Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

59 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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1892

Oldest

Goodison Park

1998

Newest

Stade de France

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Venues used in 1966, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1998 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details

59 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

GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1966, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1998

1.
Wembley Stadium (old)
London, England
9 matches
1966 (9)
2.
Estadio Azteca
Mexico City, Mexico
9 matches
1970, 1986 (9), 2026
3.
Stade de France
Saint-Denis, France
9 matches
1998 (9)
4.
Stade Vélodrome
Marseille, France
7 matches
1938, 1998 (7)
5.
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)
Milan, Italy
6 matches
1934, 1990 (6)
6.
Stadio Olimpico
Rome, Italy
6 matches
1990 (6)
7.
Estadio Jalisco
Guadalajara, Mexico
6 matches
1970, 1986 (6)
8.
Parc des Princes
Paris, France
6 matches
1938, 1998 (6)
9.
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Saint-Étienne, France
6 matches
1998 (6)
10.
Stade de Gerland
Lyon, France
6 matches
1938, 1998 (6)
11.
Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Lens, France
6 matches
1998 (6)
12.
Stade de la Beaujoire
Nantes, France
6 matches
1998 (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)

2.64g/m

448 goals · 170 matches · 39 venues

Low (200-800m)

2.16g/m

82 goals · 38 matches · 9 venues

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
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro) Milan	Italy	75,923	176 m	1926	1934, 1990
Stade Vélodrome Marseille	France	67,394	12 m	1937	1938, 1998
Estadio Jalisco Guadalajara	Mexico	55,020	1,538 m	1960	1970, 1986
Estadio Cuauhtémoc Puebla	Mexico	51,726	2,124 m	1968	1970, 1986
Parc des Princes Paris	France	47,929	42 m	1897	1938, 1998
Stadio Artemio Franchi Florence	Italy	47,290	51 m	1931	1934, 1990
Stade de Gerland Lyon	France	41,000	173 m	1926	1938, 1998
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
Stade Chaban-Delmas Bordeaux	France	34,462	24 m	1938	1938, 1998
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
Camp Nou Barcelona	Spain	99,354	62 m	1957	1982
Wembley Stadium (old) London · demolished 2003	England	98,600	60 m	1923	1966
Santiago Bernabéu Madrid	Spain	81,044	720 m	1947	1982
Stade de France Saint-Denis	France	80,698	57 m	1998	1998
White City Stadium London · demolished 1985	England	76,567	13 m	1908	1966
Old Trafford Manchester	England	74,310	45 m	1910	1966
Stadio Olimpico Rome	Italy	73,603	37 m	1953	1990
Estadio Olímpico Universitario Mexico City	Mexico	72,000	2,307 m	1952	1986
Stadio delle Alpi Turin · demolished 2008	Italy	67,229	278 m	1990	1990
Estadio Vicente Calderón Madrid · demolished 2019	Spain	65,695	583 m	1966	1982
Estadio Benito Villamarín Seville	Spain	60,721	20 m	1929	1982
Stadio San Nicola Bari	Italy	58,270	62 m	1990	1990
Stadio Diego Armando Maradona Naples	Italy	54,726	51 m	1959	1990
Mestalla Valencia	Spain	49,500	20 m	1923	1982
San Mamés (old) Bilbao · demolished 2013	Spain	46,200	30 m	1913	1982
Estadio Sarriá Barcelona · demolished 1997	Spain	44,000	95 m	1923	1982
Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Seville	Spain	43,883	19 m	1958	1982
Estadio Universitario San Nicolás de los Garza	Mexico	43,780	529 m	1967	1986
Villa Park Birmingham	England	42,918	103 m	1897	1966
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Saint-Étienne	France	41,965	488 m	1931	1998
Stadio Friuli Udine	Italy	41,652	115 m	1976	1990
Roker Park Sunderland · demolished 1997	England	40,310	30 m	1898	1966
Ayresome Park Middlesbrough · demolished 1997	England	40,000	11 m	1903	1966
Hillsborough Stadium Sheffield	England	39,732	69 m	1899	1966
Goodison Park Liverpool	England	39,414	46 m	1892	1966
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
Stade Bollaert-Delelis Lens	France	37,705	41 m	1933	1998
Stadio Renzo Barbera Palermo	Italy	36,349	43 m	1932	1990
Stade de la Beaujoire Nantes	France	35,322	27 m	1984	1998
Estadio Neza 86 Nezahualcóyotl	Mexico	34,536	2,236 m	1981	1986
Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero Elche	Spain	33,732	79 m	1976	1982
Estadio La Romareda Zaragoza	Spain	33,608	229 m	1957	1982
Stadium de Toulouse Toulouse	France	33,150	148 m	1937	1998
Stade de la Mosson Montpellier	France	32,939	41 m	1972	1998
Estadio Riazor A Coruña	Spain	32,660	28 m	1944	1982
Estadio La Rosaleda Málaga	Spain	30,044	23 m	1941	1982
Estadio Tres de Marzo Zapopan	Mexico	30,015	1,633 m	1971	1986
Estadio José Rico Pérez Alicante	Spain	30,000	79 m	1974	1982
El Molinón Gijón	Spain	29,538	5 m	1908	1982
Estadio de Balaídos Vigo	Spain	29,000	10 m	1928	1982
Estadio José Zorrilla Valladolid	Spain	26,512	719 m	1982	1982
Estadio Sergio León Chávez Irapuato	Mexico	25,000	1,718 m	1974	1986
Estadio Carlos Tartiere (old) Oviedo · demolished 2003	Spain	23,500	245 m	1932	1982