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. 

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🇺🇾 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

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🇲🇽 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.