Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

41 venues across 5 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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Host countries

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Oldest

Goodison Park

2014

Newest

Neo Química Arena

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Venues used in 1954, 1966, 1970, 1998, 2014 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details

41 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.
Estadio Nemesio Díez
Toluca, Mexico
2,666 m
cap 30,000
2.
Estadio Azteca
Mexico City, Mexico
2,287 m
cap 87,000
3.
Estadio Cuauhtémoc
Puebla, Mexico
2,124 m
cap 51,726
4.
Estadio León
León, Mexico
1,808 m
cap 31,297
5.
Estadio Jalisco
Guadalajara, Mexico
1,538 m
cap 55,020
6.
Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha
Brasília, Brazil
1,119 m
cap 72,788
7.
Ligga Arena (Arena da Baixada)
Curitiba, Brazil
910 m
cap 40,502
8.
Estádio Mineirão
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
850 m
cap 58,170
9.
Neo Química Arena
São Paulo, Brazil
785 m
cap 49,205
10.
Stade Olympique de la Pontaise
Lausanne, Switzerland
614 m
cap 15,850

GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1954, 1966, 1970, 1998, 2014

1.
Estadio Azteca
Mexico City, Mexico
10 matches
1970 (10), 1986, 2026
2.
Wembley Stadium (old)
London, England
9 matches
1966 (9)
3.
Stade de France
Saint-Denis, France
9 matches
1998 (9)
4.
Estadio Jalisco
Guadalajara, Mexico
8 matches
1970 (8), 1986
5.
Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
7 matches
1950, 2014 (7)
6.
Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha
Brasília, Brazil
7 matches
2014 (7)
7.
Stade Vélodrome
Marseille, France
7 matches
1938, 1998 (7)
8.
Estadio León
León, Mexico
7 matches
1970 (7), 1986
9.
Arena Castelão
Fortaleza, Brazil
6 matches
2014 (6)
10.
St. Jakob Stadium
Basel, Switzerland
6 matches
1954 (6)
11.
Estádio Mineirão
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
6 matches
2014 (6)
12.
Arena Fonte Nova
Salvador, Brazil
6 matches
2014 (6)

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Average capacity by opening decade

Are WC venues getting bigger over time?

GET /stadiums (group by floor(opened / 10) × 10)

Stadiums by host country

5 countries have hosted matches

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Goals per match by stadium altitude

Does the air thin out the defense? Bands aligned with FIFA altitude-acclimatization thresholds.

Sea level (<200m)

2.76g/m

361 goals · 131 matches · 25 venues

Low (200-800m)

4.34g/m

165 goals · 38 matches · 8 venues

Mid (800-1500m)

2.65g/m

45 goals · 17 matches · 3 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

Sort:WC appearances Capacity Altitude Opening year Name

Stadium	Country	Capacity	Altitude	Opened	WC editions
Estadio Azteca Mexico City	Mexico	87,000	2,287 m	1966	1970, 1986, 2026
Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã) Rio de Janeiro	Brazil	78,838	21 m	1950	1950, 2014
Stade Vélodrome Marseille	France	67,394	12 m	1937	1938, 1998
Estadio Jalisco Guadalajara	Mexico	55,020	1,538 m	1960	1970, 1986
Estadio Cuauhtémoc Puebla	Mexico	51,726	2,124 m	1968	1970, 1986
Parc des Princes Paris	France	47,929	42 m	1897	1938, 1998
Stade de Gerland Lyon	France	41,000	173 m	1926	1938, 1998
Stade Chaban-Delmas Bordeaux	France	34,462	24 m	1938	1938, 1998
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
Wembley Stadium (old) London · demolished 2003	England	98,600	60 m	1923	1966
Stade de France Saint-Denis	France	80,698	57 m	1998	1998
White City Stadium London · demolished 1985	England	76,567	13 m	1908	1966
Old Trafford Manchester	England	74,310	45 m	1910	1966
Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha Brasília	Brazil	72,788	1,119 m	2013	2014
Arena Castelão Fortaleza	Brazil	64,846	29 m	1973	2014
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
Estádio Mineirão Belo Horizonte	Brazil	58,170	850 m	1965	2014
Arena Fonte Nova Salvador	Brazil	51,900	55 m	2013	2014
Estádio Beira-Rio Porto Alegre	Brazil	50,128	9 m	1969	2014
Neo Química Arena São Paulo	Brazil	49,205	785 m	2014	2014
Arena Pernambuco São Lourenço da Mata	Brazil	44,248	26 m	2013	2014
Villa Park Birmingham	England	42,918	103 m	1897	1966
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Saint-Étienne	France	41,965	488 m	1931	1998
Arena Pantanal Cuiabá	Brazil	41,390	173 m	2014	2014
Arena da Amazônia Manaus	Brazil	40,549	41 m	2014	2014
Ligga Arena (Arena da Baixada) Curitiba	Brazil	40,502	910 m	1914	2014
Roker Park Sunderland · demolished 1997	England	40,310	30 m	1898	1966
Ayresome Park Middlesbrough · demolished 1997	England	40,000	11 m	1903	1966
Hillsborough Stadium Sheffield	England	39,732	69 m	1899	1966
Goodison Park Liverpool	England	39,414	46 m	1892	1966
Stade Bollaert-Delelis Lens	France	37,705	41 m	1933	1998
Stade de la Beaujoire Nantes	France	35,322	27 m	1984	1998
Hardturm Zürich · demolished 2008	Switzerland	35,000	401 m	1929	1954
Stade des Charmilles Geneva · demolished 2003	Switzerland	35,000	432 m	1930	1954
Stadium de Toulouse Toulouse	France	33,150	148 m	1937	1998
Stade de la Mosson Montpellier	France	32,939	41 m	1972	1998
Arena das Dunas Natal	Brazil	31,375	34 m	2014	2014
Stade Olympique de la Pontaise Lausanne	Switzerland	15,850	614 m	1904	1954
Cornaredo Stadium Lugano	Switzerland	6,330	364 m	1951	1954