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Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

51 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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51
Stadiums
6
Host countries
1908
Oldest
El Molinón
2020
Newest
SoFi Stadium

Stadium map

Venues used in 1950, 1982, 2006, 2026 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details
51 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.
    Estadio Azteca
    Mexico City, Mexico
    2,287 m
    cap 87,000
  2. 2.
    Estadio Akron
    Zapopan, Mexico
    1,671 m
    cap 49,850
  3. 3.
    Estádio Durival de Britto (Vila Capanema)
    Curitiba, Brazil
    887 m
    cap 20,000
  4. 4.
    Estádio Independência
    Belo Horizonte, Brazil
    847 m
    cap 23,018
  5. 5.
    Estádio do Pacaembu
    São Paulo, Brazil
    773 m
    cap 40,199
  6. 6.
    Santiago Bernabéu
    Madrid, Spain
    720 m
    cap 81,044
  7. 7.
    Estadio José Zorrilla
    Valladolid, Spain
    719 m
    cap 26,512
  8. 8.
    Estadio Vicente Calderón
    Madrid, Spain
    583 m
    cap 65,695
  9. 9.
    Estadio BBVA
    Guadalupe, Mexico
    493 m
    cap 53,500
  10. 10.
    Allianz Arena
    Munich, Germany
    490 m
    cap 75,000
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1950, 1982, 2006, 2026
  1. 1.
    AT&T Stadium
    Arlington, United States
    9 matches
    2026 (9)
  2. 2.
    MetLife Stadium
    East Rutherford, United States
    8 matches
    2026 (8)
  3. 3.
    Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã)
    Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    8 matches
    1950 (8), 2014
  4. 4.
    Mercedes-Benz Stadium
    Atlanta, United States
    8 matches
    2026 (8)
  5. 5.
    SoFi Stadium
    Inglewood, United States
    8 matches
    2026 (8)
  6. 6.
    NRG Stadium
    Houston, United States
    7 matches
    2026 (7)
  7. 7.
    Gillette Stadium
    Foxborough, United States
    7 matches
    2026 (7)
  8. 8.
    Hard Rock Stadium
    Miami Gardens, United States
    7 matches
    2026 (7)
  9. 9.
    BC Place
    Vancouver, Canada
    7 matches
    2026 (7)
  10. 10.
    Signal Iduna Park
    Dortmund, Germany
    6 matches
    1974, 2006 (6)
  11. 11.
    GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium
    Kansas City, United States
    6 matches
    2026 (6)
  12. 12.
    Allianz Arena
    Munich, Germany
    6 matches
    2006 (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
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)
1.41g/m
230 goals · 163 matches · 33 venues
Low (200-800m)
2.02g/m
131 goals · 65 matches · 13 venues
Mid (800-1500m)
4.00g/m
20 goals · 5 matches · 2 venues
High (1500-2200m)
0.00g/m
0 goals · 4 matches · 1 venue
Very high (≥2200m)
0.00g/m
0 goals · 5 matches · 1 venue
goals.sum / matches.count, grouped by elevation band

All venues

Sort:WC appearancesCapacityAltitudeOpening yearName
StadiumCountryCapacityAltitudeOpenedWC editions
Estadio Azteca
Mexico City
Mexico87,0002,287 m19661970, 1986, 2026
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
MetLife Stadium
East Rutherford
United States82,5009 m20102026
Santiago Bernabéu
Madrid
Spain81,044720 m19471982
AT&T Stadium
Arlington
United States80,000177 m20092026
GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium
Kansas City
United States76,416273 m19722026
Allianz Arena
Munich
Germany75,000490 m20052006
NRG Stadium
Houston
United States72,22015 m20022026
Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Atlanta
United States71,000313 m20172026
SoFi Stadium
Inglewood
United States70,24045 m20202026
Lincoln Financial Field
Philadelphia
United States69,87913 m20032026
Lumen Field
Seattle
United States68,74014 m20022026
Levi's Stadium
Santa Clara
United States68,5001 m20142026
Gillette Stadium
Foxborough
United States65,87883 m20022026
Estadio Vicente Calderón
Madrid · demolished 2019
Spain65,695583 m19661982
Hard Rock Stadium
Miami Gardens
United States65,32613 m19872026
Veltins-Arena
Gelsenkirchen
Germany62,27157 m20012006
Estadio Benito Villamarín
Seville
Spain60,72120 m19291982
BC Place
Vancouver
Canada54,50011 m19832026
Estadio BBVA
Guadalupe
Mexico53,500493 m20152026
RheinEnergieStadion
Cologne
Germany50,00071 m20042006
Max-Morlock-Stadion
Nuremberg
Germany50,000324 m19282006
Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Kaiserslautern
Germany49,850292 m19202006
Estadio Akron
Zapopan
Mexico49,8501,671 m20102026
Mestalla
Valencia
Spain49,50020 m19231982
Red Bull Arena (Leipzig)
Leipzig
Germany47,069114 m20042006
San Mamés (old)
Bilbao · demolished 2013
Spain46,20030 m19131982
Estadio Sarriá
Barcelona · demolished 1997
Spain44,00095 m19231982
Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Seville
Spain43,88319 m19581982
Estádio do Pacaembu
São Paulo
Brazil40,199773 m19401950
Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero
Elche
Spain33,73279 m19761982
Estadio La Romareda
Zaragoza
Spain33,608229 m19571982
Estadio Riazor
A Coruña
Spain32,66028 m19441982
Estadio La Rosaleda
Málaga
Spain30,04423 m19411982
Estádio Ilha do Retiro
Recife
Brazil30,0006 m19371950
Estadio José Rico Pérez
Alicante
Spain30,00079 m19741982
BMO Field
Toronto
Canada30,00081 m20072026
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