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Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

50 venues across 7 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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Stadiums
7
Host countries
1897
Oldest
Parc des Princes
2020
Newest
SoFi Stadium

Stadium map

Venues used in 1954, 1978, 1998, 2014, 2026 — 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. 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.
    Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha
    Brasília, Brazil
    1,119 m
    cap 72,788
  4. 4.
    Ligga Arena (Arena da Baixada)
    Curitiba, Brazil
    910 m
    cap 40,502
  5. 5.
    Estádio Mineirão
    Belo Horizonte, Brazil
    850 m
    cap 58,170
  6. 6.
    Estadio Malvinas Argentinas
    Mendoza, Argentina
    839 m
    cap 40,268
  7. 7.
    Neo Química Arena
    São Paulo, Brazil
    785 m
    cap 49,205
  8. 8.
    Stade Olympique de la Pontaise
    Lausanne, Switzerland
    614 m
    cap 15,850
  9. 9.
    Wankdorf Stadium
    Bern, Switzerland
    560 m
    cap 64,000
  10. 10.
    Estadio BBVA
    Guadalupe, Mexico
    493 m
    cap 53,500
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1954, 1978, 1998, 2014, 2026
  1. 1.
    Estadio Monumental
    Buenos Aires, Argentina
    9 matches
    1978 (9)
  2. 2.
    Stade de France
    Saint-Denis, France
    9 matches
    1998 (9)
  3. 3.
    AT&T Stadium
    Arlington, United States
    9 matches
    2026 (9)
  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.
    Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes
    Córdoba, Argentina
    8 matches
    1978 (8)
  8. 8.
    Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã)
    Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    7 matches
    1950, 2014 (7)
  9. 9.
    Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha
    Brasília, Brazil
    7 matches
    2014 (7)
  10. 10.
    NRG Stadium
    Houston, United States
    7 matches
    2026 (7)
  11. 11.
    Stade Vélodrome
    Marseille, France
    7 matches
    1938, 1998 (7)
  12. 12.
    Gillette Stadium
    Foxborough, United States
    7 matches
    2026 (7)
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

7 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)
1.63g/m
326 goals · 200 matches · 32 venues
Low (200-800m)
3.08g/m
197 goals · 64 matches · 12 venues
Mid (800-1500m)
2.65g/m
61 goals · 23 matches · 4 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
Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã)
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil78,83821 m19501950, 2014
Stade Vélodrome
Marseille
France67,39412 m19371938, 1998
Parc des Princes
Paris
France47,92942 m18971938, 1998
Stade de Gerland
Lyon
France41,000173 m19261938, 1998
Stade Chaban-Delmas
Bordeaux
France34,46224 m19381938, 1998
Estadio Monumental
Buenos Aires
Argentina83,21415 m19381978
MetLife Stadium
East Rutherford
United States82,5009 m20102026
Stade de France
Saint-Denis
France80,69857 m19981998
AT&T Stadium
Arlington
United States80,000177 m20092026
GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium
Kansas City
United States76,416273 m19722026
Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha
Brasília
Brazil72,7881,119 m20132014
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
Arena Castelão
Fortaleza
Brazil64,84629 m19732014
Wankdorf Stadium
Bern · demolished 2001
Switzerland64,000560 m19251954
St. Jakob Stadium
Basel · demolished 1998
Switzerland60,000262 m19541954
Estádio Mineirão
Belo Horizonte
Brazil58,170850 m19652014
Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes
Córdoba
Argentina57,000422 m19781978
BC Place
Vancouver
Canada54,50011 m19832026
Estadio BBVA
Guadalupe
Mexico53,500493 m20152026
Arena Fonte Nova
Salvador
Brazil51,90055 m20132014
Estádio Beira-Rio
Porto Alegre
Brazil50,1289 m19692014
Estadio Akron
Zapopan
Mexico49,8501,671 m20102026
Estadio José Amalfitani
Buenos Aires
Argentina49,54018 m19511978
Neo Química Arena
São Paulo
Brazil49,205785 m20142014
Arena Pernambuco
São Lourenço da Mata
Brazil44,24826 m20132014
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Saint-Étienne
France41,965488 m19311998
Estadio Gigante de Arroyito
Rosario
Argentina41,6549 m19291978
Arena Pantanal
Cuiabá
Brazil41,390173 m20142014
Arena da Amazônia
Manaus
Brazil40,54941 m20142014
Ligga Arena (Arena da Baixada)
Curitiba
Brazil40,502910 m19142014
Estadio Malvinas Argentinas
Mendoza
Argentina40,268839 m19781978
Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Lens
France37,70541 m19331998
Estadio José María Minella
Mar del Plata
Argentina35,50012 m19781978
Stade de la Beaujoire
Nantes
France35,32227 m19841998
Hardturm
Zürich · demolished 2008
Switzerland35,000401 m19291954
Stade des Charmilles
Geneva · demolished 2003
Switzerland35,000432 m19301954
Stadium de Toulouse
Toulouse
France33,150148 m19371998
Stade de la Mosson
Montpellier
France32,93941 m19721998
Arena das Dunas
Natal
Brazil31,37534 m20142014
BMO Field
Toronto
Canada30,00081 m20072026
Stade Olympique de la Pontaise
Lausanne
Switzerland15,850614 m19041954
Cornaredo Stadium
Lugano
Switzerland6,330364 m19511954