Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

62 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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Stadiums

Host countries

1898

Oldest

Olympia

2002

Newest

Incheon Munhak Stadium

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Venues used in 1958, 1974, 1990, 1994, 2002 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details

62 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.
Olympiastadion München
Munich, Germany
524 m
cap 80,000
2.
Pontiac Silverdome
Pontiac, United States
296 m
cap 80,338
3.
Stadio delle Alpi
Turin, Italy
278 m
cap 67,229
4.
Rose Bowl
Pasadena, United States
247 m
cap 92,800
5.
MHPArena
Stuttgart, Germany
224 m
cap 60,449
6.
Soldier Field
Chicago, United States
187 m
cap 61,500
7.
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)
Milan, Italy
176 m
cap 75,923
8.
Cotton Bowl
Dallas, United States
149 m
cap 92,100
9.
Ryavallen
Borås, Sweden
138 m
cap 21,000
10.
Deutsche Bank Park
Frankfurt, Germany
116 m
cap 51,500

GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1958, 1974, 1990, 1994, 2002

1.
Olympiastadion
Berlin, Germany
10 matches
1974 (8), 2006
2.
Rose Bowl
Pasadena, United States
8 matches
1994 (8)
3.
Råsunda Stadium
Solna, Sweden
8 matches
1958 (8)
4.
Giants Stadium
East Rutherford, United States
7 matches
1994 (7)
5.
Ullevi
Gothenburg, Sweden
7 matches
1958 (7)
6.
Cotton Bowl
Dallas, United States
6 matches
1994 (6)
7.
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)
Milan, Italy
6 matches
1934, 1990 (6)
8.
Stadio Olimpico
Rome, Italy
6 matches
1990 (6)
9.
Seoul World Cup Stadium
Seoul, South Korea
6 matches
2002 (6)
10.
Foxboro Stadium
Foxborough, United States
6 matches
1994 (6)
11.
Stanford Stadium
Stanford, United States
6 matches
1994 (6)
12.
Rheinstadion
Düsseldorf, Germany
5 matches
1974 (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

6 countries have hosted matches

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Goals per match by stadium altitude

Does the air thin out the defense? Bands aligned with FIFA altitude-acclimatization thresholds.

Sea level (<200m)

2.67g/m

579 goals · 217 matches · 54 venues

Low (200-800m)

2.57g/m

54 goals · 21 matches · 4 venues

goals.sum / matches.count, grouped by elevation band

All venues

Sort:WC appearances Capacity Altitude Opening year Name

Stadium	Country	Capacity	Altitude	Opened	WC editions
Signal Iduna Park Dortmund	Germany	81,365	108 m	1974	1974, 2006
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro) Milan	Italy	75,923	176 m	1926	1934, 1990
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
Deutsche Bank Park Frankfurt	Germany	51,500	116 m	1925	1974, 2006
HDI-Arena Hannover	Germany	49,000	65 m	1954	1974, 2006
Stadio Artemio Franchi Florence	Italy	47,290	51 m	1931	1934, 1990
Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Bologna	Italy	38,279	64 m	1927	1934, 1990
Stadio Luigi Ferraris Genoa	Italy	36,599	26 m	1911	1934, 1990
Rose Bowl Pasadena	United States	92,800	247 m	1922	1994
Cotton Bowl Dallas	United States	92,100	149 m	1932	1994
Pontiac Silverdome Pontiac · demolished 2018	United States	80,338	296 m	1975	1994
Olympiastadion München Munich	Germany	80,000	524 m	1972	1974
Giants Stadium East Rutherford · demolished 2010	United States	75,338	23 m	1976	1994
Stadio Olimpico Rome	Italy	73,603	37 m	1953	1990
International Stadium Yokohama Yokohama	Japan	72,327	38 m	1998	2002
Rheinstadion Düsseldorf · demolished 2002	Germany	70,000	38 m	1925	1974
Parkstadion Gelsenkirchen · demolished 2008	Germany	70,000	57 m	1973	1974
Stadio delle Alpi Turin · demolished 2008	Italy	67,229	278 m	1990	1990
Seoul World Cup Stadium Seoul	South Korea	66,704	29 m	2001	2002
Daegu World Cup Stadium Daegu	South Korea	66,422	82 m	2001	2002
Camping World Stadium Orlando	United States	65,000	37 m	1936	1994
Saitama Stadium 2002 Saitama	Japan	63,700	11 m	2001	2002
Soldier Field Chicago	United States	61,500	187 m	1924	1994
Stadio San Nicola Bari	Italy	58,270	62 m	1990	1990
RFK Stadium Washington · demolished 2025	United States	56,692	6 m	1961	1994
Stadio Diego Armando Maradona Naples	Italy	54,726	51 m	1959	1990
Busan Asiad Stadium Busan	South Korea	53,769	25 m	2001	2002
Foxboro Stadium Foxborough · demolished 2002	United States	53,644	83 m	1971	1994
Shizuoka Stadium ECOPA Fukuroi	Japan	50,889	50 m	2001	2002
Stanford Stadium Stanford	United States	50,424	14 m	1921	1994
Incheon Munhak Stadium Incheon	South Korea	50,256	38 m	2002	2002
Råsunda Stadium Solna · demolished 2013	Sweden	50,000	22 m	1937	1958
Miyagi Stadium Rifu	Japan	49,000	56 m	2000	2002
Yanmar Stadium Nagai Osaka	Japan	47,000	13 m	1996	2002
Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium Ulsan	South Korea	43,550	8 m	2001	2002
Suwon World Cup Stadium Suwon	South Korea	43,288	68 m	2001	2002
Ullevi Gothenburg	Sweden	43,000	8 m	1958	1958
Gwangju World Cup Stadium Gwangju	South Korea	42,880	48 m	2001	2002
Jeonju World Cup Stadium Jeonju	South Korea	42,477	13 m	2001	2002
Niigata Stadium (Big Swan) Niigata	Japan	42,300	1 m	2001	2002
Stadio Friuli Udine	Italy	41,652	115 m	1976	1990
Sapporo Dome Sapporo	Japan	41,484	101 m	2001	2002
Kashima Soccer Stadium Kashima	Japan	40,728	51 m	1993	2002
Daejeon World Cup Stadium Daejeon	South Korea	40,535	61 m	2001	2002
Ōita Stadium (Big Eye) Ōita	Japan	40,000	108 m	2001	2002
Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi Verona	Italy	39,371	60 m	1963	1990
Stadio Sant'Elia Cagliari	Italy	39,000	1 m	1970	1990
Stadio Renzo Barbera Palermo	Italy	36,349	43 m	1932	1990
Jeju World Cup Stadium Seogwipo	South Korea	35,657	72 m	2001	2002
Noevir Stadium Kobe Kobe	Japan	30,132	-1 m	2001	2002
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