🏟️ A century of World Cup finals, stadium by stadium in pictures | OneFootball

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

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🇩🇪 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

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📸 Mike Powell