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Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

58 venues across 6 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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58
Stadiums
6
Host countries
1897
Oldest
Parc des Princes
2014
Newest
Neo Química Arena

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Venues used in 1958, 1962, 1998, 2002, 2014 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details
58 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.
    Neo Química Arena
    São Paulo, Brazil
    785 m
    cap 49,205
  5. 5.
    Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos
    Santiago, Chile
    575 m
    cap 48,665
  6. 6.
    Estadio El Teniente
    Rancagua, Chile
    512 m
    cap 15,000
  7. 7.
    Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
    Saint-Étienne, France
    488 m
    cap 41,965
  8. 8.
    Stade de Gerland
    Lyon, France
    173 m
    cap 41,000
  9. 9.
    Arena Pantanal
    Cuiabá, Brazil
    173 m
    cap 41,390
  10. 10.
    Stadium de Toulouse
    Toulouse, France
    148 m
    cap 33,150
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1958, 1962, 1998, 2002, 2014
  1. 1.
    Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos
    Santiago, Chile
    10 matches
    1962 (10)
  2. 2.
    Stade de France
    Saint-Denis, France
    9 matches
    1998 (9)
  3. 3.
    Råsunda Stadium
    Solna, Sweden
    8 matches
    1958 (8)
  4. 4.
    Estadio Sausalito
    Viña del Mar, Chile
    8 matches
    1962 (8)
  5. 5.
    Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã)
    Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    7 matches
    1950, 2014 (7)
  6. 6.
    Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha
    Brasília, Brazil
    7 matches
    2014 (7)
  7. 7.
    Stade Vélodrome
    Marseille, France
    7 matches
    1938, 1998 (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.
    Seoul World Cup Stadium
    Seoul, South Korea
    6 matches
    2002 (6)
  12. 12.
    Arena Castelão
    Fortaleza, 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

6 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)
2.83g/m
588 goals · 208 matches · 48 venues
Low (200-800m)
2.31g/m
67 goals · 29 matches · 4 venues
Mid (800-1500m)
2.65g/m
45 goals · 17 matches · 3 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
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
Stade de France
Saint-Denis
France80,69857 m19981998
Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha
Brasília
Brazil72,7881,119 m20132014
International Stadium Yokohama
Yokohama
Japan72,32738 m19982002
Seoul World Cup Stadium
Seoul
South Korea66,70429 m20012002
Daegu World Cup Stadium
Daegu
South Korea66,42282 m20012002
Arena Castelão
Fortaleza
Brazil64,84629 m19732014
Saitama Stadium 2002
Saitama
Japan63,70011 m20012002
Estádio Mineirão
Belo Horizonte
Brazil58,170850 m19652014
Busan Asiad Stadium
Busan
South Korea53,76925 m20012002
Arena Fonte Nova
Salvador
Brazil51,90055 m20132014
Shizuoka Stadium ECOPA
Fukuroi
Japan50,88950 m20012002
Incheon Munhak Stadium
Incheon
South Korea50,25638 m20022002
Estádio Beira-Rio
Porto Alegre
Brazil50,1289 m19692014
Råsunda Stadium
Solna · demolished 2013
Sweden50,00022 m19371958
Neo Química Arena
São Paulo
Brazil49,205785 m20142014
Miyagi Stadium
Rifu
Japan49,00056 m20002002
Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos
Santiago
Chile48,665575 m19381962
Yanmar Stadium Nagai
Osaka
Japan47,00013 m19962002
Arena Pernambuco
São Lourenço da Mata
Brazil44,24826 m20132014
Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium
Ulsan
South Korea43,5508 m20012002
Suwon World Cup Stadium
Suwon
South Korea43,28868 m20012002
Ullevi
Gothenburg
Sweden43,0008 m19581958
Gwangju World Cup Stadium
Gwangju
South Korea42,88048 m20012002
Jeonju World Cup Stadium
Jeonju
South Korea42,47713 m20012002
Niigata Stadium (Big Swan)
Niigata
Japan42,3001 m20012002
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Saint-Étienne
France41,965488 m19311998
Sapporo Dome
Sapporo
Japan41,484101 m20012002
Arena Pantanal
Cuiabá
Brazil41,390173 m20142014
Kashima Soccer Stadium
Kashima
Japan40,72851 m19932002
Arena da Amazônia
Manaus
Brazil40,54941 m20142014
Daejeon World Cup Stadium
Daejeon
South Korea40,53561 m20012002
Ligga Arena (Arena da Baixada)
Curitiba
Brazil40,502910 m19142014
Ōita Stadium (Big Eye)
Ōita
Japan40,000108 m20012002
Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Lens
France37,70541 m19331998
Jeju World Cup Stadium
Seogwipo
South Korea35,65772 m20012002
Stade de la Beaujoire
Nantes
France35,32227 m19841998
Stadium de Toulouse
Toulouse
France33,150148 m19371998
Stade de la Mosson
Montpellier
France32,93941 m19721998
Arena das Dunas
Natal
Brazil31,37534 m20142014
Noevir Stadium Kobe
Kobe
Japan30,132-1 m20012002
Malmö Stadion
Malmö
Sweden30,00012 m19581958
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