Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.
29 venues across 3 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
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Host countries
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Oldest
Olympia2005
Newest
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Venues used in 1958, 1970, 2006 — 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.
Estadio Nemesio DíezToluca, Mexico2,666 mcap 30,000 - 2.Estadio AztecaMexico City, Mexico2,287 mcap 87,000
- 3.Estadio CuauhtémocPuebla, Mexico2,124 mcap 51,726
- 4.Estadio LeónLeón, Mexico1,808 mcap 31,297
- 5.Estadio JaliscoGuadalajara, Mexico1,538 mcap 55,020
- 6.Allianz ArenaMunich, Germany490 mcap 75,000
- 7.Max-Morlock-StadionNuremberg, Germany324 mcap 50,000
- 8.Fritz-Walter-StadionKaiserslautern, Germany292 mcap 49,850
- 9.MHPArenaStuttgart, Germany224 mcap 60,449
- 10.RyavallenBorås, Sweden138 mcap 21,000
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)
Most-used venues
Ranked by match count in 1958, 1970, 2006
- 1.Estadio AztecaMexico City, Mexico10 matches1970 (10), 1986, 2026
- 2.OlympiastadionBerlin, Germany8 matches1974, 2006 (6)
- 3.Estadio JaliscoGuadalajara, Mexico8 matches1970 (8), 1986
- 4.Råsunda StadiumSolna, Sweden8 matches1958 (8)
- 5.UlleviGothenburg, Sweden7 matches1958 (7)
- 6.Estadio LeónLeón, Mexico7 matches1970 (7), 1986
- 7.Signal Iduna ParkDortmund, Germany6 matches1974, 2006 (6)
- 8.Allianz ArenaMunich, Germany6 matches2006 (6)
- 9.MHPArenaStuttgart, Germany6 matches1974, 2006 (6)
- 10.Veltins-ArenaGelsenkirchen, Germany5 matches2006 (5)
- 11.VolksparkstadionHamburg, Germany5 matches1974, 2006 (5)
- 12.Deutsche Bank ParkFrankfurt, Germany5 matches1974, 2006 (5)
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
3 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)
2.82g/m
217 goals · 77 matches · 19 venues
Low (200-800m)
2.55g/m
56 goals · 22 matches · 4 venues
High (1500-2200m)
3.22g/m
58 goals · 18 matches · 3 venues
Very high (≥2200m)
2.64g/m
37 goals · 14 matches · 2 venues
goals.sum / matches.count, grouped by elevation band
All venues
| Stadium | Country | Capacity | Altitude | Opened | WC editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Estadio Azteca Mexico City | Mexico | 87,000 | 2,287 m | 1966 | 1970, 1986, 2026 |
Signal Iduna Park Dortmund | Germany | 81,365 | 108 m | 1974 | 1974, 2006 |
Olympiastadion Berlin | Germany | 74,475 | 65 m | 1936 | 1974, 2006 |
MHPArena Stuttgart | Germany | 60,449 | 224 m | 1933 | 1974, 2006 |
Volksparkstadion Hamburg | Germany | 57,000 | 25 m | 1953 | 1974, 2006 |
Estadio Jalisco Guadalajara | Mexico | 55,020 | 1,538 m | 1960 | 1970, 1986 |
Estadio Cuauhtémoc Puebla | Mexico | 51,726 | 2,124 m | 1968 | 1970, 1986 |
Deutsche Bank Park Frankfurt | Germany | 51,500 | 116 m | 1925 | 1974, 2006 |
HDI-Arena Hannover | Germany | 49,000 | 65 m | 1954 | 1974, 2006 |
Estadio León León | Mexico | 31,297 | 1,808 m | 1967 | 1970, 1986 |
Estadio Nemesio Díez Toluca | Mexico | 30,000 | 2,666 m | 1954 | 1970, 1986 |
Allianz Arena Munich | Germany | 75,000 | 490 m | 2005 | 2006 |
Veltins-Arena Gelsenkirchen | Germany | 62,271 | 57 m | 2001 | 2006 |
Råsunda Stadium Solna · demolished 2013 | Sweden | 50,000 | 22 m | 1937 | 1958 |
RheinEnergieStadion Cologne | Germany | 50,000 | 71 m | 2004 | 2006 |
Max-Morlock-Stadion Nuremberg | Germany | 50,000 | 324 m | 1928 | 2006 |
Fritz-Walter-Stadion Kaiserslautern | Germany | 49,850 | 292 m | 1920 | 2006 |
Red Bull Arena (Leipzig) Leipzig | Germany | 47,069 | 114 m | 2004 | 2006 |
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 |