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Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

39 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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39
Stadiums
5
Host countries
1892
Oldest
Goodison Park
2020
Newest
SoFi Stadium

Stadium map

Venues used in 1954, 1966, 1994, 2026 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details
39 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. 1.
    Estadio Azteca
    Mexico City, Mexico
    2,287 m
    cap 87,000
  2. 2.
    Estadio Akron
    Zapopan, Mexico
    1,671 m
    cap 49,850
  3. 3.
    Stade Olympique de la Pontaise
    Lausanne, Switzerland
    614 m
    cap 15,850
  4. 4.
    Wankdorf Stadium
    Bern, Switzerland
    560 m
    cap 64,000
  5. 5.
    Estadio BBVA
    Guadalupe, Mexico
    493 m
    cap 53,500
  6. 6.
    Stade des Charmilles
    Geneva, Switzerland
    432 m
    cap 35,000
  7. 7.
    Hardturm
    Zürich, Switzerland
    401 m
    cap 35,000
  8. 8.
    Cornaredo Stadium
    Lugano, Switzerland
    364 m
    cap 6,330
  9. 9.
    Mercedes-Benz Stadium
    Atlanta, United States
    313 m
    cap 71,000
  10. 10.
    Pontiac Silverdome
    Pontiac, United States
    296 m
    cap 80,338
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1954, 1966, 1994, 2026
  1. 1.
    Wembley Stadium (old)
    London, England
    9 matches
    1966 (9)
  2. 2.
    AT&T Stadium
    Arlington, United States
    9 matches
    2026 (9)
  3. 3.
    Rose Bowl
    Pasadena, United States
    8 matches
    1994 (8)
  4. 4.
    MetLife Stadium
    East Rutherford, United States
    8 matches
    2026 (8)
  5. 5.
    Mercedes-Benz Stadium
    Atlanta, United States
    8 matches
    2026 (8)
  6. 6.
    SoFi Stadium
    Inglewood, United States
    8 matches
    2026 (8)
  7. 7.
    Giants Stadium
    East Rutherford, United States
    7 matches
    1994 (7)
  8. 8.
    NRG Stadium
    Houston, United States
    7 matches
    2026 (7)
  9. 9.
    Gillette Stadium
    Foxborough, United States
    7 matches
    2026 (7)
  10. 10.
    Hard Rock Stadium
    Miami Gardens, United States
    7 matches
    2026 (7)
  11. 11.
    BC Place
    Vancouver, Canada
    7 matches
    2026 (7)
  12. 12.
    Cotton Bowl
    Dallas, United States
    6 matches
    1994 (6)
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

5 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)
1.31g/m
195 goals · 149 matches · 26 venues
Low (200-800m)
3.13g/m
175 goals · 56 matches · 11 venues
High (1500-2200m)
0.00g/m
0 goals · 4 matches · 1 venue
Very high (≥2200m)
0.00g/m
0 goals · 5 matches · 1 venue
goals.sum / matches.count, grouped by elevation band

All venues

Sort:WC appearancesCapacityAltitudeOpening yearName
StadiumCountryCapacityAltitudeOpenedWC editions
Estadio Azteca
Mexico City
Mexico87,0002,287 m19661970, 1986, 2026
Wembley Stadium (old)
London · demolished 2003
England98,60060 m19231966
Rose Bowl
Pasadena
United States92,800247 m19221994
Cotton Bowl
Dallas
United States92,100149 m19321994
MetLife Stadium
East Rutherford
United States82,5009 m20102026
Pontiac Silverdome
Pontiac · demolished 2018
United States80,338296 m19751994
AT&T Stadium
Arlington
United States80,000177 m20092026
White City Stadium
London · demolished 1985
England76,56713 m19081966
GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium
Kansas City
United States76,416273 m19722026
Giants Stadium
East Rutherford · demolished 2010
United States75,33823 m19761994
Old Trafford
Manchester
England74,31045 m19101966
NRG Stadium
Houston
United States72,22015 m20022026
Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Atlanta
United States71,000313 m20172026
SoFi Stadium
Inglewood
United States70,24045 m20202026
Lincoln Financial Field
Philadelphia
United States69,87913 m20032026
Lumen Field
Seattle
United States68,74014 m20022026
Levi's Stadium
Santa Clara
United States68,5001 m20142026
Gillette Stadium
Foxborough
United States65,87883 m20022026
Hard Rock Stadium
Miami Gardens
United States65,32613 m19872026
Camping World Stadium
Orlando
United States65,00037 m19361994
Wankdorf Stadium
Bern · demolished 2001
Switzerland64,000560 m19251954
Soldier Field
Chicago
United States61,500187 m19241994
St. Jakob Stadium
Basel · demolished 1998
Switzerland60,000262 m19541954
RFK Stadium
Washington · demolished 2025
United States56,6926 m19611994
BC Place
Vancouver
Canada54,50011 m19832026
Foxboro Stadium
Foxborough · demolished 2002
United States53,64483 m19711994
Estadio BBVA
Guadalupe
Mexico53,500493 m20152026
Stanford Stadium
Stanford
United States50,42414 m19211994
Estadio Akron
Zapopan
Mexico49,8501,671 m20102026
Villa Park
Birmingham
England42,918103 m18971966
Roker Park
Sunderland · demolished 1997
England40,31030 m18981966
Ayresome Park
Middlesbrough · demolished 1997
England40,00011 m19031966
Hillsborough Stadium
Sheffield
England39,73269 m18991966
Goodison Park
Liverpool
England39,41446 m18921966
Hardturm
Zürich · demolished 2008
Switzerland35,000401 m19291954
Stade des Charmilles
Geneva · demolished 2003
Switzerland35,000432 m19301954
BMO Field
Toronto
Canada30,00081 m20072026
Stade Olympique de la Pontaise
Lausanne
Switzerland15,850614 m19041954
Cornaredo Stadium
Lugano
Switzerland6,330364 m19511954