With just one day remaining until the World Cup final featuring Spain and Argentina, excitement builds as fans envision the stadium setting.

In the meantime, let’s revisit iconic images of various stadiums that have hosted the matches every footballer dreams of experiencing at least once in their career.

🇺🇾 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