Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.
23 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}).
Tournament — click to filter (3 selected)
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Stadiums
3
Host countries
1897
Oldest
Parc des Princes1998
Newest
Stade de FranceStadium map
Venues used in 1962, 1994, 1998 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details
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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 Nacional Julio Martínez PrádanosSantiago, Chile575 mcap 48,665 - 2.Estadio El TenienteRancagua, Chile512 mcap 15,000
- 3.Stade Geoffroy-GuichardSaint-Étienne, France488 mcap 41,965
- 4.
Pontiac SilverdomePontiac, United States296 mcap 80,338 - 5.Rose BowlPasadena, United States247 mcap 92,800
- 6.Soldier FieldChicago, United States187 mcap 61,500
- 7.Stade de GerlandLyon, France173 mcap 41,000
- 8.Cotton BowlDallas, United States149 mcap 92,100
- 9.Stadium de ToulouseToulouse, France148 mcap 33,150
- 10.Foxboro StadiumFoxborough, United States83 mcap 53,644
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)
Most-used venues
Ranked by match count in 1962, 1994, 1998
- 1.Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez PrádanosSantiago, Chile10 matches1962 (10)
- 2.Stade de FranceSaint-Denis, France9 matches1998 (9)
- 3.Rose BowlPasadena, United States8 matches1994 (8)
- 4.Estadio SausalitoViña del Mar, Chile8 matches1962 (8)
- 5.Giants StadiumEast Rutherford, United States7 matches1994 (7)
- 6.Stade VélodromeMarseille, France7 matches1938, 1998 (7)
- 7.Estadio Carlos DittbornArica, Chile7 matches1962 (7)
- 8.Estadio El TenienteRancagua, Chile7 matches1962 (7)
- 9.Cotton BowlDallas, United States6 matches1994 (6)
- 10.Foxboro StadiumFoxborough, United States6 matches1994 (6)
- 11.Stanford StadiumStanford, United States6 matches1994 (6)
- 12.Parc des PrincesParis, France6 matches1938, 1998 (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
3 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)
2.74g/m
310 goals · 113 matches · 18 venues
Low (200-800m)
2.60g/m
91 goals · 35 matches · 5 venues
goals.sum / matches.count, grouped by elevation band
All venues
| Stadium | Country | Capacity | Altitude | Opened | WC editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Stade Vélodrome Marseille | France | 67,394 | 12 m | 1937 | 1938, 1998 |
Parc des Princes Paris | France | 47,929 | 42 m | 1897 | 1938, 1998 |
Stade de Gerland Lyon | France | 41,000 | 173 m | 1926 | 1938, 1998 |
Stade Chaban-Delmas Bordeaux | France | 34,462 | 24 m | 1938 | 1938, 1998 |
Rose Bowl Pasadena | United States | 92,800 | 247 m | 1922 | 1994 |
Cotton Bowl Dallas | United States | 92,100 | 149 m | 1932 | 1994 |
Stade de France Saint-Denis | France | 80,698 | 57 m | 1998 | 1998 |
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 |
Camping World Stadium Orlando | United States | 65,000 | 37 m | 1936 | 1994 |
Soldier Field Chicago | United States | 61,500 | 187 m | 1924 | 1994 |
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 |
Stanford Stadium Stanford | United States | 50,424 | 14 m | 1921 | 1994 |
Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos Santiago | Chile | 48,665 | 575 m | 1938 | 1962 |
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Saint-Étienne | France | 41,965 | 488 m | 1931 | 1998 |
Stade Bollaert-Delelis Lens | France | 37,705 | 41 m | 1933 | 1998 |
Stade de la Beaujoire Nantes | France | 35,322 | 27 m | 1984 | 1998 |
Stadium de Toulouse Toulouse | France | 33,150 | 148 m | 1937 | 1998 |
Stade de la Mosson Montpellier | France | 32,939 | 41 m | 1972 | 1998 |
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 |