Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

15 venues across 2 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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1921

Oldest

Stanford Stadium

1976

Newest

Giants Stadium

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

15 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.
Estádio do Pacaembu
São Paulo, Brazil
773 m
cap 40,199
4.
Pontiac Silverdome
Pontiac, United States
296 m
cap 80,338
5.
Rose Bowl
Pasadena, United States
247 m
cap 92,800
6.
Soldier Field
Chicago, United States
187 m
cap 61,500
7.
Cotton Bowl
Dallas, United States
149 m
cap 92,100
8.
Foxboro Stadium
Foxborough, United States
83 m
cap 53,644
9.
Estádio dos Eucaliptos
Porto Alegre, Brazil
53 m
cap 20,000
10.
Camping World Stadium
Orlando, United States
37 m
cap 65,000

GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1950, 1994

1.
Rose Bowl
Pasadena, United States
8 matches
1994 (8)
2.
Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
8 matches
1950 (8), 2014
3.
Giants Stadium
East Rutherford, United States
7 matches
1994 (7)
4.
Cotton Bowl
Dallas, United States
6 matches
1994 (6)
5.
Foxboro Stadium
Foxborough, United States
6 matches
1994 (6)
6.
Stanford Stadium
Stanford, United States
6 matches
1994 (6)
7.
Estádio do Pacaembu
São Paulo, Brazil
6 matches
1950 (6)
8.
Camping World Stadium
Orlando, United States
5 matches
1994 (5)
9.
Soldier Field
Chicago, United States
5 matches
1994 (5)
10.
RFK Stadium
Washington, United States
5 matches
1994 (5)
11.
Pontiac Silverdome
Pontiac, United States
4 matches
1994 (4)
12.
Estádio Independência
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
3 matches
1950 (3)

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

2 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)

2.94g/m

150 goals · 51 matches · 10 venues

Low (200-800m)

3.28g/m

59 goals · 18 matches · 3 venues

Mid (800-1500m)

4.00g/m

20 goals · 5 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
Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã) Rio de Janeiro	Brazil	78,838	21 m	1950	1950, 2014
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
Camping World Stadium Orlando	United States	65,000	37 m	1936	1994
Soldier Field Chicago	United States	61,500	187 m	1924	1994
RFK Stadium Washington · demolished 2025	United States	56,692	6 m	1961	1994
Foxboro Stadium Foxborough · demolished 2002	United States	53,644	83 m	1971	1994
Stanford Stadium Stanford	United States	50,424	14 m	1921	1994
Estádio do Pacaembu São Paulo	Brazil	40,199	773 m	1940	1950
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