Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.
4 venues across 1 host nation for the selected year. Capacity, altitude, opening year, tournament appearances. Click any row to query the underlying API (GET /stadiums/{id}).
Tournament — click to filter (1 selected)
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Stadiums
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Host countries
1929
Oldest
Estadio Sausalito1962
Newest
Estadio Carlos DittbornStadium map
Venues used in 1962 — 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 Nacional Julio Martínez PrádanosSantiago, Chile575 mcap 48,665
- 2.Estadio El TenienteRancagua, Chile512 mcap 15,000
- 3.Estadio Carlos DittbornArica, Chile49 mcap 17,786
- 4.Estadio SausalitoViña del Mar, Chile13 mcap 18,000
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)
Most-used venues
Ranked by match count in 1962
- 1.Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez PrádanosSantiago, Chile10 matches1962 (10)
- 2.Estadio SausalitoViña del Mar, Chile8 matches1962 (8)
- 3.Estadio Carlos DittbornArica, Chile7 matches1962 (7)
- 4.Estadio El TenienteRancagua, Chile7 matches1962 (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
1 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)
3.13g/m
47 goals · 15 matches · 2 venues
Low (200-800m)
2.47g/m
42 goals · 17 matches · 2 venues
goals.sum / matches.count, grouped by elevation band
All venues
| Stadium | Country | Capacity | Altitude | Opened | WC editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos Santiago | Chile | 48,665 | 575 m | 1938 | 1962 |
Estadio Sausalito Viña del Mar | Chile | 18,000 | 13 m | 1929 | 1962 |
Estadio Carlos Dittborn Arica | Chile | 17,786 | 49 m | 1962 | 1962 |
Estadio El Teniente Rancagua | Chile | 15,000 | 512 m | 1945 | 1962 |