Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.
17 venues across 2 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 (2 selected)
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Stadiums
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Host countries
1892
Oldest
Goodison Park1976
Newest
Giants StadiumStadium map
Venues used in 1966, 1994 — 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.Pontiac SilverdomePontiac, United States296 mcap 80,338
- 2.Rose BowlPasadena, United States247 mcap 92,800
- 3.Soldier FieldChicago, United States187 mcap 61,500
- 4.Cotton BowlDallas, United States149 mcap 92,100
- 5.Villa ParkBirmingham, England103 mcap 42,918
- 6.Foxboro StadiumFoxborough, United States83 mcap 53,644
- 7.Hillsborough StadiumSheffield, England69 mcap 39,732
- 8.Wembley Stadium (old)London, England60 mcap 98,600
- 9.Goodison ParkLiverpool, England46 mcap 39,414
- 10.Old TraffordManchester, England45 mcap 74,310
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)
Most-used venues
Ranked by match count in 1966, 1994
- 1.Wembley Stadium (old)London, England9 matches1966 (9)
- 2.Rose BowlPasadena, United States8 matches1994 (8)
- 3.Giants StadiumEast Rutherford, United States7 matches1994 (7)
- 4.Cotton BowlDallas, United States6 matches1994 (6)
- 5.Foxboro StadiumFoxborough, United States6 matches1994 (6)
- 6.Stanford StadiumStanford, United States6 matches1994 (6)
- 7.Camping World StadiumOrlando, United States5 matches1994 (5)
- 8.Soldier FieldChicago, United States5 matches1994 (5)
- 9.RFK StadiumWashington, United States5 matches1994 (5)
- 10.Goodison ParkLiverpool, England5 matches1966 (5)
- 11.Pontiac SilverdomePontiac, United States4 matches1994 (4)
- 12.Roker ParkSunderland, England4 matches1966 (4)
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
2 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)
2.71g/m
195 goals · 72 matches · 15 venues
Low (200-800m)
2.92g/m
35 goals · 12 matches · 2 venues
goals.sum / matches.count, grouped by elevation band
All venues
| Stadium | Country | Capacity | Altitude | Opened | WC editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wembley Stadium (old) London · demolished 2003 | England | 98,600 | 60 m | 1923 | 1966 |
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 |
White City Stadium London · demolished 1985 | England | 76,567 | 13 m | 1908 | 1966 |
Giants Stadium East Rutherford · demolished 2010 | United States | 75,338 | 23 m | 1976 | 1994 |
Old Trafford Manchester | England | 74,310 | 45 m | 1910 | 1966 |
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 |
Villa Park Birmingham | England | 42,918 | 103 m | 1897 | 1966 |
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 |