Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.
36 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}).
Tournament — click to filter (5 selected)
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Stadiums
5
Host countries
1911
Oldest
Stadio Luigi Ferraris1990
Newest
Stadio delle AlpiStadium map
Venues used in 1962, 1970, 1978, 1990, 1994 — 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 Nemesio DíezToluca, Mexico2,666 mcap 30,000 - 2.Estadio AztecaMexico City, Mexico2,287 mcap 87,000
- 3.Estadio CuauhtémocPuebla, Mexico2,124 mcap 51,726
- 4.Estadio LeónLeón, Mexico1,808 mcap 31,297
- 5.Estadio JaliscoGuadalajara, Mexico1,538 mcap 55,020
- 6.
Estadio Malvinas ArgentinasMendoza, Argentina839 mcap 40,268 - 7.
Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez PrádanosSantiago, Chile575 mcap 48,665 - 8.Estadio El TenienteRancagua, Chile512 mcap 15,000
- 9.Estadio Mario Alberto KempesCórdoba, Argentina422 mcap 57,000
- 10.
Pontiac SilverdomePontiac, United States296 mcap 80,338
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)
Most-used venues
Ranked by match count in 1962, 1970, 1978, 1990, 1994
- 1.Estadio AztecaMexico City, Mexico10 matches1970 (10), 1986, 2026
- 2.Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez PrádanosSantiago, Chile10 matches1962 (10)
- 3.Estadio MonumentalBuenos Aires, Argentina9 matches1978 (9)
- 4.Rose BowlPasadena, United States8 matches1994 (8)
- 5.Estadio Mario Alberto KempesCórdoba, Argentina8 matches1978 (8)
- 6.Estadio JaliscoGuadalajara, Mexico8 matches1970 (8), 1986
- 7.Estadio SausalitoViña del Mar, Chile8 matches1962 (8)
- 8.Giants StadiumEast Rutherford, United States7 matches1994 (7)
- 9.Estadio LeónLeón, Mexico7 matches1970 (7), 1986
- 10.Estadio Carlos DittbornArica, Chile7 matches1962 (7)
- 11.Estadio El TenienteRancagua, Chile7 matches1962 (7)
- 12.Cotton BowlDallas, United States6 matches1994 (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)
2.49g/m
314 goals · 126 matches · 24 venues
Low (200-800m)
2.79g/m
117 goals · 42 matches · 6 venues
Mid (800-1500m)
2.67g/m
16 goals · 6 matches · 1 venue
High (1500-2200m)
3.22g/m
58 goals · 18 matches · 3 venues
Very high (≥2200m)
2.64g/m
37 goals · 14 matches · 2 venues
goals.sum / matches.count, grouped by elevation band
All venues
| Stadium | Country | Capacity | Altitude | Opened | WC editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Estadio Azteca Mexico City | Mexico | 87,000 | 2,287 m | 1966 | 1970, 1986, 2026 |
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro) Milan | Italy | 75,923 | 176 m | 1926 | 1934, 1990 |
Estadio Jalisco Guadalajara | Mexico | 55,020 | 1,538 m | 1960 | 1970, 1986 |
Estadio Cuauhtémoc Puebla | Mexico | 51,726 | 2,124 m | 1968 | 1970, 1986 |
Stadio Artemio Franchi Florence | Italy | 47,290 | 51 m | 1931 | 1934, 1990 |
Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Bologna | Italy | 38,279 | 64 m | 1927 | 1934, 1990 |
Stadio Luigi Ferraris Genoa | Italy | 36,599 | 26 m | 1911 | 1934, 1990 |
Estadio León León | Mexico | 31,297 | 1,808 m | 1967 | 1970, 1986 |
Estadio Nemesio Díez Toluca | Mexico | 30,000 | 2,666 m | 1954 | 1970, 1986 |
Rose Bowl Pasadena | United States | 92,800 | 247 m | 1922 | 1994 |
Cotton Bowl Dallas | United States | 92,100 | 149 m | 1932 | 1994 |
Estadio Monumental Buenos Aires | Argentina | 83,214 | 15 m | 1938 | 1978 |
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 |
Stadio Olimpico Rome | Italy | 73,603 | 37 m | 1953 | 1990 |
Stadio delle Alpi Turin · demolished 2008 | Italy | 67,229 | 278 m | 1990 | 1990 |
Camping World Stadium Orlando | United States | 65,000 | 37 m | 1936 | 1994 |
Soldier Field Chicago | United States | 61,500 | 187 m | 1924 | 1994 |
Stadio San Nicola Bari | Italy | 58,270 | 62 m | 1990 | 1990 |
Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes Córdoba | Argentina | 57,000 | 422 m | 1978 | 1978 |
RFK Stadium Washington · demolished 2025 | United States | 56,692 | 6 m | 1961 | 1994 |
Stadio Diego Armando Maradona Naples | Italy | 54,726 | 51 m | 1959 | 1990 |
Foxboro Stadium Foxborough · demolished 2002 | United States | 53,644 | 83 m | 1971 | 1994 |
Stanford Stadium Stanford | United States | 50,424 | 14 m | 1921 | 1994 |
Estadio José Amalfitani Buenos Aires | Argentina | 49,540 | 18 m | 1951 | 1978 |
Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos Santiago | Chile | 48,665 | 575 m | 1938 | 1962 |
Estadio Gigante de Arroyito Rosario | Argentina | 41,654 | 9 m | 1929 | 1978 |
Stadio Friuli Udine | Italy | 41,652 | 115 m | 1976 | 1990 |
Estadio Malvinas Argentinas Mendoza | Argentina | 40,268 | 839 m | 1978 | 1978 |
Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi Verona | Italy | 39,371 | 60 m | 1963 | 1990 |
Stadio Sant'Elia Cagliari | Italy | 39,000 | 1 m | 1970 | 1990 |
Stadio Renzo Barbera Palermo | Italy | 36,349 | 43 m | 1932 | 1990 |
Estadio José María Minella Mar del Plata | Argentina | 35,500 | 12 m | 1978 | 1978 |
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 |