Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

38 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

Host countries

1898

Oldest

Olympia

1982

Newest

Estadio José Zorrilla

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Venues used in 1958, 1982, 1994 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details

38 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.
Santiago Bernabéu
Madrid, Spain
720 m
cap 81,044
2.
Estadio José Zorrilla
Valladolid, Spain
719 m
cap 26,512
3.
Estadio Vicente Calderón
Madrid, Spain
583 m
cap 65,695
4.
Pontiac Silverdome
Pontiac, United States
296 m
cap 80,338
5.
Rose Bowl
Pasadena, United States
247 m
cap 92,800
6.
Estadio Carlos Tartiere (old)
Oviedo, Spain
245 m
cap 23,500
7.
Estadio La Romareda
Zaragoza, Spain
229 m
cap 33,608
8.
Soldier Field
Chicago, United States
187 m
cap 61,500
9.
Cotton Bowl
Dallas, United States
149 m
cap 92,100
10.
Ryavallen
Borås, Sweden
138 m
cap 21,000

GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1958, 1982, 1994

1.
Rose Bowl
Pasadena, United States
8 matches
1994 (8)
2.
Råsunda Stadium
Solna, Sweden
8 matches
1958 (8)
3.
Giants Stadium
East Rutherford, United States
7 matches
1994 (7)
4.
Ullevi
Gothenburg, Sweden
7 matches
1958 (7)
5.
Cotton Bowl
Dallas, United States
6 matches
1994 (6)
6.
Foxboro Stadium
Foxborough, United States
6 matches
1994 (6)
7.
Stanford Stadium
Stanford, United States
6 matches
1994 (6)
8.
Estadio José Zorrilla
Valladolid, Spain
6 matches
1982 (6)
9.
Camp Nou
Barcelona, Spain
5 matches
1982 (5)
10.
Camping World Stadium
Orlando, United States
5 matches
1994 (5)
11.
Soldier Field
Chicago, United States
5 matches
1994 (5)
12.
RFK Stadium
Washington, United States
5 matches
1994 (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)

2.98g/m

316 goals · 106 matches · 29 venues

Low (200-800m)

2.77g/m

86 goals · 31 matches · 7 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
Camp Nou Barcelona	Spain	99,354	62 m	1957	1982
Rose Bowl Pasadena	United States	92,800	247 m	1922	1994
Cotton Bowl Dallas	United States	92,100	149 m	1932	1994
Santiago Bernabéu Madrid	Spain	81,044	720 m	1947	1982
Pontiac Silverdome Pontiac · demolished 2018	United States	80,338	296 m	1975	1994
Giants Stadium East Rutherford · demolished 2010	United States	75,338	23 m	1976	1994
Estadio Vicente Calderón Madrid · demolished 2019	Spain	65,695	583 m	1966	1982
Camping World Stadium Orlando	United States	65,000	37 m	1936	1994
Soldier Field Chicago	United States	61,500	187 m	1924	1994
Estadio Benito Villamarín Seville	Spain	60,721	20 m	1929	1982
RFK Stadium Washington · demolished 2025	United States	56,692	6 m	1961	1994
Foxboro Stadium Foxborough · demolished 2002	United States	53,644	83 m	1971	1994
Stanford Stadium Stanford	United States	50,424	14 m	1921	1994
Råsunda Stadium Solna · demolished 2013	Sweden	50,000	22 m	1937	1958
Mestalla Valencia	Spain	49,500	20 m	1923	1982
San Mamés (old) Bilbao · demolished 2013	Spain	46,200	30 m	1913	1982
Estadio Sarriá Barcelona · demolished 1997	Spain	44,000	95 m	1923	1982
Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Seville	Spain	43,883	19 m	1958	1982
Ullevi Gothenburg	Sweden	43,000	8 m	1958	1958
Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero Elche	Spain	33,732	79 m	1976	1982
Estadio La Romareda Zaragoza	Spain	33,608	229 m	1957	1982
Estadio Riazor A Coruña	Spain	32,660	28 m	1944	1982
Estadio La Rosaleda Málaga	Spain	30,044	23 m	1941	1982
Malmö Stadion Malmö	Sweden	30,000	12 m	1958	1958
Estadio José Rico Pérez Alicante	Spain	30,000	79 m	1974	1982
El Molinón Gijón	Spain	29,538	5 m	1908	1982
Estadio de Balaídos Vigo	Spain	29,000	10 m	1928	1982
Estadio José Zorrilla Valladolid	Spain	26,512	719 m	1982	1982
Estadio Carlos Tartiere (old) Oviedo · demolished 2003	Spain	23,500	245 m	1932	1982
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