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Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

52 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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52
Stadiums
6
Host countries
1898
Oldest
Olympia
2020
Newest
SoFi Stadium

Stadium map

Venues used in 1958, 2006, 2014, 2026 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details
52 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.
    Estadio Azteca
    Mexico City, Mexico
    2,287 m
    cap 87,000
  2. 2.
    Estadio Akron
    Zapopan, Mexico
    1,671 m
    cap 49,850
  3. 3.
    Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha
    Brasília, Brazil
    1,119 m
    cap 72,788
  4. 4.
    Ligga Arena (Arena da Baixada)
    Curitiba, Brazil
    910 m
    cap 40,502
  5. 5.
    Estádio Mineirão
    Belo Horizonte, Brazil
    850 m
    cap 58,170
  6. 6.
    Neo Química Arena
    São Paulo, Brazil
    785 m
    cap 49,205
  7. 7.
    Estadio BBVA
    Guadalupe, Mexico
    493 m
    cap 53,500
  8. 8.
    Allianz Arena
    Munich, Germany
    490 m
    cap 75,000
  9. 9.
    Max-Morlock-Stadion
    Nuremberg, Germany
    324 m
    cap 50,000
  10. 10.
    Mercedes-Benz Stadium
    Atlanta, United States
    313 m
    cap 71,000
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1958, 2006, 2014, 2026
  1. 1.
    AT&T Stadium
    Arlington, United States
    9 matches
    2026 (9)
  2. 2.
    MetLife Stadium
    East Rutherford, United States
    8 matches
    2026 (8)
  3. 3.
    Olympiastadion
    Berlin, Germany
    8 matches
    1974, 2006 (6)
  4. 4.
    Mercedes-Benz Stadium
    Atlanta, United States
    8 matches
    2026 (8)
  5. 5.
    SoFi Stadium
    Inglewood, United States
    8 matches
    2026 (8)
  6. 6.
    Råsunda Stadium
    Solna, Sweden
    8 matches
    1958 (8)
  7. 7.
    Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã)
    Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    7 matches
    1950, 2014 (7)
  8. 8.
    Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha
    Brasília, Brazil
    7 matches
    2014 (7)
  9. 9.
    NRG Stadium
    Houston, United States
    7 matches
    2026 (7)
  10. 10.
    Gillette Stadium
    Foxborough, United States
    7 matches
    2026 (7)
  11. 11.
    Hard Rock Stadium
    Miami Gardens, United States
    7 matches
    2026 (7)
  12. 12.
    BC Place
    Vancouver, Canada
    7 matches
    2026 (7)
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
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)
1.70g/m
332 goals · 195 matches · 38 venues
Low (200-800m)
1.46g/m
67 goals · 46 matches · 8 venues
Mid (800-1500m)
2.65g/m
45 goals · 17 matches · 3 venues
High (1500-2200m)
0.00g/m
0 goals · 4 matches · 1 venue
Very high (≥2200m)
0.00g/m
0 goals · 5 matches · 1 venue
goals.sum / matches.count, grouped by elevation band

All venues

Sort:WC appearancesCapacityAltitudeOpening yearName
StadiumCountryCapacityAltitudeOpenedWC editions
Estadio Azteca
Mexico City
Mexico87,0002,287 m19661970, 1986, 2026
Signal Iduna Park
Dortmund
Germany81,365108 m19741974, 2006
Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã)
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil78,83821 m19501950, 2014
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
MetLife Stadium
East Rutherford
United States82,5009 m20102026
AT&T Stadium
Arlington
United States80,000177 m20092026
GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium
Kansas City
United States76,416273 m19722026
Allianz Arena
Munich
Germany75,000490 m20052006
Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha
Brasília
Brazil72,7881,119 m20132014
NRG Stadium
Houston
United States72,22015 m20022026
Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Atlanta
United States71,000313 m20172026
SoFi Stadium
Inglewood
United States70,24045 m20202026
Lincoln Financial Field
Philadelphia
United States69,87913 m20032026
Lumen Field
Seattle
United States68,74014 m20022026
Levi's Stadium
Santa Clara
United States68,5001 m20142026
Gillette Stadium
Foxborough
United States65,87883 m20022026
Hard Rock Stadium
Miami Gardens
United States65,32613 m19872026
Arena Castelão
Fortaleza
Brazil64,84629 m19732014
Veltins-Arena
Gelsenkirchen
Germany62,27157 m20012006
Estádio Mineirão
Belo Horizonte
Brazil58,170850 m19652014
BC Place
Vancouver
Canada54,50011 m19832026
Estadio BBVA
Guadalupe
Mexico53,500493 m20152026
Arena Fonte Nova
Salvador
Brazil51,90055 m20132014
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
Estadio Akron
Zapopan
Mexico49,8501,671 m20102026
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
Arena Pantanal
Cuiabá
Brazil41,390173 m20142014
Arena da Amazônia
Manaus
Brazil40,54941 m20142014
Ligga Arena (Arena da Baixada)
Curitiba
Brazil40,502910 m19142014
Arena das Dunas
Natal
Brazil31,37534 m20142014
Malmö Stadion
Malmö
Sweden30,00012 m19581958
BMO Field
Toronto
Canada30,00081 m20072026
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