Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.
15 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
2
Host countries
1921
Oldest
Stanford Stadium1978
Newest
Estadio José María MinellaStadium map
Venues used in 1978, 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.Estadio Malvinas ArgentinasMendoza, Argentina839 mcap 40,268
- 2.Estadio Mario Alberto KempesCórdoba, Argentina422 mcap 57,000
- 3.Pontiac SilverdomePontiac, United States296 mcap 80,338
- 4.Rose BowlPasadena, United States247 mcap 92,800
- 5.Soldier FieldChicago, United States187 mcap 61,500
- 6.Cotton BowlDallas, United States149 mcap 92,100
- 7.Foxboro StadiumFoxborough, United States83 mcap 53,644
- 8.Camping World StadiumOrlando, United States37 mcap 65,000
- 9.Giants StadiumEast Rutherford, United States23 mcap 75,338
- 10.Estadio José AmalfitaniBuenos Aires, Argentina18 mcap 49,540
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)
Most-used venues
Ranked by match count in 1978, 1994
- 1.Estadio MonumentalBuenos Aires, Argentina9 matches1978 (9)
- 2.Rose BowlPasadena, United States8 matches1994 (8)
- 3.Estadio Mario Alberto KempesCórdoba, Argentina8 matches1978 (8)
- 4.Giants StadiumEast Rutherford, United States7 matches1994 (7)
- 5.Cotton BowlDallas, United States6 matches1994 (6)
- 6.Foxboro StadiumFoxborough, United States6 matches1994 (6)
- 7.Stanford StadiumStanford, United States6 matches1994 (6)
- 8.Estadio Gigante de ArroyitoRosario, Argentina6 matches1978 (6)
- 9.Estadio Malvinas ArgentinasMendoza, Argentina6 matches1978 (6)
- 10.Estadio José María MinellaMar del Plata, Argentina6 matches1978 (6)
- 11.Camping World StadiumOrlando, United States5 matches1994 (5)
- 12.Soldier FieldChicago, United States5 matches1994 (5)
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)
2.50g/m
160 goals · 64 matches · 11 venues
Low (200-800m)
3.35g/m
67 goals · 20 matches · 3 venues
Mid (800-1500m)
2.67g/m
16 goals · 6 matches · 1 venue
goals.sum / matches.count, grouped by elevation band
All venues
| Stadium | Country | Capacity | Altitude | Opened | WC editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rose Bowl Pasadena | United States | 92,800 | 247 m | 1922 | 1994 |
Cotton Bowl Dallas | United States | 92,100 | 149 m | 1932 | 1994 |
Estadio Monumental Buenos Aires | Argentina | 83,214 | 15 m | 1938 | 1978 |
Pontiac Silverdome Pontiac · demolished 2018 | United States | 80,338 | 296 m | 1975 | 1994 |
Giants Stadium East Rutherford · demolished 2010 | United States | 75,338 | 23 m | 1976 | 1994 |
Camping World Stadium Orlando | United States | 65,000 | 37 m | 1936 | 1994 |
Soldier Field Chicago | United States | 61,500 | 187 m | 1924 | 1994 |
Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes Córdoba | Argentina | 57,000 | 422 m | 1978 | 1978 |
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 |
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 |