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Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

50 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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Stadiums
5
Host countries
1911
Oldest
Stadio Luigi Ferraris
2018
Newest
Nizhny Novgorod Stadium

Stadium map

Venues used in 1970, 1974, 1978, 1990, 2006, 2018 — 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. 1.
    Estadio Nemesio Díez
    Toluca, Mexico
    2,666 m
    cap 30,000
  2. 2.
    Estadio Azteca
    Mexico City, Mexico
    2,287 m
    cap 87,000
  3. 3.
    Estadio Cuauhtémoc
    Puebla, Mexico
    2,124 m
    cap 51,726
  4. 4.
    Estadio León
    León, Mexico
    1,808 m
    cap 31,297
  5. 5.
    Estadio Jalisco
    Guadalajara, Mexico
    1,538 m
    cap 55,020
  6. 6.
    Estadio Malvinas Argentinas
    Mendoza, Argentina
    839 m
    cap 40,268
  7. 7.
    Olympiastadion München
    Munich, Germany
    524 m
    cap 80,000
  8. 8.
    Allianz Arena
    Munich, Germany
    490 m
    cap 75,000
  9. 9.
    Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes
    Córdoba, Argentina
    422 m
    cap 57,000
  10. 10.
    Max-Morlock-Stadion
    Nuremberg, Germany
    324 m
    cap 50,000
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1970, 1974, 1978, 1990, 2006, 2018
  1. 1.
    Olympiastadion
    Berlin, Germany
    14 matches
    1974 (8), 2006 (6)
  2. 2.
    Estadio Azteca
    Mexico City, Mexico
    10 matches
    1970 (10), 1986, 2026
  3. 3.
    Signal Iduna Park
    Dortmund, Germany
    10 matches
    1974 (4), 2006 (6)
  4. 4.
    MHPArena
    Stuttgart, Germany
    10 matches
    1974 (4), 2006 (6)
  5. 5.
    Deutsche Bank Park
    Frankfurt, Germany
    10 matches
    1974 (5), 2006 (5)
  6. 6.
    Estadio Monumental
    Buenos Aires, Argentina
    9 matches
    1978 (9)
  7. 7.
    HDI-Arena
    Hannover, Germany
    9 matches
    1974 (4), 2006 (5)
  8. 8.
    Volksparkstadion
    Hamburg, Germany
    8 matches
    1974 (3), 2006 (5)
  9. 9.
    Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes
    Córdoba, Argentina
    8 matches
    1978 (8)
  10. 10.
    Estadio Jalisco
    Guadalajara, Mexico
    8 matches
    1970 (8), 1986
  11. 11.
    Luzhniki Stadium
    Moscow, Russia
    7 matches
    2018 (7)
  12. 12.
    Krestovsky Stadium (Saint Petersburg Stadium)
    Saint Petersburg, Russia
    7 matches
    2018 (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)
2.41g/m
498 goals · 207 matches · 36 venues
Low (200-800m)
2.70g/m
116 goals · 43 matches · 7 venues
Mid (800-1500m)
2.67g/m
16 goals · 6 matches · 1 venue
High (1500-2200m)
3.22g/m
58 goals · 18 matches · 3 venues
Very high (≥2200m)
2.64g/m
37 goals · 14 matches · 2 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
Signal Iduna Park
Dortmund
Germany81,365108 m19741974, 2006
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)
Milan
Italy75,923176 m19261934, 1990
Olympiastadion
Berlin
Germany74,47565 m19361974, 2006
MHPArena
Stuttgart
Germany60,449224 m19331974, 2006
Volksparkstadion
Hamburg
Germany57,00025 m19531974, 2006
Estadio Jalisco
Guadalajara
Mexico55,0201,538 m19601970, 1986
Estadio Cuauhtémoc
Puebla
Mexico51,7262,124 m19681970, 1986
Deutsche Bank Park
Frankfurt
Germany51,500116 m19251974, 2006
HDI-Arena
Hannover
Germany49,00065 m19541974, 2006
Stadio Artemio Franchi
Florence
Italy47,29051 m19311934, 1990
Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Bologna
Italy38,27964 m19271934, 1990
Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Genoa
Italy36,59926 m19111934, 1990
Estadio León
León
Mexico31,2971,808 m19671970, 1986
Estadio Nemesio Díez
Toluca
Mexico30,0002,666 m19541970, 1986
Estadio Monumental
Buenos Aires
Argentina83,21415 m19381978
Olympiastadion München
Munich
Germany80,000524 m19721974
Luzhniki Stadium
Moscow
Russia78,011159 m19562018
Allianz Arena
Munich
Germany75,000490 m20052006
Stadio Olimpico
Rome
Italy73,60337 m19531990
Rheinstadion
Düsseldorf · demolished 2002
Germany70,00038 m19251974
Parkstadion
Gelsenkirchen · demolished 2008
Germany70,00057 m19731974
Krestovsky Stadium (Saint Petersburg Stadium)
Saint Petersburg
Russia68,13416 m20172018
Stadio delle Alpi
Turin · demolished 2008
Italy67,229278 m19901990
Veltins-Arena
Gelsenkirchen
Germany62,27157 m20012006
Stadio San Nicola
Bari
Italy58,27062 m19901990
Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes
Córdoba
Argentina57,000422 m19781978
Stadio Diego Armando Maradona
Naples
Italy54,72651 m19591990
RheinEnergieStadion
Cologne
Germany50,00071 m20042006
Max-Morlock-Stadion
Nuremberg
Germany50,000324 m19282006
Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Kaiserslautern
Germany49,850292 m19202006
Estadio José Amalfitani
Buenos Aires
Argentina49,54018 m19511978
Fisht Olympic Stadium
Sochi
Russia47,6591 m20132018
Red Bull Arena (Leipzig)
Leipzig
Germany47,069114 m20042006
Volgograd Arena
Volgograd
Russia45,56894 m20182018
Ak Bars Arena (Kazan Arena)
Kazan
Russia45,37949 m20132018
Otkrytie Arena (Spartak Stadium)
Moscow
Russia45,360125 m20142018
Rostov Arena
Rostov-on-Don
Russia45,0000 m20182018
Samara Arena
Samara
Russia44,918161 m20182018
Nizhny Novgorod Stadium
Nizhny Novgorod
Russia44,89974 m20182018
Mordovia Arena
Saransk
Russia44,442144 m20172018
Estadio Gigante de Arroyito
Rosario
Argentina41,6549 m19291978
Stadio Friuli
Udine
Italy41,652115 m19761990
Estadio Malvinas Argentinas
Mendoza
Argentina40,268839 m19781978
Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi
Verona
Italy39,37160 m19631990
Stadio Sant'Elia
Cagliari
Italy39,0001 m19701990
Stadio Renzo Barbera
Palermo
Italy36,34943 m19321990
Yekaterinburg Arena
Yekaterinburg
Russia35,696277 m19572018
Estadio José María Minella
Mar del Plata
Argentina35,50012 m19781978
Kaliningrad Stadium
Kaliningrad
Russia35,2125 m20182018