Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.
25 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
1914
Oldest
Ligga Arena (Arena da Baixada)2014
Newest
Neo Química ArenaStadium map
Venues used in 1962, 1994, 2014 — 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.Estádio Nacional Mané GarrinchaBrasília, Brazil1,119 mcap 72,788
- 2.Ligga Arena (Arena da Baixada)Curitiba, Brazil910 mcap 40,502
- 3.Estádio MineirãoBelo Horizonte, Brazil850 mcap 58,170
- 4.Neo Química ArenaSão Paulo, Brazil785 mcap 49,205
- 5.
Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez PrádanosSantiago, Chile575 mcap 48,665 - 6.Estadio El TenienteRancagua, Chile512 mcap 15,000
- 7.
Pontiac SilverdomePontiac, United States296 mcap 80,338 - 8.Rose BowlPasadena, United States247 mcap 92,800
- 9.Soldier FieldChicago, United States187 mcap 61,500
- 10.Arena PantanalCuiabá, Brazil173 mcap 41,390
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)
Most-used venues
Ranked by match count in 1962, 1994, 2014
- 1.Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez PrádanosSantiago, Chile10 matches1962 (10)
- 2.Rose BowlPasadena, United States8 matches1994 (8)
- 3.Estadio SausalitoViña del Mar, Chile8 matches1962 (8)
- 4.Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã)Rio de Janeiro, Brazil7 matches1950, 2014 (7)
- 5.Giants StadiumEast Rutherford, United States7 matches1994 (7)
- 6.Estádio Nacional Mané GarrinchaBrasília, Brazil7 matches2014 (7)
- 7.Estadio Carlos DittbornArica, Chile7 matches1962 (7)
- 8.Estadio El TenienteRancagua, Chile7 matches1962 (7)
- 9.Cotton BowlDallas, United States6 matches1994 (6)
- 10.Arena CastelãoFortaleza, Brazil6 matches2014 (6)
- 11.Estádio MineirãoBelo Horizonte, Brazil6 matches2014 (6)
- 12.Foxboro StadiumFoxborough, United States6 matches1994 (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)
2.79g/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
goals.sum / matches.count, grouped by elevation band
All venues
| Stadium | Country | Capacity | Altitude | Opened | WC editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã) Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | 78,838 | 21 m | 1950 | 1950, 2014 |
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 |