Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.
6 venues across 1 host nation for the selected year. Capacity, altitude, opening year, tournament appearances. Click any row to query the underlying API (GET /stadiums/{id}).
Tournament
6
Stadiums
1
Host countries
1904
Oldest
Stade Olympique de la Pontaise1954
Newest
St. Jakob StadiumStadium map
Venues used in 1954 — 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.Stade Olympique de la PontaiseLausanne, Switzerland614 mcap 15,850
- 2.Wankdorf StadiumBern, Switzerland560 mcap 64,000
- 3.Stade des CharmillesGeneva, Switzerland432 mcap 35,000
- 4.HardturmZürich, Switzerland401 mcap 35,000
- 5.Cornaredo StadiumLugano, Switzerland364 mcap 6,330
- 6.St. Jakob StadiumBasel, Switzerland262 mcap 60,000
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)
Most-used venues
Ranked by match count in 1954
- 1.St. Jakob StadiumBasel, Switzerland6 matches1954 (6)
- 2.Wankdorf StadiumBern, Switzerland5 matches1954 (5)
- 3.HardturmZürich, Switzerland5 matches1954 (5)
- 4.Stade Olympique de la PontaiseLausanne, Switzerland5 matches1954 (5)
- 5.Stade des CharmillesGeneva, Switzerland4 matches1954 (4)
- 6.Cornaredo StadiumLugano, Switzerland1 match1954 (1)
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
1 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.
Low (200-800m)
5.38g/m
140 goals · 26 matches · 6 venues
goals.sum / matches.count, grouped by elevation band
Goals per match by kickoff temperature
Open-Meteo historical weather at each venue at kickoff. Covers 1940→latest; pre-1940 matches excluded.
Cool (10-18°C)
3.63g/m
29 goals · 8 matches
Mild (18-25°C)
5.79g/m
81 goals · 14 matches
Warm (25-30°C)
7.50g/m
30 goals · 4 matches
goals.sum / matches.count, grouped by temperature band
All venues
| Stadium | Country | Capacity | Altitude | Opened | WC editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Hardturm Zürich · demolished 2008 | Switzerland | 35,000 | 401 m | 1929 | 1954 |
| Stade des Charmilles Geneva · demolished 2003 | Switzerland | 35,000 | 432 m | 1930 | 1954 |
| Stade Olympique de la Pontaise Lausanne | Switzerland | 15,850 | 614 m | 1904 | 1954 |
| Cornaredo Stadium Lugano | Switzerland | 6,330 | 364 m | 1951 | 1954 |