Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

6 venues across 1 host nation for the selected year. Capacity, altitude, opening year, tournament appearances. Click any row to query the underlying API (GET /stadiums/{id}).

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1929

Oldest

Estadio Gigante de Arroyito

1978

Newest

Estadio José María Minella

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Venues used in 1978 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details

6 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 Malvinas Argentinas
Mendoza, Argentina
839 m
cap 40,268
2.
Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes
Córdoba, Argentina
422 m
cap 57,000
3.
Estadio José Amalfitani
Buenos Aires, Argentina
18 m
cap 49,540
4.
Estadio Monumental
Buenos Aires, Argentina
15 m
cap 83,214
5.
Estadio José María Minella
Mar del Plata, Argentina
12 m
cap 35,500
6.
Estadio Gigante de Arroyito
Rosario, Argentina
9 m
cap 41,654

GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1978

1.
Estadio Monumental
Buenos Aires, Argentina
9 matches
1978 (9)
2.
Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes
Córdoba, Argentina
8 matches
1978 (8)
3.
Estadio Gigante de Arroyito
Rosario, Argentina
6 matches
1978 (6)
4.
Estadio Malvinas Argentinas
Mendoza, Argentina
6 matches
1978 (6)
5.
Estadio José María Minella
Mar del Plata, Argentina
6 matches
1978 (6)
6.
Estadio José Amalfitani
Buenos Aires, Argentina
3 matches
1978 (3)

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

1 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)

2.25g/m

54 goals · 24 matches · 4 venues

Low (200-800m)

4.00g/m

32 goals · 8 matches · 1 venue

Mid (800-1500m)

2.67g/m

16 goals · 6 matches · 1 venue

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 Monumental Buenos Aires	Argentina	83,214	15 m	1938	1978
Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes Córdoba	Argentina	57,000	422 m	1978	1978
Estadio José Amalfitani Buenos Aires	Argentina	49,540	18 m	1951	1978
Estadio Gigante de Arroyito Rosario	Argentina	41,654	9 m	1929	1978
Estadio Malvinas Argentinas Mendoza	Argentina	40,268	839 m	1978	1978
Estadio José María Minella Mar del Plata	Argentina	35,500	12 m	1978	1978