Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.
27 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}).
Tournament — click to filter (4 selected)
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Stadiums
4
Host countries
1904
Oldest
Stade Olympique de la Pontaise1990
Newest
Stadio delle AlpiStadium map
Venues used in 1954, 1962, 1970, 1990 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details
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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.
Estadio Nemesio DíezToluca, Mexico2,666 mcap 30,000 - 2.Estadio AztecaMexico City, Mexico2,287 mcap 87,000
- 3.Estadio CuauhtémocPuebla, Mexico2,124 mcap 51,726
- 4.Estadio LeónLeón, Mexico1,808 mcap 31,297
- 5.Estadio JaliscoGuadalajara, Mexico1,538 mcap 55,020
- 6.Stade Olympique de la PontaiseLausanne, Switzerland614 mcap 15,850
- 7.
Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez PrádanosSantiago, Chile575 mcap 48,665 - 8.Wankdorf StadiumBern, Switzerland560 mcap 64,000
- 9.Estadio El TenienteRancagua, Chile512 mcap 15,000
- 10.Stade des CharmillesGeneva, Switzerland432 mcap 35,000
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)
Most-used venues
Ranked by match count in 1954, 1962, 1970, 1990
- 1.Estadio AztecaMexico City, Mexico10 matches1970 (10), 1986, 2026
- 2.Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez PrádanosSantiago, Chile10 matches1962 (10)
- 3.Estadio JaliscoGuadalajara, Mexico8 matches1970 (8), 1986
- 4.Estadio SausalitoViña del Mar, Chile8 matches1962 (8)
- 5.Estadio LeónLeón, Mexico7 matches1970 (7), 1986
- 6.Estadio Carlos DittbornArica, Chile7 matches1962 (7)
- 7.Estadio El TenienteRancagua, Chile7 matches1962 (7)
- 8.Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)Milan, Italy6 matches1934, 1990 (6)
- 9.Stadio OlimpicoRome, Italy6 matches1990 (6)
- 10.St. Jakob StadiumBasel, Switzerland6 matches1954 (6)
- 11.Stadio delle AlpiTurin, Italy5 matches1990 (5)
- 12.Wankdorf StadiumBern, Switzerland5 matches1954 (5)
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)
2.48g/m
154 goals · 62 matches · 13 venues
Low (200-800m)
3.96g/m
190 goals · 48 matches · 9 venues
High (1500-2200m)
3.22g/m
58 goals · 18 matches · 3 venues
Very high (≥2200m)
2.64g/m
37 goals · 14 matches · 2 venues
goals.sum / matches.count, grouped by elevation band
All venues
| Stadium | Country | Capacity | Altitude | Opened | WC editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Estadio Azteca Mexico City | Mexico | 87,000 | 2,287 m | 1966 | 1970, 1986, 2026 |
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro) Milan | Italy | 75,923 | 176 m | 1926 | 1934, 1990 |
Estadio Jalisco Guadalajara | Mexico | 55,020 | 1,538 m | 1960 | 1970, 1986 |
Estadio Cuauhtémoc Puebla | Mexico | 51,726 | 2,124 m | 1968 | 1970, 1986 |
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 |
Estadio León León | Mexico | 31,297 | 1,808 m | 1967 | 1970, 1986 |
Estadio Nemesio Díez Toluca | Mexico | 30,000 | 2,666 m | 1954 | 1970, 1986 |
Stadio Olimpico Rome | Italy | 73,603 | 37 m | 1953 | 1990 |
Stadio delle Alpi Turin · demolished 2008 | Italy | 67,229 | 278 m | 1990 | 1990 |
Wankdorf Stadium Bern · demolished 2001 | Switzerland | 64,000 | 560 m | 1925 | 1954 |
St. Jakob Stadium Basel · demolished 1998 | Switzerland | 60,000 | 262 m | 1954 | 1954 |
Stadio San Nicola Bari | Italy | 58,270 | 62 m | 1990 | 1990 |
Stadio Diego Armando Maradona Naples | Italy | 54,726 | 51 m | 1959 | 1990 |
Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos Santiago | Chile | 48,665 | 575 m | 1938 | 1962 |
Stadio Friuli Udine | Italy | 41,652 | 115 m | 1976 | 1990 |
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 |
Hardturm Zürich · demolished 2008 | Switzerland | 35,000 | 401 m | 1929 | 1954 |
Stade des Charmilles Geneva · demolished 2003 | Switzerland | 35,000 | 432 m | 1930 | 1954 |
Estadio Sausalito Viña del Mar | Chile | 18,000 | 13 m | 1929 | 1962 |
Estadio Carlos Dittborn Arica | Chile | 17,786 | 49 m | 1962 | 1962 |
Stade Olympique de la Pontaise Lausanne | Switzerland | 15,850 | 614 m | 1904 | 1954 |
Estadio El Teniente Rancagua | Chile | 15,000 | 512 m | 1945 | 1962 |
Cornaredo Stadium Lugano | Switzerland | 6,330 | 364 m | 1951 | 1954 |