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Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

45 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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45
Stadiums
5
Host countries
1892
Oldest
Goodison Park
2020
Newest
SoFi Stadium

Stadium map

Venues used in 1966, 1986, 1998, 2026 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details
45 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 Nemesio Díez
    Toluca, Mexico
    2,666 m
    cap 30,000
  2. 2.
    Estadio Olímpico Universitario
    Mexico City, Mexico
    2,307 m
    cap 72,000
  3. 3.
    Estadio Azteca
    Mexico City, Mexico
    2,287 m
    cap 87,000
  4. 4.
    Estadio Neza 86
    Nezahualcóyotl, Mexico
    2,236 m
    cap 34,536
  5. 5.
    Estadio Cuauhtémoc
    Puebla, Mexico
    2,124 m
    cap 51,726
  6. 6.
    Estadio León
    León, Mexico
    1,808 m
    cap 31,297
  7. 7.
    Estadio Corregidora
    Querétaro, Mexico
    1,807 m
    cap 38,575
  8. 8.
    Estadio Sergio León Chávez
    Irapuato, Mexico
    1,718 m
    cap 25,000
  9. 9.
    Estadio Akron
    Zapopan, Mexico
    1,671 m
    cap 49,850
  10. 10.
    Estadio Tres de Marzo
    Zapopan, Mexico
    1,633 m
    cap 30,015
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1966, 1986, 1998, 2026
  1. 1.
    Estadio Azteca
    Mexico City, Mexico
    14 matches
    1970, 1986 (9), 2026 (5)
  2. 2.
    Wembley Stadium (old)
    London, England
    9 matches
    1966 (9)
  3. 3.
    Stade de France
    Saint-Denis, France
    9 matches
    1998 (9)
  4. 4.
    AT&T Stadium
    Arlington, United States
    9 matches
    2026 (9)
  5. 5.
    MetLife Stadium
    East Rutherford, United States
    8 matches
    2026 (8)
  6. 6.
    Mercedes-Benz Stadium
    Atlanta, United States
    8 matches
    2026 (8)
  7. 7.
    SoFi Stadium
    Inglewood, United States
    8 matches
    2026 (8)
  8. 8.
    NRG Stadium
    Houston, United States
    7 matches
    2026 (7)
  9. 9.
    Stade Vélodrome
    Marseille, France
    7 matches
    1938, 1998 (7)
  10. 10.
    Gillette Stadium
    Foxborough, United States
    7 matches
    2026 (7)
  11. 11.
    Hard Rock Stadium
    Miami Gardens, United States
    7 matches
    2026 (7)
  12. 12.
    BC Place
    Vancouver, Canada
    7 matches
    2026 (7)
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

5 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)
1.47g/m
246 goals · 167 matches · 28 venues
Low (200-800m)
0.72g/m
23 goals · 32 matches · 6 venues
High (1500-2200m)
2.55g/m
74 goals · 29 matches · 7 venues
Very high (≥2200m)
2.04g/m
49 goals · 24 matches · 4 venues
goals.sum / matches.count, grouped by elevation band

All venues

Sort:WC appearancesCapacityAltitudeOpening yearName
StadiumCountryCapacityAltitudeOpenedWC editions
Estadio Azteca
Mexico City
Mexico87,0002,287 m19661970, 1986, 2026
Stade Vélodrome
Marseille
France67,39412 m19371938, 1998
Estadio Jalisco
Guadalajara
Mexico55,0201,538 m19601970, 1986
Estadio Cuauhtémoc
Puebla
Mexico51,7262,124 m19681970, 1986
Parc des Princes
Paris
France47,92942 m18971938, 1998
Stade de Gerland
Lyon
France41,000173 m19261938, 1998
Stade Chaban-Delmas
Bordeaux
France34,46224 m19381938, 1998
Estadio León
León
Mexico31,2971,808 m19671970, 1986
Estadio Nemesio Díez
Toluca
Mexico30,0002,666 m19541970, 1986
Wembley Stadium (old)
London · demolished 2003
England98,60060 m19231966
MetLife Stadium
East Rutherford
United States82,5009 m20102026
Stade de France
Saint-Denis
France80,69857 m19981998
AT&T Stadium
Arlington
United States80,000177 m20092026
White City Stadium
London · demolished 1985
England76,56713 m19081966
GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium
Kansas City
United States76,416273 m19722026
Old Trafford
Manchester
England74,31045 m19101966
NRG Stadium
Houston
United States72,22015 m20022026
Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Mexico City
Mexico72,0002,307 m19521986
Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Atlanta
United States71,000313 m20172026
SoFi Stadium
Inglewood
United States70,24045 m20202026
Lincoln Financial Field
Philadelphia
United States69,87913 m20032026
Lumen Field
Seattle
United States68,74014 m20022026
Levi's Stadium
Santa Clara
United States68,5001 m20142026
Gillette Stadium
Foxborough
United States65,87883 m20022026
Hard Rock Stadium
Miami Gardens
United States65,32613 m19872026
BC Place
Vancouver
Canada54,50011 m19832026
Estadio BBVA
Guadalupe
Mexico53,500493 m20152026
Estadio Akron
Zapopan
Mexico49,8501,671 m20102026
Estadio Universitario
San Nicolás de los Garza
Mexico43,780529 m19671986
Villa Park
Birmingham
England42,918103 m18971966
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Saint-Étienne
France41,965488 m19311998
Roker Park
Sunderland · demolished 1997
England40,31030 m18981966
Ayresome Park
Middlesbrough · demolished 1997
England40,00011 m19031966
Hillsborough Stadium
Sheffield
England39,73269 m18991966
Goodison Park
Liverpool
England39,41446 m18921966
Estadio Corregidora
Querétaro
Mexico38,5751,807 m19851986
Estadio Tecnológico
Monterrey · demolished 2017
Mexico38,000544 m19501986
Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Lens
France37,70541 m19331998
Stade de la Beaujoire
Nantes
France35,32227 m19841998
Estadio Neza 86
Nezahualcóyotl
Mexico34,5362,236 m19811986
Stadium de Toulouse
Toulouse
France33,150148 m19371998
Stade de la Mosson
Montpellier
France32,93941 m19721998
Estadio Tres de Marzo
Zapopan
Mexico30,0151,633 m19711986
BMO Field
Toronto
Canada30,00081 m20072026
Estadio Sergio León Chávez
Irapuato
Mexico25,0001,718 m19741986