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Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

55 venues across 6 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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55
Stadiums
6
Host countries
1911
Oldest
Stadio Luigi Ferraris
2018
Newest
Nizhny Novgorod Stadium

Stadium map

Venues used in 1962, 1978, 1990, 1994, 2006, 2018 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details
55 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.
    Allianz Arena
    Munich, Germany
    490 m
    cap 75,000
  5. 5.
    Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes
    Córdoba, Argentina
    422 m
    cap 57,000
  6. 6.
    Max-Morlock-Stadion
    Nuremberg, Germany
    324 m
    cap 50,000
  7. 7.
    Pontiac Silverdome
    Pontiac, United States
    296 m
    cap 80,338
  8. 8.
    Fritz-Walter-Stadion
    Kaiserslautern, Germany
    292 m
    cap 49,850
  9. 9.
    Stadio delle Alpi
    Turin, Italy
    278 m
    cap 67,229
  10. 10.
    Yekaterinburg Arena
    Yekaterinburg, Russia
    277 m
    cap 35,696
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1962, 1978, 1990, 1994, 2006, 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.
    Signal Iduna Park
    Dortmund, Germany
    6 matches
    1974, 2006 (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

6 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)
2.48g/m
565 goals · 228 matches · 43 venues
Low (200-800m)
2.68g/m
182 goals · 68 matches · 11 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
Signal Iduna Park
Dortmund
Germany81,365108 m19741974, 2006
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)
Milan
Italy75,923176 m19261934, 1990
Olympiastadion
Berlin
Germany74,47565 m19361974, 2006
MHPArena
Stuttgart
Germany60,449224 m19331974, 2006
Volksparkstadion
Hamburg
Germany57,00025 m19531974, 2006
Deutsche Bank Park
Frankfurt
Germany51,500116 m19251974, 2006
HDI-Arena
Hannover
Germany49,00065 m19541974, 2006
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
Allianz Arena
Munich
Germany75,000490 m20052006
Stadio Olimpico
Rome
Italy73,60337 m19531990
Krestovsky Stadium (Saint Petersburg Stadium)
Saint Petersburg
Russia68,13416 m20172018
Stadio delle Alpi
Turin · demolished 2008
Italy67,229278 m19901990
Camping World Stadium
Orlando
United States65,00037 m19361994
Veltins-Arena
Gelsenkirchen
Germany62,27157 m20012006
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
Foxboro Stadium
Foxborough · demolished 2002
United States53,64483 m19711994
Stanford Stadium
Stanford
United States50,42414 m19211994
RheinEnergieStadion
Cologne
Germany50,00071 m20042006
Max-Morlock-Stadion
Nuremberg
Germany50,000324 m19282006
Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Kaiserslautern
Germany49,850292 m19202006
Estadio José Amalfitani
Buenos Aires
Argentina49,54018 m19511978
Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos
Santiago
Chile48,665575 m19381962
Fisht Olympic Stadium
Sochi
Russia47,6591 m20132018
Red Bull Arena (Leipzig)
Leipzig
Germany47,069114 m20042006
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
Estadio Gigante de Arroyito
Rosario
Argentina41,6549 m19291978
Stadio Friuli
Udine
Italy41,652115 m19761990
Estadio Malvinas Argentinas
Mendoza
Argentina40,268839 m19781978
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
Estadio José María Minella
Mar del Plata
Argentina35,50012 m19781978
Kaliningrad Stadium
Kaliningrad
Russia35,2125 m20182018
Estadio Sausalito
Viña del Mar
Chile18,00013 m19291962
Estadio Carlos Dittborn
Arica
Chile17,78649 m19621962
Estadio El Teniente
Rancagua
Chile15,000512 m19451962