Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

50 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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Oldest

Goodison Park

2014

Newest

Neo Química Arena

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Venues used in 1954, 1966, 1986, 1990, 2014 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details

50 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 Olímpico Universitario
Mexico City, Mexico
2,307 m
cap 72,000
3.
Estadio Azteca
Mexico City, Mexico
2,287 m
cap 87,000
4.
Estadio Neza 86
Nezahualcóyotl, Mexico
2,236 m
cap 34,536
5.
Estadio Cuauhtémoc
Puebla, Mexico
2,124 m
cap 51,726
6.
Estadio León
León, Mexico
1,808 m
cap 31,297
7.
Estadio Corregidora
Querétaro, Mexico
1,807 m
cap 38,575
8.
Estadio Sergio León Chávez
Irapuato, Mexico
1,718 m
cap 25,000
9.
Estadio Tres de Marzo
Zapopan, Mexico
1,633 m
cap 30,015
10.
Estadio Jalisco
Guadalajara, Mexico
1,538 m
cap 55,020

GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1954, 1966, 1986, 1990, 2014

1.
Wembley Stadium (old)
London, England
9 matches
1966 (9)
2.
Estadio Azteca
Mexico City, Mexico
9 matches
1970, 1986 (9), 2026
3.
Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
7 matches
1950, 2014 (7)
4.
Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha
Brasília, Brazil
7 matches
2014 (7)
5.
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)
Milan, Italy
6 matches
1934, 1990 (6)
6.
Stadio Olimpico
Rome, Italy
6 matches
1990 (6)
7.
Arena Castelão
Fortaleza, Brazil
6 matches
2014 (6)
8.
St. Jakob Stadium
Basel, Switzerland
6 matches
1954 (6)
9.
Estádio Mineirão
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
6 matches
2014 (6)
10.
Estadio Jalisco
Guadalajara, Mexico
6 matches
1970, 1986 (6)
11.
Arena Fonte Nova
Salvador, Brazil
6 matches
2014 (6)
12.
Neo Química Arena
São Paulo, Brazil
6 matches
2014 (6)

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Average capacity by opening decade

Are WC venues getting bigger over time?

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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)

2.59g/m

311 goals · 120 matches · 27 venues

Low (200-800m)

3.73g/m

168 goals · 45 matches · 10 venues

Mid (800-1500m)

2.65g/m

45 goals · 17 matches · 3 venues

High (1500-2200m)

2.96g/m

74 goals · 25 matches · 6 venues

Very high (≥2200m)

2.58g/m

49 goals · 19 matches · 4 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
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
Wembley Stadium (old) London · demolished 2003	England	98,600	60 m	1923	1966
White City Stadium London · demolished 1985	England	76,567	13 m	1908	1966
Old Trafford Manchester	England	74,310	45 m	1910	1966
Stadio Olimpico Rome	Italy	73,603	37 m	1953	1990
Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha Brasília	Brazil	72,788	1,119 m	2013	2014
Estadio Olímpico Universitario Mexico City	Mexico	72,000	2,307 m	1952	1986
Stadio delle Alpi Turin · demolished 2008	Italy	67,229	278 m	1990	1990
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
Stadio San Nicola Bari	Italy	58,270	62 m	1990	1990
Estádio Mineirão Belo Horizonte	Brazil	58,170	850 m	1965	2014
Stadio Diego Armando Maradona Naples	Italy	54,726	51 m	1959	1990
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
Estadio Universitario San Nicolás de los Garza	Mexico	43,780	529 m	1967	1986
Villa Park Birmingham	England	42,918	103 m	1897	1966
Stadio Friuli Udine	Italy	41,652	115 m	1976	1990
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
Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi Verona	Italy	39,371	60 m	1963	1990
Stadio Sant'Elia Cagliari	Italy	39,000	1 m	1970	1990
Estadio Corregidora Querétaro	Mexico	38,575	1,807 m	1985	1986
Estadio Tecnológico Monterrey · demolished 2017	Mexico	38,000	544 m	1950	1986
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 Neza 86 Nezahualcóyotl	Mexico	34,536	2,236 m	1981	1986
Arena das Dunas Natal	Brazil	31,375	34 m	2014	2014
Estadio Tres de Marzo Zapopan	Mexico	30,015	1,633 m	1971	1986
Estadio Sergio León Chávez Irapuato	Mexico	25,000	1,718 m	1974	1986
Stade Olympique de la Pontaise Lausanne	Switzerland	15,850	614 m	1904	1954
Cornaredo Stadium Lugano	Switzerland	6,330	364 m	1951	1954