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Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

63 venues across 7 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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63
Stadiums
7
Host countries
1911
Oldest
Stadio Luigi Ferraris
2018
Newest
Nizhny Novgorod Stadium

Stadium map

Venues used in 1962, 1978, 1990, 1994, 2002, 2018 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details
63 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. 1.
    Estadio Malvinas Argentinas
    Mendoza, Argentina
    839 m
    cap 40,268
  2. 2.
    Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos
    Santiago, Chile
    575 m
    cap 48,665
  3. 3.
    Estadio El Teniente
    Rancagua, Chile
    512 m
    cap 15,000
  4. 4.
    Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes
    Córdoba, Argentina
    422 m
    cap 57,000
  5. 5.
    Pontiac Silverdome
    Pontiac, United States
    296 m
    cap 80,338
  6. 6.
    Stadio delle Alpi
    Turin, Italy
    278 m
    cap 67,229
  7. 7.
    Yekaterinburg Arena
    Yekaterinburg, Russia
    277 m
    cap 35,696
  8. 8.
    Rose Bowl
    Pasadena, United States
    247 m
    cap 92,800
  9. 9.
    Soldier Field
    Chicago, United States
    187 m
    cap 61,500
  10. 10.
    Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)
    Milan, Italy
    176 m
    cap 75,923
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1962, 1978, 1990, 1994, 2002, 2018
  1. 1.
    Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos
    Santiago, Chile
    10 matches
    1962 (10)
  2. 2.
    Estadio Monumental
    Buenos Aires, Argentina
    9 matches
    1978 (9)
  3. 3.
    Rose Bowl
    Pasadena, United States
    8 matches
    1994 (8)
  4. 4.
    Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes
    Córdoba, Argentina
    8 matches
    1978 (8)
  5. 5.
    Estadio Sausalito
    Viña del Mar, Chile
    8 matches
    1962 (8)
  6. 6.
    Luzhniki Stadium
    Moscow, Russia
    7 matches
    2018 (7)
  7. 7.
    Giants Stadium
    East Rutherford, United States
    7 matches
    1994 (7)
  8. 8.
    Krestovsky Stadium (Saint Petersburg Stadium)
    Saint Petersburg, Russia
    7 matches
    2018 (7)
  9. 9.
    Estadio Carlos Dittborn
    Arica, Chile
    7 matches
    1962 (7)
  10. 10.
    Estadio El Teniente
    Rancagua, Chile
    7 matches
    1962 (7)
  11. 11.
    Cotton Bowl
    Dallas, United States
    6 matches
    1994 (6)
  12. 12.
    Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)
    Milan, Italy
    6 matches
    1934, 1990 (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

7 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)
2.54g/m
628 goals · 247 matches · 53 venues
Low (200-800m)
2.74g/m
126 goals · 46 matches · 7 venues
Mid (800-1500m)
2.67g/m
16 goals · 6 matches · 1 venue
goals.sum / matches.count, grouped by elevation band

All venues

Sort:WC appearancesCapacityAltitudeOpening yearName
StadiumCountryCapacityAltitudeOpenedWC editions
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)
Milan
Italy75,923176 m19261934, 1990
Stadio Artemio Franchi
Florence
Italy47,29051 m19311934, 1990
Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Bologna
Italy38,27964 m19271934, 1990
Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Genoa
Italy36,59926 m19111934, 1990
Rose Bowl
Pasadena
United States92,800247 m19221994
Cotton Bowl
Dallas
United States92,100149 m19321994
Estadio Monumental
Buenos Aires
Argentina83,21415 m19381978
Pontiac Silverdome
Pontiac · demolished 2018
United States80,338296 m19751994
Luzhniki Stadium
Moscow
Russia78,011159 m19562018
Giants Stadium
East Rutherford · demolished 2010
United States75,33823 m19761994
Stadio Olimpico
Rome
Italy73,60337 m19531990
International Stadium Yokohama
Yokohama
Japan72,32738 m19982002
Krestovsky Stadium (Saint Petersburg Stadium)
Saint Petersburg
Russia68,13416 m20172018
Stadio delle Alpi
Turin · demolished 2008
Italy67,229278 m19901990
Seoul World Cup Stadium
Seoul
South Korea66,70429 m20012002
Daegu World Cup Stadium
Daegu
South Korea66,42282 m20012002
Camping World Stadium
Orlando
United States65,00037 m19361994
Saitama Stadium 2002
Saitama
Japan63,70011 m20012002
Soldier Field
Chicago
United States61,500187 m19241994
Stadio San Nicola
Bari
Italy58,27062 m19901990
Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes
Córdoba
Argentina57,000422 m19781978
RFK Stadium
Washington · demolished 2025
United States56,6926 m19611994
Stadio Diego Armando Maradona
Naples
Italy54,72651 m19591990
Busan Asiad Stadium
Busan
South Korea53,76925 m20012002
Foxboro Stadium
Foxborough · demolished 2002
United States53,64483 m19711994
Shizuoka Stadium ECOPA
Fukuroi
Japan50,88950 m20012002
Stanford Stadium
Stanford
United States50,42414 m19211994
Incheon Munhak Stadium
Incheon
South Korea50,25638 m20022002
Estadio José Amalfitani
Buenos Aires
Argentina49,54018 m19511978
Miyagi Stadium
Rifu
Japan49,00056 m20002002
Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos
Santiago
Chile48,665575 m19381962
Fisht Olympic Stadium
Sochi
Russia47,6591 m20132018
Yanmar Stadium Nagai
Osaka
Japan47,00013 m19962002
Volgograd Arena
Volgograd
Russia45,56894 m20182018
Ak Bars Arena (Kazan Arena)
Kazan
Russia45,37949 m20132018
Otkrytie Arena (Spartak Stadium)
Moscow
Russia45,360125 m20142018
Rostov Arena
Rostov-on-Don
Russia45,0000 m20182018
Samara Arena
Samara
Russia44,918161 m20182018
Nizhny Novgorod Stadium
Nizhny Novgorod
Russia44,89974 m20182018
Mordovia Arena
Saransk
Russia44,442144 m20172018
Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium
Ulsan
South Korea43,5508 m20012002
Suwon World Cup Stadium
Suwon
South Korea43,28868 m20012002
Gwangju World Cup Stadium
Gwangju
South Korea42,88048 m20012002
Jeonju World Cup Stadium
Jeonju
South Korea42,47713 m20012002
Niigata Stadium (Big Swan)
Niigata
Japan42,3001 m20012002
Estadio Gigante de Arroyito
Rosario
Argentina41,6549 m19291978
Stadio Friuli
Udine
Italy41,652115 m19761990
Sapporo Dome
Sapporo
Japan41,484101 m20012002
Kashima Soccer Stadium
Kashima
Japan40,72851 m19932002
Daejeon World Cup Stadium
Daejeon
South Korea40,53561 m20012002
Estadio Malvinas Argentinas
Mendoza
Argentina40,268839 m19781978
Ōita Stadium (Big Eye)
Ōita
Japan40,000108 m20012002
Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi
Verona
Italy39,37160 m19631990
Stadio Sant'Elia
Cagliari
Italy39,0001 m19701990
Stadio Renzo Barbera
Palermo
Italy36,34943 m19321990
Yekaterinburg Arena
Yekaterinburg
Russia35,696277 m19572018
Jeju World Cup Stadium
Seogwipo
South Korea35,65772 m20012002
Estadio José María Minella
Mar del Plata
Argentina35,50012 m19781978
Kaliningrad Stadium
Kaliningrad
Russia35,2125 m20182018
Noevir Stadium Kobe
Kobe
Japan30,132-1 m20012002
Estadio Sausalito
Viña del Mar
Chile18,00013 m19291962
Estadio Carlos Dittborn
Arica
Chile17,78649 m19621962
Estadio El Teniente
Rancagua
Chile15,000512 m19451962