan	47,000	13 m	1996	2002
Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium Ulsan	South Korea	43,550	8 m	2001	2002
Suwon World Cup Stadium Suwon	South Korea	43,288	68 m	2001	2002
Gwangju World Cup Stadium Gwangju	South Korea	42,880	48 m	2001	2002
Jeonju World Cup Stadium Jeonju	South Korea	42,477	13 m	2001	2002
Niigata Stadium (Big Swan) Niigata	Japan	42,300	1 m	2001	2002
Estadio Gigante de Arroyito Rosario	Argentina	41,654	9 m	1929	1978
Stadio Friuli Udine	Italy	41,652	115 m	1976	1990
Sapporo Dome Sapporo	Japan	41,484	101 m	2001	2002
Kashima Soccer Stadium Kashima	Japan	40,728	51 m	1993	2002
Daejeon World Cup Stadium Daejeon	South Korea	40,535	61 m	2001	2002
Estadio Malvinas Argentinas Mendoza	Argentina	40,268	839 m	1978	1978
Estádio do Pacaembu São Paulo	Brazil	40,199	773 m	1940	1950
Ōita Stadium (Big Eye) Ōita	Japan	40,000	108 m	2001	2002
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
Jeju World Cup Stadium Seogwipo	South Korea	35,657	72 m	2001	2002
Estadio José María Minella Mar del Plata	Argentina	35,500	12 m	1978	1978
Noevir Stadium Kobe Kobe	Japan	30,132	-1 m	2001	2002
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