Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

30 venues across 4 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

Host countries

1914

Oldest

Ligga Arena (Arena da Baixada)

2014

Newest

Neo Química Arena

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Venues used in 1962, 1970, 1994, 2014 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details

30 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 Azteca
Mexico City, Mexico
2,287 m
cap 87,000
3.
Estadio Cuauhtémoc
Puebla, Mexico
2,124 m
cap 51,726
4.
Estadio León
León, Mexico
1,808 m
cap 31,297
5.
Estadio Jalisco
Guadalajara, Mexico
1,538 m
cap 55,020
6.
Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha
Brasília, Brazil
1,119 m
cap 72,788
7.
Ligga Arena (Arena da Baixada)
Curitiba, Brazil
910 m
cap 40,502
8.
Estádio Mineirão
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
850 m
cap 58,170
9.
Neo Química Arena
São Paulo, Brazil
785 m
cap 49,205
10.
Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos
Santiago, Chile
575 m
cap 48,665

GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1962, 1970, 1994, 2014

1.
Estadio Azteca
Mexico City, Mexico
10 matches
1970 (10), 1986, 2026
2.
Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos
Santiago, Chile
10 matches
1962 (10)
3.
Rose Bowl
Pasadena, United States
8 matches
1994 (8)
4.
Estadio Jalisco
Guadalajara, Mexico
8 matches
1970 (8), 1986
5.
Estadio Sausalito
Viña del Mar, Chile
8 matches
1962 (8)
6.
Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
7 matches
1950, 2014 (7)
7.
Giants Stadium
East Rutherford, United States
7 matches
1994 (7)
8.
Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha
Brasília, Brazil
7 matches
2014 (7)
9.
Estadio León
León, Mexico
7 matches
1970 (7), 1986
10.
Estadio Carlos Dittborn
Arica, Chile
7 matches
1962 (7)
11.
Estadio El Teniente
Rancagua, Chile
7 matches
1962 (7)
12.
Cotton Bowl
Dallas, United States
6 matches
1994 (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

4 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)

2.79g/m

268 goals · 96 matches · 17 venues

Low (200-800m)

2.51g/m

88 goals · 35 matches · 5 venues

Mid (800-1500m)

2.65g/m

45 goals · 17 matches · 3 venues

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

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
Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã) Rio de Janeiro	Brazil	78,838	21 m	1950	1950, 2014
Estadio Jalisco Guadalajara	Mexico	55,020	1,538 m	1960	1970, 1986
Estadio Cuauhtémoc Puebla	Mexico	51,726	2,124 m	1968	1970, 1986
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
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
Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha Brasília	Brazil	72,788	1,119 m	2013	2014
Camping World Stadium Orlando	United States	65,000	37 m	1936	1994
Arena Castelão Fortaleza	Brazil	64,846	29 m	1973	2014
Soldier Field Chicago	United States	61,500	187 m	1924	1994
Estádio Mineirão Belo Horizonte	Brazil	58,170	850 m	1965	2014
RFK Stadium Washington · demolished 2025	United States	56,692	6 m	1961	1994
Foxboro Stadium Foxborough · demolished 2002	United States	53,644	83 m	1971	1994
Arena Fonte Nova Salvador	Brazil	51,900	55 m	2013	2014
Stanford Stadium Stanford	United States	50,424	14 m	1921	1994
Estádio Beira-Rio Porto Alegre	Brazil	50,128	9 m	1969	2014
Neo Química Arena São Paulo	Brazil	49,205	785 m	2014	2014
Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos Santiago	Chile	48,665	575 m	1938	1962
Arena Pernambuco São Lourenço da Mata	Brazil	44,248	26 m	2013	2014
Arena Pantanal Cuiabá	Brazil	41,390	173 m	2014	2014
Arena da Amazônia Manaus	Brazil	40,549	41 m	2014	2014
Ligga Arena (Arena da Baixada) Curitiba	Brazil	40,502	910 m	1914	2014
Arena das Dunas Natal	Brazil	31,375	34 m	2014	2014
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