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Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

75 venues across 6 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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75
Stadiums
6
Host countries
1897
Oldest
Parc des Princes
2020
Newest
SoFi Stadium

Stadium map

Venues used in 1982, 1986, 1994, 1998, 2018, 2026 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details
75 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 1982, 1986, 1994, 1998, 2018, 2026
  1. 1.
    Estadio Azteca
    Mexico City, Mexico
    14 matches
    1970, 1986 (9), 2026 (5)
  2. 2.
    Stade de France
    Saint-Denis, France
    9 matches
    1998 (9)
  3. 3.
    AT&T Stadium
    Arlington, United States
    9 matches
    2026 (9)
  4. 4.
    Rose Bowl
    Pasadena, United States
    8 matches
    1994 (8)
  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.
    Luzhniki Stadium
    Moscow, Russia
    7 matches
    2018 (7)
  9. 9.
    Giants Stadium
    East Rutherford, United States
    7 matches
    1994 (7)
  10. 10.
    NRG Stadium
    Houston, United States
    7 matches
    2026 (7)
  11. 11.
    Krestovsky Stadium (Saint Petersburg Stadium)
    Saint Petersburg, Russia
    7 matches
    2018 (7)
  12. 12.
    Stade Vélodrome
    Marseille, France
    7 matches
    1938, 1998 (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

6 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)
1.93g/m
518 goals · 268 matches · 49 venues
Low (200-800m)
1.76g/m
118 goals · 67 matches · 14 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
Camp Nou
Barcelona
Spain99,35462 m19571982
Rose Bowl
Pasadena
United States92,800247 m19221994
Cotton Bowl
Dallas
United States92,100149 m19321994
MetLife Stadium
East Rutherford
United States82,5009 m20102026
Santiago Bernabéu
Madrid
Spain81,044720 m19471982
Stade de France
Saint-Denis
France80,69857 m19981998
Pontiac Silverdome
Pontiac · demolished 2018
United States80,338296 m19751994
AT&T Stadium
Arlington
United States80,000177 m20092026
Luzhniki Stadium
Moscow
Russia78,011159 m19562018
GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium
Kansas City
United States76,416273 m19722026
Giants Stadium
East Rutherford · demolished 2010
United States75,33823 m19761994
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
Krestovsky Stadium (Saint Petersburg Stadium)
Saint Petersburg
Russia68,13416 m20172018
Gillette Stadium
Foxborough
United States65,87883 m20022026
Estadio Vicente Calderón
Madrid · demolished 2019
Spain65,695583 m19661982
Hard Rock Stadium
Miami Gardens
United States65,32613 m19872026
Camping World Stadium
Orlando
United States65,00037 m19361994
Soldier Field
Chicago
United States61,500187 m19241994
Estadio Benito Villamarín
Seville
Spain60,72120 m19291982
RFK Stadium
Washington · demolished 2025
United States56,6926 m19611994
BC Place
Vancouver
Canada54,50011 m19832026
Foxboro Stadium
Foxborough · demolished 2002
United States53,64483 m19711994
Estadio BBVA
Guadalupe
Mexico53,500493 m20152026
Stanford Stadium
Stanford
United States50,42414 m19211994
Estadio Akron
Zapopan
Mexico49,8501,671 m20102026
Mestalla
Valencia
Spain49,50020 m19231982
Fisht Olympic Stadium
Sochi
Russia47,6591 m20132018
San Mamés (old)
Bilbao · demolished 2013
Spain46,20030 m19131982
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 Sarriá
Barcelona · demolished 1997
Spain44,00095 m19231982
Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Seville
Spain43,88319 m19581982
Estadio Universitario
San Nicolás de los Garza
Mexico43,780529 m19671986
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Saint-Étienne
France41,965488 m19311998
Estadio Corregidora
Querétaro
Mexico38,5751,807 m19851986
Estadio Tecnológico
Monterrey · demolished 2017
Mexico38,000544 m19501986
Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Lens
France37,70541 m19331998
Yekaterinburg Arena
Yekaterinburg
Russia35,696277 m19572018
Stade de la Beaujoire
Nantes
France35,32227 m19841998
Kaliningrad Stadium
Kaliningrad
Russia35,2125 m20182018
Estadio Neza 86
Nezahualcóyotl
Mexico34,5362,236 m19811986
Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero
Elche
Spain33,73279 m19761982
Estadio La Romareda
Zaragoza
Spain33,608229 m19571982
Stadium de Toulouse
Toulouse
France33,150148 m19371998
Stade de la Mosson
Montpellier
France32,93941 m19721998
Estadio Riazor
A Coruña
Spain32,66028 m19441982
Estadio La Rosaleda
Málaga
Spain30,04423 m19411982
Estadio Tres de Marzo
Zapopan
Mexico30,0151,633 m19711986
Estadio José Rico Pérez
Alicante
Spain30,00079 m19741982
BMO Field
Toronto
Canada30,00081 m20072026
El Molinón
Gijón
Spain29,5385 m19081982
Estadio de Balaídos
Vigo
Spain29,00010 m19281982
Estadio José Zorrilla
Valladolid
Spain26,512719 m19821982
Estadio Sergio León Chávez
Irapuato
Mexico25,0001,718 m19741986
Estadio Carlos Tartiere (old)
Oviedo · demolished 2003
Spain23,500245 m19321982