Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

43 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}).

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1911

Oldest

Stadio Luigi Ferraris

1990

Newest

Stadio delle Alpi

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Venues used in 1962, 1974, 1978, 1986, 1990 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details

43 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

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Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1962, 1974, 1978, 1986, 1990

1.
Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos
Santiago, Chile
10 matches
1962 (10)
2.
Estadio Azteca
Mexico City, Mexico
9 matches
1970, 1986 (9), 2026
3.
Estadio Monumental
Buenos Aires, Argentina
9 matches
1978 (9)
4.
Olympiastadion
Berlin, Germany
8 matches
1974 (8), 2006
5.
Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes
Córdoba, Argentina
8 matches
1978 (8)
6.
Estadio Sausalito
Viña del Mar, Chile
8 matches
1962 (8)
7.
Estadio Carlos Dittborn
Arica, Chile
7 matches
1962 (7)
8.
Estadio El Teniente
Rancagua, Chile
7 matches
1962 (7)
9.
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)
Milan, Italy
6 matches
1934, 1990 (6)
10.
Stadio Olimpico
Rome, Italy
6 matches
1990 (6)
11.
Estadio Jalisco
Guadalajara, Mexico
6 matches
1970, 1986 (6)
12.
Estadio Gigante de Arroyito
Rosario, Argentina
6 matches
1978 (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

5 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)

2.45g/m

294 goals · 120 matches · 24 venues

Low (200-800m)

2.43g/m

102 goals · 42 matches · 7 venues

Mid (800-1500m)

2.67g/m

16 goals · 6 matches · 1 venue

High (1500-2200m)

2.96g/m

74 goals · 25 matches · 6 venues

Very high (≥2200m)

2.58g/m

49 goals · 19 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
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro) Milan	Italy	75,923	176 m	1926	1934, 1990
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
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
Estadio Monumental Buenos Aires	Argentina	83,214	15 m	1938	1978
Olympiastadion München Munich	Germany	80,000	524 m	1972	1974
Stadio Olimpico Rome	Italy	73,603	37 m	1953	1990
Estadio Olímpico Universitario Mexico City	Mexico	72,000	2,307 m	1952	1986
Rheinstadion Düsseldorf · demolished 2002	Germany	70,000	38 m	1925	1974
Parkstadion Gelsenkirchen · demolished 2008	Germany	70,000	57 m	1973	1974
Stadio delle Alpi Turin · demolished 2008	Italy	67,229	278 m	1990	1990
Stadio San Nicola Bari	Italy	58,270	62 m	1990	1990
Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes Córdoba	Argentina	57,000	422 m	1978	1978
Stadio Diego Armando Maradona Naples	Italy	54,726	51 m	1959	1990
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 Universitario San Nicolás de los Garza	Mexico	43,780	529 m	1967	1986
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
Estadio Corregidora Querétaro	Mexico	38,575	1,807 m	1985	1986
Estadio Tecnológico Monterrey · demolished 2017	Mexico	38,000	544 m	1950	1986
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 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