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Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

28 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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28
Stadiums
5
Host countries
1904
Oldest
Stade Olympique de la Pontaise
2020
Newest
SoFi Stadium

Stadium map

Venues used in 1954, 1978, 2026 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details
28 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.
    Estadio Malvinas Argentinas
    Mendoza, Argentina
    839 m
    cap 40,268
  4. 4.
    Stade Olympique de la Pontaise
    Lausanne, Switzerland
    614 m
    cap 15,850
  5. 5.
    Wankdorf Stadium
    Bern, Switzerland
    560 m
    cap 64,000
  6. 6.
    Estadio BBVA
    Guadalupe, Mexico
    493 m
    cap 53,500
  7. 7.
    Stade des Charmilles
    Geneva, Switzerland
    432 m
    cap 35,000
  8. 8.
    Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes
    Córdoba, Argentina
    422 m
    cap 57,000
  9. 9.
    Hardturm
    Zürich, Switzerland
    401 m
    cap 35,000
  10. 10.
    Cornaredo Stadium
    Lugano, Switzerland
    364 m
    cap 6,330
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1954, 1978, 2026
  1. 1.
    Estadio Monumental
    Buenos Aires, Argentina
    9 matches
    1978 (9)
  2. 2.
    AT&T Stadium
    Arlington, United States
    9 matches
    2026 (9)
  3. 3.
    MetLife Stadium
    East Rutherford, United States
    8 matches
    2026 (8)
  4. 4.
    Mercedes-Benz Stadium
    Atlanta, United States
    8 matches
    2026 (8)
  5. 5.
    SoFi Stadium
    Inglewood, United States
    8 matches
    2026 (8)
  6. 6.
    Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes
    Córdoba, Argentina
    8 matches
    1978 (8)
  7. 7.
    NRG Stadium
    Houston, United States
    7 matches
    2026 (7)
  8. 8.
    Gillette Stadium
    Foxborough, United States
    7 matches
    2026 (7)
  9. 9.
    Hard Rock Stadium
    Miami Gardens, United States
    7 matches
    2026 (7)
  10. 10.
    BC Place
    Vancouver, Canada
    7 matches
    2026 (7)
  11. 11.
    GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium
    Kansas City, United States
    6 matches
    2026 (6)
  12. 12.
    Lincoln Financial Field
    Philadelphia, United States
    6 matches
    2026 (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)
0.53g/m
54 goals · 101 matches · 15 venues
Low (200-800m)
3.31g/m
172 goals · 52 matches · 10 venues
Mid (800-1500m)
2.67g/m
16 goals · 6 matches · 1 venue
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
Estadio Monumental
Buenos Aires
Argentina83,21415 m19381978
MetLife Stadium
East Rutherford
United States82,5009 m20102026
AT&T Stadium
Arlington
United States80,000177 m20092026
GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium
Kansas City
United States76,416273 m19722026
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
Wankdorf Stadium
Bern · demolished 2001
Switzerland64,000560 m19251954
St. Jakob Stadium
Basel · demolished 1998
Switzerland60,000262 m19541954
Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes
Córdoba
Argentina57,000422 m19781978
BC Place
Vancouver
Canada54,50011 m19832026
Estadio BBVA
Guadalupe
Mexico53,500493 m20152026
Estadio Akron
Zapopan
Mexico49,8501,671 m20102026
Estadio José Amalfitani
Buenos Aires
Argentina49,54018 m19511978
Estadio Gigante de Arroyito
Rosario
Argentina41,6549 m19291978
Estadio Malvinas Argentinas
Mendoza
Argentina40,268839 m19781978
Estadio José María Minella
Mar del Plata
Argentina35,50012 m19781978
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