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Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

51 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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51
Stadiums
5
Host countries
1898
Oldest
Olympia
2014
Newest
Neo Química Arena

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Venues used in 1958, 1962, 1978, 1982, 2014 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details
51 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.
    Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha
    Brasília, Brazil
    1,119 m
    cap 72,788
  2. 2.
    Ligga Arena (Arena da Baixada)
    Curitiba, Brazil
    910 m
    cap 40,502
  3. 3.
    Estádio Mineirão
    Belo Horizonte, Brazil
    850 m
    cap 58,170
  4. 4.
    Estadio Malvinas Argentinas
    Mendoza, Argentina
    839 m
    cap 40,268
  5. 5.
    Neo Química Arena
    São Paulo, Brazil
    785 m
    cap 49,205
  6. 6.
    Santiago Bernabéu
    Madrid, Spain
    720 m
    cap 81,044
  7. 7.
    Estadio José Zorrilla
    Valladolid, Spain
    719 m
    cap 26,512
  8. 8.
    Estadio Vicente Calderón
    Madrid, Spain
    583 m
    cap 65,695
  9. 9.
    Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos
    Santiago, Chile
    575 m
    cap 48,665
  10. 10.
    Estadio El Teniente
    Rancagua, Chile
    512 m
    cap 15,000
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1958, 1962, 1978, 1982, 2014
  1. 1.
    Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos
    Santiago, Chile
    10 matches
    1962 (10)
  2. 2.
    Estadio Monumental
    Buenos Aires, Argentina
    9 matches
    1978 (9)
  3. 3.
    Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes
    Córdoba, Argentina
    8 matches
    1978 (8)
  4. 4.
    Råsunda Stadium
    Solna, Sweden
    8 matches
    1958 (8)
  5. 5.
    Estadio Sausalito
    Viña del Mar, Chile
    8 matches
    1962 (8)
  6. 6.
    Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã)
    Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    7 matches
    1950, 2014 (7)
  7. 7.
    Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha
    Brasília, Brazil
    7 matches
    2014 (7)
  8. 8.
    Ullevi
    Gothenburg, Sweden
    7 matches
    1958 (7)
  9. 9.
    Estadio Carlos Dittborn
    Arica, Chile
    7 matches
    1962 (7)
  10. 10.
    Estadio El Teniente
    Rancagua, Chile
    7 matches
    1962 (7)
  11. 11.
    Arena Castelão
    Fortaleza, Brazil
    6 matches
    2014 (6)
  12. 12.
    Estádio Mineirão
    Belo Horizonte, Brazil
    6 matches
    2014 (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)
2.92g/m
426 goals · 146 matches · 36 venues
Low (200-800m)
2.72g/m
136 goals · 50 matches · 9 venues
Mid (800-1500m)
2.65g/m
61 goals · 23 matches · 4 venues
goals.sum / matches.count, grouped by elevation band

All venues

Sort:WC appearancesCapacityAltitudeOpening yearName
StadiumCountryCapacityAltitudeOpenedWC editions
Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã)
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil78,83821 m19501950, 2014
Camp Nou
Barcelona
Spain99,35462 m19571982
Estadio Monumental
Buenos Aires
Argentina83,21415 m19381978
Santiago Bernabéu
Madrid
Spain81,044720 m19471982
Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha
Brasília
Brazil72,7881,119 m20132014
Estadio Vicente Calderón
Madrid · demolished 2019
Spain65,695583 m19661982
Arena Castelão
Fortaleza
Brazil64,84629 m19732014
Estadio Benito Villamarín
Seville
Spain60,72120 m19291982
Estádio Mineirão
Belo Horizonte
Brazil58,170850 m19652014
Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes
Córdoba
Argentina57,000422 m19781978
Arena Fonte Nova
Salvador
Brazil51,90055 m20132014
Estádio Beira-Rio
Porto Alegre
Brazil50,1289 m19692014
Råsunda Stadium
Solna · demolished 2013
Sweden50,00022 m19371958
Estadio José Amalfitani
Buenos Aires
Argentina49,54018 m19511978
Mestalla
Valencia
Spain49,50020 m19231982
Neo Química Arena
São Paulo
Brazil49,205785 m20142014
Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos
Santiago
Chile48,665575 m19381962
San Mamés (old)
Bilbao · demolished 2013
Spain46,20030 m19131982
Arena Pernambuco
São Lourenço da Mata
Brazil44,24826 m20132014
Estadio Sarriá
Barcelona · demolished 1997
Spain44,00095 m19231982
Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Seville
Spain43,88319 m19581982
Ullevi
Gothenburg
Sweden43,0008 m19581958
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
Estadio José María Minella
Mar del Plata
Argentina35,50012 m19781978
Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero
Elche
Spain33,73279 m19761982
Estadio La Romareda
Zaragoza
Spain33,608229 m19571982
Estadio Riazor
A Coruña
Spain32,66028 m19441982
Arena das Dunas
Natal
Brazil31,37534 m20142014
Estadio La Rosaleda
Málaga
Spain30,04423 m19411982
Malmö Stadion
Malmö
Sweden30,00012 m19581958
Estadio José Rico Pérez
Alicante
Spain30,00079 m19741982
El Molinón
Gijón
Spain29,5385 m19081982
Estadio de Balaídos
Vigo
Spain29,00010 m19281982
Estadio José Zorrilla
Valladolid
Spain26,512719 m19821982
Estadio Carlos Tartiere (old)
Oviedo · demolished 2003
Spain23,500245 m19321982
Ryavallen
Borås
Sweden21,000138 m19411958
Arosvallen
Västerås
Sweden20,00018 m19321958
Estadio Sausalito
Viña del Mar
Chile18,00013 m19291962
Estadio Carlos Dittborn
Arica
Chile17,78649 m19621962
Idrottsparken
Norrköping
Sweden17,23439 m19031958
Rimnersvallen
Uddevalla
Sweden17,0005 m19231958
Olympia
Helsingborg
Sweden16,50034 m18981958
Örjans Vall
Halmstad
Sweden15,5007 m19221958
Estadio El Teniente
Rancagua
Chile15,000512 m19451962
Eyravallen
Örebro
Sweden13,00035 m19231958
Tunavallen
Eskilstuna
Sweden7,80015 m19211958
Jernvallen
Sandviken
Sweden7,5000 m19381958