Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.
33 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 Pontaise1982
Newest
Estadio José ZorrillaStadium map
Venues used in 1954, 1962, 1978, 1982 — 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 Malvinas ArgentinasMendoza, Argentina839 mcap 40,268 - 2.Santiago BernabéuMadrid, Spain720 mcap 81,044
- 3.Estadio José ZorrillaValladolid, Spain719 mcap 26,512
- 4.Stade Olympique de la PontaiseLausanne, Switzerland614 mcap 15,850
- 5.Estadio Vicente CalderónMadrid, Spain583 mcap 65,695
- 6.
Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez PrádanosSantiago, Chile575 mcap 48,665 - 7.Wankdorf StadiumBern, Switzerland560 mcap 64,000
- 8.Estadio El TenienteRancagua, Chile512 mcap 15,000
- 9.Stade des CharmillesGeneva, Switzerland432 mcap 35,000
- 10.Estadio Mario Alberto KempesCórdoba, Argentina422 mcap 57,000
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)
Most-used venues
Ranked by match count in 1954, 1962, 1978, 1982
- 1.Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez PrádanosSantiago, Chile10 matches1962 (10)
- 2.Estadio MonumentalBuenos Aires, Argentina9 matches1978 (9)
- 3.Estadio Mario Alberto KempesCórdoba, Argentina8 matches1978 (8)
- 4.Estadio SausalitoViña del Mar, Chile8 matches1962 (8)
- 5.Estadio Carlos DittbornArica, Chile7 matches1962 (7)
- 6.Estadio El TenienteRancagua, Chile7 matches1962 (7)
- 7.St. Jakob StadiumBasel, Switzerland6 matches1954 (6)
- 8.Estadio Gigante de ArroyitoRosario, Argentina6 matches1978 (6)
- 9.Estadio Malvinas ArgentinasMendoza, Argentina6 matches1978 (6)
- 10.Estadio José María MinellaMar del Plata, Argentina6 matches1978 (6)
- 11.Estadio José ZorrillaValladolid, Spain6 matches1982 (6)
- 12.Camp NouBarcelona, Spain5 matches1982 (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)
2.72g/m
196 goals · 72 matches · 17 venues
Low (200-800m)
3.79g/m
265 goals · 70 matches · 14 venues
Mid (800-1500m)
2.67g/m
16 goals · 6 matches · 1 venue
goals.sum / matches.count, grouped by elevation band
All venues
| Stadium | Country | Capacity | Altitude | Opened | WC editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Camp Nou Barcelona | Spain | 99,354 | 62 m | 1957 | 1982 |
Estadio Monumental Buenos Aires | Argentina | 83,214 | 15 m | 1938 | 1978 |
Santiago Bernabéu Madrid | Spain | 81,044 | 720 m | 1947 | 1982 |
Estadio Vicente Calderón Madrid · demolished 2019 | Spain | 65,695 | 583 m | 1966 | 1982 |
Wankdorf Stadium Bern · demolished 2001 | Switzerland | 64,000 | 560 m | 1925 | 1954 |
Estadio Benito Villamarín Seville | Spain | 60,721 | 20 m | 1929 | 1982 |
St. Jakob Stadium Basel · demolished 1998 | Switzerland | 60,000 | 262 m | 1954 | 1954 |
Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes Córdoba | Argentina | 57,000 | 422 m | 1978 | 1978 |
Estadio José Amalfitani Buenos Aires | Argentina | 49,540 | 18 m | 1951 | 1978 |
Mestalla Valencia | Spain | 49,500 | 20 m | 1923 | 1982 |
Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos Santiago | Chile | 48,665 | 575 m | 1938 | 1962 |
San Mamés (old) Bilbao · demolished 2013 | Spain | 46,200 | 30 m | 1913 | 1982 |
Estadio Sarriá Barcelona · demolished 1997 | Spain | 44,000 | 95 m | 1923 | 1982 |
Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Seville | Spain | 43,883 | 19 m | 1958 | 1982 |
Estadio Gigante de Arroyito Rosario | Argentina | 41,654 | 9 m | 1929 | 1978 |
Estadio Malvinas Argentinas Mendoza | Argentina | 40,268 | 839 m | 1978 | 1978 |
Estadio José María Minella Mar del Plata | Argentina | 35,500 | 12 m | 1978 | 1978 |
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 Manuel Martínez Valero Elche | Spain | 33,732 | 79 m | 1976 | 1982 |
Estadio La Romareda Zaragoza | Spain | 33,608 | 229 m | 1957 | 1982 |
Estadio Riazor A Coruña | Spain | 32,660 | 28 m | 1944 | 1982 |
Estadio La Rosaleda Málaga | Spain | 30,044 | 23 m | 1941 | 1982 |
Estadio José Rico Pérez Alicante | Spain | 30,000 | 79 m | 1974 | 1982 |
El Molinón Gijón | Spain | 29,538 | 5 m | 1908 | 1982 |
Estadio de Balaídos Vigo | Spain | 29,000 | 10 m | 1928 | 1982 |
Estadio José Zorrilla Valladolid | Spain | 26,512 | 719 m | 1982 | 1982 |
Estadio Carlos Tartiere (old) Oviedo · demolished 2003 | Spain | 23,500 | 245 m | 1932 | 1982 |
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 |