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Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

44 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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44
Stadiums
3
Host countries
1897
Oldest
Parc des Princes
2014
Newest
Neo Química Arena

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Venues used in 1950, 1982, 1998, 2014 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details
44 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.
    Neo Química Arena
    São Paulo, Brazil
    785 m
    cap 49,205
  7. 7.
    Estádio do Pacaembu
    São Paulo, Brazil
    773 m
    cap 40,199
  8. 8.
    Santiago Bernabéu
    Madrid, Spain
    720 m
    cap 81,044
  9. 9.
    Estadio José Zorrilla
    Valladolid, Spain
    719 m
    cap 26,512
  10. 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, 1982, 1998, 2014
  1. 1.
    Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã)
    Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    15 matches
    1950 (8), 2014 (7)
  2. 2.
    Stade de France
    Saint-Denis, France
    9 matches
    1998 (9)
  3. 3.
    Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha
    Brasília, Brazil
    7 matches
    2014 (7)
  4. 4.
    Stade Vélodrome
    Marseille, France
    7 matches
    1938, 1998 (7)
  5. 5.
    Arena Castelão
    Fortaleza, Brazil
    6 matches
    2014 (6)
  6. 6.
    Estádio Mineirão
    Belo Horizonte, Brazil
    6 matches
    2014 (6)
  7. 7.
    Arena Fonte Nova
    Salvador, Brazil
    6 matches
    2014 (6)
  8. 8.
    Neo Química Arena
    São Paulo, Brazil
    6 matches
    2014 (6)
  9. 9.
    Parc des Princes
    Paris, France
    6 matches
    1938, 1998 (6)
  10. 10.
    Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
    Saint-Étienne, France
    6 matches
    1998 (6)
  11. 11.
    Stade de Gerland
    Lyon, France
    6 matches
    1938, 1998 (6)
  12. 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

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)
2.87g/m
411 goals · 143 matches · 30 venues
Low (200-800m)
2.70g/m
100 goals · 37 matches · 8 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 appearancesCapacityAltitudeOpening yearName
StadiumCountryCapacityAltitudeOpenedWC editions
Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã)
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil78,83821 m19501950, 2014
Stade Vélodrome
Marseille
France67,39412 m19371938, 1998
Parc des Princes
Paris
France47,92942 m18971938, 1998
Stade de Gerland
Lyon
France41,000173 m19261938, 1998
Stade Chaban-Delmas
Bordeaux
France34,46224 m19381938, 1998
Camp Nou
Barcelona
Spain99,35462 m19571982
Santiago Bernabéu
Madrid
Spain81,044720 m19471982
Stade de France
Saint-Denis
France80,69857 m19981998
Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha
Brasília
Brazil72,7881,119 m20132014
Estadio Vicente Calderón
Madrid · demolished 2019
Spain65,695583 m19661982
Arena Castelão
Fortaleza
Brazil64,84629 m19732014
Estadio Benito Villamarín
Seville
Spain60,72120 m19291982
Estádio Mineirão
Belo Horizonte
Brazil58,170850 m19652014
Arena Fonte Nova
Salvador
Brazil51,90055 m20132014
Estádio Beira-Rio
Porto Alegre
Brazil50,1289 m19692014
Mestalla
Valencia
Spain49,50020 m19231982
Neo Química Arena
São Paulo
Brazil49,205785 m20142014
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
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Saint-Étienne
France41,965488 m19311998
Arena Pantanal
Cuiabá
Brazil41,390173 m20142014
Arena da Amazônia
Manaus
Brazil40,54941 m20142014
Ligga Arena (Arena da Baixada)
Curitiba
Brazil40,502910 m19142014
Estádio do Pacaembu
São Paulo
Brazil40,199773 m19401950
Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Lens
France37,70541 m19331998
Stade de la Beaujoire
Nantes
France35,32227 m19841998
Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero
Elche
Spain33,73279 m19761982
Estadio La Romareda
Zaragoza
Spain33,608229 m19571982
Stadium de Toulouse
Toulouse
France33,150148 m19371998
Stade de la Mosson
Montpellier
France32,93941 m19721998
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