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Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

57 venues across 5 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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57
Stadiums
5
Host countries
1898
Oldest
Olympia
2014
Newest
Neo Química Arena

Stadium map

Venues used in 1958, 1990, 1994, 2006, 2014 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details
57 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.
    Allianz Arena
    Munich, Germany
    490 m
    cap 75,000
  6. 6.
    Max-Morlock-Stadion
    Nuremberg, Germany
    324 m
    cap 50,000
  7. 7.
    Pontiac Silverdome
    Pontiac, United States
    296 m
    cap 80,338
  8. 8.
    Fritz-Walter-Stadion
    Kaiserslautern, Germany
    292 m
    cap 49,850
  9. 9.
    Stadio delle Alpi
    Turin, Italy
    278 m
    cap 67,229
  10. 10.
    Rose Bowl
    Pasadena, United States
    247 m
    cap 92,800
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1958, 1990, 1994, 2006, 2014
  1. 1.
    Rose Bowl
    Pasadena, United States
    8 matches
    1994 (8)
  2. 2.
    Olympiastadion
    Berlin, Germany
    8 matches
    1974, 2006 (6)
  3. 3.
    Råsunda Stadium
    Solna, Sweden
    8 matches
    1958 (8)
  4. 4.
    Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã)
    Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    7 matches
    1950, 2014 (7)
  5. 5.
    Giants Stadium
    East Rutherford, United States
    7 matches
    1994 (7)
  6. 6.
    Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha
    Brasília, Brazil
    7 matches
    2014 (7)
  7. 7.
    Ullevi
    Gothenburg, Sweden
    7 matches
    1958 (7)
  8. 8.
    Cotton Bowl
    Dallas, United States
    6 matches
    1994 (6)
  9. 9.
    Signal Iduna Park
    Dortmund, Germany
    6 matches
    1974, 2006 (6)
  10. 10.
    Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)
    Milan, Italy
    6 matches
    1934, 1990 (6)
  11. 11.
    Allianz Arena
    Munich, Germany
    6 matches
    2006 (6)
  12. 12.
    Stadio Olimpico
    Rome, Italy
    6 matches
    1990 (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

5 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)
2.66g/m
545 goals · 205 matches · 45 venues
Low (200-800m)
2.44g/m
110 goals · 45 matches · 8 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
Signal Iduna Park
Dortmund
Germany81,365108 m19741974, 2006
Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã)
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil78,83821 m19501950, 2014
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)
Milan
Italy75,923176 m19261934, 1990
Olympiastadion
Berlin
Germany74,47565 m19361974, 2006
MHPArena
Stuttgart
Germany60,449224 m19331974, 2006
Volksparkstadion
Hamburg
Germany57,00025 m19531974, 2006
Deutsche Bank Park
Frankfurt
Germany51,500116 m19251974, 2006
HDI-Arena
Hannover
Germany49,00065 m19541974, 2006
Stadio Artemio Franchi
Florence
Italy47,29051 m19311934, 1990
Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Bologna
Italy38,27964 m19271934, 1990
Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Genoa
Italy36,59926 m19111934, 1990
Rose Bowl
Pasadena
United States92,800247 m19221994
Cotton Bowl
Dallas
United States92,100149 m19321994
Pontiac Silverdome
Pontiac · demolished 2018
United States80,338296 m19751994
Giants Stadium
East Rutherford · demolished 2010
United States75,33823 m19761994
Allianz Arena
Munich
Germany75,000490 m20052006
Stadio Olimpico
Rome
Italy73,60337 m19531990
Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha
Brasília
Brazil72,7881,119 m20132014
Stadio delle Alpi
Turin · demolished 2008
Italy67,229278 m19901990
Camping World Stadium
Orlando
United States65,00037 m19361994
Arena Castelão
Fortaleza
Brazil64,84629 m19732014
Veltins-Arena
Gelsenkirchen
Germany62,27157 m20012006
Soldier Field
Chicago
United States61,500187 m19241994
Stadio San Nicola
Bari
Italy58,27062 m19901990
Estádio Mineirão
Belo Horizonte
Brazil58,170850 m19652014
RFK Stadium
Washington · demolished 2025
United States56,6926 m19611994
Stadio Diego Armando Maradona
Naples
Italy54,72651 m19591990
Foxboro Stadium
Foxborough · demolished 2002
United States53,64483 m19711994
Arena Fonte Nova
Salvador
Brazil51,90055 m20132014
Stanford Stadium
Stanford
United States50,42414 m19211994
Estádio Beira-Rio
Porto Alegre
Brazil50,1289 m19692014
Råsunda Stadium
Solna · demolished 2013
Sweden50,00022 m19371958
RheinEnergieStadion
Cologne
Germany50,00071 m20042006
Max-Morlock-Stadion
Nuremberg
Germany50,000324 m19282006
Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Kaiserslautern
Germany49,850292 m19202006
Neo Química Arena
São Paulo
Brazil49,205785 m20142014
Red Bull Arena (Leipzig)
Leipzig
Germany47,069114 m20042006
Arena Pernambuco
São Lourenço da Mata
Brazil44,24826 m20132014
Ullevi
Gothenburg
Sweden43,0008 m19581958
Stadio Friuli
Udine
Italy41,652115 m19761990
Arena Pantanal
Cuiabá
Brazil41,390173 m20142014
Arena da Amazônia
Manaus
Brazil40,54941 m20142014
Ligga Arena (Arena da Baixada)
Curitiba
Brazil40,502910 m19142014
Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi
Verona
Italy39,37160 m19631990
Stadio Sant'Elia
Cagliari
Italy39,0001 m19701990
Stadio Renzo Barbera
Palermo
Italy36,34943 m19321990
Arena das Dunas
Natal
Brazil31,37534 m20142014
Malmö Stadion
Malmö
Sweden30,00012 m19581958
Ryavallen
Borås
Sweden21,000138 m19411958
Arosvallen
Västerås
Sweden20,00018 m19321958
Idrottsparken
Norrköping
Sweden17,23439 m19031958
Rimnersvallen
Uddevalla
Sweden17,0005 m19231958
Olympia
Helsingborg
Sweden16,50034 m18981958
Örjans Vall
Halmstad
Sweden15,5007 m19221958
Eyravallen
Örebro
Sweden13,00035 m19231958
Tunavallen
Eskilstuna
Sweden7,80015 m19211958
Jernvallen
Sandviken
Sweden7,5000 m19381958