Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.
12 venues across 1 host nation for the selected year. Capacity, altitude, opening year, tournament appearances. Click any row to query the underlying API (GET /stadiums/{id}).
Tournament
12
Stadiums
1
Host countries
1898
Oldest
Olympia1958
Newest
UlleviStadium map
Venues used in 1958 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details
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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.RyavallenBorås, Sweden138 mcap 21,000
- 2.IdrottsparkenNorrköping, Sweden39 mcap 17,234
- 3.EyravallenÖrebro, Sweden35 mcap 13,000
- 4.OlympiaHelsingborg, Sweden34 mcap 16,500
- 5.Råsunda StadiumSolna, Sweden22 mcap 50,000
- 6.ArosvallenVästerås, Sweden18 mcap 20,000
- 7.TunavallenEskilstuna, Sweden15 mcap 7,800
- 8.Malmö StadionMalmö, Sweden12 mcap 30,000
- 9.UlleviGothenburg, Sweden8 mcap 43,000
- 10.Örjans VallHalmstad, Sweden7 mcap 15,500
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)
Most-used venues
Ranked by match count in 1958
- 1.Råsunda StadiumSolna, Sweden8 matches1958 (8)
- 2.UlleviGothenburg, Sweden7 matches1958 (7)
- 3.Malmö StadionMalmö, Sweden4 matches1958 (4)
- 4.IdrottsparkenNorrköping, Sweden3 matches1958 (3)
- 5.RyavallenBorås, Sweden2 matches1958 (2)
- 6.ArosvallenVästerås, Sweden2 matches1958 (2)
- 7.Örjans VallHalmstad, Sweden2 matches1958 (2)
- 8.JernvallenSandviken, Sweden2 matches1958 (2)
- 9.RimnersvallenUddevalla, Sweden1 match1958 (1)
- 10.EyravallenÖrebro, Sweden1 match1958 (1)
- 11.TunavallenEskilstuna, Sweden1 match1958 (1)
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
1 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)
3.48g/m
115 goals · 33 matches · 11 venues
goals.sum / matches.count, grouped by elevation band
Goals per match by kickoff temperature
Open-Meteo historical weather at each venue at kickoff. Covers 1940→latest; pre-1940 matches excluded.
Cool (10-18°C)
3.11g/m
84 goals · 27 matches
Mild (18-25°C)
5.25g/m
42 goals · 8 matches
goals.sum / matches.count, grouped by temperature band
All venues
| Stadium | Country | Capacity | Altitude | Opened | WC editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Råsunda Stadium Solna · demolished 2013 | Sweden | 50,000 | 22 m | 1937 | 1958 |
| Ullevi Gothenburg | Sweden | 43,000 | 8 m | 1958 | 1958 |
| Malmö Stadion Malmö | Sweden | 30,000 | 12 m | 1958 | 1958 |
| Ryavallen Borås | Sweden | 21,000 | 138 m | 1941 | 1958 |
| Arosvallen Västerås | Sweden | 20,000 | 18 m | 1932 | 1958 |
| Idrottsparken Norrköping | Sweden | 17,234 | 39 m | 1903 | 1958 |
| Rimnersvallen Uddevalla | Sweden | 17,000 | 5 m | 1923 | 1958 |
| Olympia Helsingborg | Sweden | 16,500 | 34 m | 1898 | 1958 |
| Örjans Vall Halmstad | Sweden | 15,500 | 7 m | 1922 | 1958 |
| Eyravallen Örebro | Sweden | 13,000 | 35 m | 1923 | 1958 |
| Tunavallen Eskilstuna | Sweden | 7,800 | 15 m | 1921 | 1958 |
| Jernvallen Sandviken | Sweden | 7,500 | 0 m | 1938 | 1958 |