Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.
53 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
6
Host countries
1892
Oldest
Goodison Park2005
Newest
Allianz ArenaStadium map
Venues used in 1962, 1966, 1994, 2002, 2006 — 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.Allianz ArenaMunich, Germany490 mcap 75,000
- 4.Max-Morlock-StadionNuremberg, Germany324 mcap 50,000
- 5.
Pontiac SilverdomePontiac, United States296 mcap 80,338 - 6.Fritz-Walter-StadionKaiserslautern, Germany292 mcap 49,850
- 7.Rose BowlPasadena, United States247 mcap 92,800
- 8.MHPArenaStuttgart, Germany224 mcap 60,449
- 9.Soldier FieldChicago, United States187 mcap 61,500
- 10.Cotton BowlDallas, United States149 mcap 92,100
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)
Most-used venues
Ranked by match count in 1962, 1966, 1994, 2002, 2006
- 1.Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez PrádanosSantiago, Chile10 matches1962 (10)
- 2.Wembley Stadium (old)London, England9 matches1966 (9)
- 3.Rose BowlPasadena, United States8 matches1994 (8)
- 4.Estadio SausalitoViña del Mar, Chile8 matches1962 (8)
- 5.Giants StadiumEast Rutherford, United States7 matches1994 (7)
- 6.Estadio Carlos DittbornArica, Chile7 matches1962 (7)
- 7.Estadio El TenienteRancagua, Chile7 matches1962 (7)
- 8.Cotton BowlDallas, United States6 matches1994 (6)
- 9.Signal Iduna ParkDortmund, Germany6 matches1974, 2006 (6)
- 10.Allianz ArenaMunich, Germany6 matches2006 (6)
- 11.OlympiastadionBerlin, Germany6 matches1974, 2006 (6)
- 12.
Seoul World Cup StadiumSeoul, South Korea6 matches2002 (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
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)
2.56g/m
487 goals · 190 matches · 43 venues
Low (200-800m)
2.61g/m
133 goals · 51 matches · 8 venues
goals.sum / matches.count, grouped by elevation band
All venues
| Stadium | Country | Capacity | Altitude | Opened | WC editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Signal Iduna Park Dortmund | Germany | 81,365 | 108 m | 1974 | 1974, 2006 |
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 |
Wembley Stadium (old) London · demolished 2003 | England | 98,600 | 60 m | 1923 | 1966 |
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 |
White City Stadium London · demolished 1985 | England | 76,567 | 13 m | 1908 | 1966 |
Giants Stadium East Rutherford · demolished 2010 | United States | 75,338 | 23 m | 1976 | 1994 |
Allianz Arena Munich | Germany | 75,000 | 490 m | 2005 | 2006 |
Old Trafford Manchester | England | 74,310 | 45 m | 1910 | 1966 |
International Stadium Yokohama Yokohama |  Japan | 72,327 | 38 m | 1998 | 2002 |
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 |
Veltins-Arena Gelsenkirchen | Germany | 62,271 | 57 m | 2001 | 2006 |
Soldier Field Chicago | United States | 61,500 | 187 m | 1924 | 1994 |
RFK Stadium Washington · demolished 2025 | United States | 56,692 | 6 m | 1961 | 1994 |
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 |
RheinEnergieStadion Cologne | Germany | 50,000 | 71 m | 2004 | 2006 |
Max-Morlock-Stadion Nuremberg | Germany | 50,000 | 324 m | 1928 | 2006 |
Fritz-Walter-Stadion Kaiserslautern | Germany | 49,850 | 292 m | 1920 | 2006 |
Miyagi Stadium Rifu | Japan | 49,000 | 56 m | 2000 | 2002 |
Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos Santiago | Chile | 48,665 | 575 m | 1938 | 1962 |
Red Bull Arena (Leipzig) Leipzig | Germany | 47,069 | 114 m | 2004 | 2006 |
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 |
Villa Park Birmingham | England | 42,918 | 103 m | 1897 | 1966 |
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 |
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 |
Roker Park Sunderland · demolished 1997 | England | 40,310 | 30 m | 1898 | 1966 |
Ayresome Park Middlesbrough · demolished 1997 | England | 40,000 | 11 m | 1903 | 1966 |
Ōita Stadium (Big Eye) Ōita | Japan | 40,000 | 108 m | 2001 | 2002 |
Hillsborough Stadium Sheffield | England | 39,732 | 69 m | 1899 | 1966 |
Goodison Park Liverpool | England | 39,414 | 46 m | 1892 | 1966 |
Jeju World Cup Stadium Seogwipo | South Korea | 35,657 | 72 m | 2001 | 2002 |
Noevir Stadium Kobe Kobe | Japan | 30,132 | -1 m | 2001 | 2002 |
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 |