Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

28 venues across 3 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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Host countries

1920

Oldest

Fritz-Walter-Stadion

2005

Newest

Allianz Arena

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Venues used in 1962, 1970, 1986, 2006 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details

28 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.
Estadio Nemesio Díez
Toluca, Mexico
2,666 m
cap 30,000
2.
Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Mexico City, Mexico
2,307 m
cap 72,000
3.
Estadio Azteca
Mexico City, Mexico
2,287 m
cap 87,000
4.
Estadio Neza 86
Nezahualcóyotl, Mexico
2,236 m
cap 34,536
5.
Estadio Cuauhtémoc
Puebla, Mexico
2,124 m
cap 51,726
6.
Estadio León
León, Mexico
1,808 m
cap 31,297
7.
Estadio Corregidora
Querétaro, Mexico
1,807 m
cap 38,575
8.
Estadio Sergio León Chávez
Irapuato, Mexico
1,718 m
cap 25,000
9.
Estadio Tres de Marzo
Zapopan, Mexico
1,633 m
cap 30,015
10.
Estadio Jalisco
Guadalajara, Mexico
1,538 m
cap 55,020

GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1962, 1970, 1986, 2006

1.
Estadio Azteca
Mexico City, Mexico
19 matches
1970 (10), 1986 (9), 2026
2.
Estadio Jalisco
Guadalajara, Mexico
14 matches
1970 (8), 1986 (6)
3.
Estadio León
León, Mexico
11 matches
1970 (7), 1986 (4)
4.
Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos
Santiago, Chile
10 matches
1962 (10)
5.
Estadio Cuauhtémoc
Puebla, Mexico
8 matches
1970 (3), 1986 (5)
6.
Estadio Sausalito
Viña del Mar, Chile
8 matches
1962 (8)
7.
Estadio Nemesio Díez
Toluca, Mexico
7 matches
1970 (4), 1986 (3)
8.
Estadio Carlos Dittborn
Arica, Chile
7 matches
1962 (7)
9.
Estadio El Teniente
Rancagua, Chile
7 matches
1962 (7)
10.
Signal Iduna Park
Dortmund, Germany
6 matches
1974, 2006 (6)
11.
Allianz Arena
Munich, Germany
6 matches
2006 (6)
12.
Olympiastadion
Berlin, Germany
6 matches
1974, 2006 (6)

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Average capacity by opening decade

Are WC venues getting bigger over time?

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Stadiums by host country

3 countries have hosted matches

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Goals per match by stadium altitude

Does the air thin out the defense? Bands aligned with FIFA altitude-acclimatization thresholds.

Sea level (<200m)

2.42g/m

138 goals · 57 matches · 10 venues

Low (200-800m)

2.28g/m

107 goals · 47 matches · 8 venues

High (1500-2200m)

3.07g/m

132 goals · 43 matches · 6 venues

Very high (≥2200m)

2.61g/m

86 goals · 33 matches · 4 venues

goals.sum / matches.count, grouped by elevation band

All venues

Sort:WC appearances Capacity Altitude Opening year Name

Stadium	Country	Capacity	Altitude	Opened	WC editions
Estadio Azteca Mexico City	Mexico	87,000	2,287 m	1966	1970, 1986, 2026
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
Estadio Jalisco Guadalajara	Mexico	55,020	1,538 m	1960	1970, 1986
Estadio Cuauhtémoc Puebla	Mexico	51,726	2,124 m	1968	1970, 1986
Deutsche Bank Park Frankfurt	Germany	51,500	116 m	1925	1974, 2006
HDI-Arena Hannover	Germany	49,000	65 m	1954	1974, 2006
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
Allianz Arena Munich	Germany	75,000	490 m	2005	2006
Estadio Olímpico Universitario Mexico City	Mexico	72,000	2,307 m	1952	1986
Veltins-Arena Gelsenkirchen	Germany	62,271	57 m	2001	2006
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
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
Estadio Universitario San Nicolás de los Garza	Mexico	43,780	529 m	1967	1986
Estadio Corregidora Querétaro	Mexico	38,575	1,807 m	1985	1986
Estadio Tecnológico Monterrey · demolished 2017	Mexico	38,000	544 m	1950	1986
Estadio Neza 86 Nezahualcóyotl	Mexico	34,536	2,236 m	1981	1986
Estadio Tres de Marzo Zapopan	Mexico	30,015	1,633 m	1971	1986
Estadio Sergio León Chávez Irapuato	Mexico	25,000	1,718 m	1974	1986
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