A century of World Cup finals, stadium by stadium in pictures

One day remains until the World Cup final between Spain and Argentina, and it’s time to dream about the setting, about the stadium.

But first, let’s look back at a good handful of iconic images of the stadiums that once hosted the match every footballer dreams of playing at least once in a lifetime. 

🇺🇾 1930 – Estadio Centenario, Montevideo

📸 Keystone

🇮🇹 1934 – Estadio Torino, Rome

📸 Keystone

🇫🇷 1938 – Olympic Stadium, Colombes

📸 Keystone – 2005 Getty Images

🇧🇷 1950 – Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro

📸 STAFF – 2011 AFP

🇨🇭 1954 – Wankdorf Stadium, Bern

📸 Bongarts – 1954 Getty Images

🇸🇪 1958 – Rasunda Stadium, Solna

📸 STAFF

🇨🇱 1962 – National Stadium, Santiago, Chile

📸 Keystone

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 1966 – Wembley, London

📸 George Freston

🇲🇽 1970 – Azteca Stadium, Mexico City

📸 –

🇩🇪 1974 – Olympiastadion, Munich

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🇦🇷 1978 – Monumental Stadium, Buenos Aires

📸 STAFF

🇪🇸 1982 – Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid

📸 Central Press

🇲🇽 1986 – Azteca Stadium, Mexico City

📸 Bongarts – Getty Images

🇮🇹 1990 – Olympic Stadium, Rome

📸 GERARD MALIE – 2007 AFP

🇺🇸 1994 – Rose Bowl, Pasadena

📸 CHRIS WILKINS

🇺🇸 1998 – Stade de France, Paris

📸 Mark Thompson

🇯🇵 2002 – International Stadium, Yokohama

📸 TORU YAMANAKA

🇩🇪 2006 – Olympiastadion, Berlin

📸 AFP – 2006 AFP

🇿🇦 2010 – Soccer City, Johannesburg

📸 AFP – 2010 AFP

🇧🇷 2014 – Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro

📸 GABRIEL BOUYS – AFP

🇷🇺 2018 – Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow

📸 Dan Mullan – 2018 Getty Images

🇶🇦 2022 – Lusail Stadium, Lusail

📸 Richard Heathcote – 2022 Getty Images

🇺🇸 2026 – MetLife Stadium, New Jersey

📸 Justin Setterfield – 2026 Getty Images

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇪🇸 here.

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