Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

12 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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1950

Oldest

Estadio Tecnológico

1985

Newest

Estadio Corregidora

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Venues used in 1986 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details

12 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 Nemesio Díez
Toluca, Mexico
2,666 m
cap 30,000
2.
Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Mexico City, Mexico
2,307 m
cap 72,000
3.
Estadio Azteca
Mexico City, Mexico
2,287 m
cap 87,000
4.
Estadio Neza 86
Nezahualcóyotl, Mexico
2,236 m
cap 34,536
5.
Estadio Cuauhtémoc
Puebla, Mexico
2,124 m
cap 51,726
6.
Estadio León
León, Mexico
1,808 m
cap 31,297
7.
Estadio Corregidora
Querétaro, Mexico
1,807 m
cap 38,575
8.
Estadio Sergio León Chávez
Irapuato, Mexico
1,718 m
cap 25,000
9.
Estadio Tres de Marzo
Zapopan, Mexico
1,633 m
cap 30,015
10.
Estadio Jalisco
Guadalajara, Mexico
1,538 m
cap 55,020

GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1986

1.
Estadio Azteca
Mexico City, Mexico
9 matches
1970, 1986 (9), 2026
2.
Estadio Jalisco
Guadalajara, Mexico
6 matches
1970, 1986 (6)
3.
Estadio Cuauhtémoc
Puebla, Mexico
5 matches
1970, 1986 (5)
4.
Estadio Universitario
San Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico
5 matches
1986 (5)
5.
Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Mexico City, Mexico
4 matches
1986 (4)
6.
Estadio Corregidora
Querétaro, Mexico
4 matches
1986 (4)
7.
Estadio León
León, Mexico
4 matches
1970, 1986 (4)
8.
Estadio Tecnológico
Monterrey, Mexico
3 matches
1986 (3)
9.
Estadio Neza 86
Nezahualcóyotl, Mexico
3 matches
1986 (3)
10.
Estadio Tres de Marzo
Zapopan, Mexico
3 matches
1986 (3)
11.
Estadio Nemesio Díez
Toluca, Mexico
3 matches
1970, 1986 (3)
12.
Estadio Sergio León Chávez
Irapuato, Mexico
3 matches
1986 (3)

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Average capacity by opening decade

Are WC venues getting bigger over time?

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Stadiums by host country

1 countries have hosted matches

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Goals per match by stadium altitude

Does the air thin out the defense? Bands aligned with FIFA altitude-acclimatization thresholds.

Low (200-800m)

1.13g/m

9 goals · 8 matches · 2 venues

High (1500-2200m)

2.96g/m

74 goals · 25 matches · 6 venues

Very high (≥2200m)

2.58g/m

49 goals · 19 matches · 4 venues

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 Azteca Mexico City	Mexico	87,000	2,287 m	1966	1970, 1986, 2026
Estadio Jalisco Guadalajara	Mexico	55,020	1,538 m	1960	1970, 1986
Estadio Cuauhtémoc Puebla	Mexico	51,726	2,124 m	1968	1970, 1986
Estadio León León	Mexico	31,297	1,808 m	1967	1970, 1986
Estadio Nemesio Díez Toluca	Mexico	30,000	2,666 m	1954	1970, 1986
Estadio Olímpico Universitario Mexico City	Mexico	72,000	2,307 m	1952	1986
Estadio Universitario San Nicolás de los Garza	Mexico	43,780	529 m	1967	1986
Estadio Corregidora Querétaro	Mexico	38,575	1,807 m	1985	1986
Estadio Tecnológico Monterrey · demolished 2017	Mexico	38,000	544 m	1950	1986
Estadio Neza 86 Nezahualcóyotl	Mexico	34,536	2,236 m	1981	1986
Estadio Tres de Marzo Zapopan	Mexico	30,015	1,633 m	1971	1986
Estadio Sergio León Chávez Irapuato	Mexico	25,000	1,718 m	1974	1986