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Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

25 venues across 4 host nations for the selected years. Capacity, altitude, opening year, tournament appearances. Click any row to query the underlying API (GET /stadiums/{id}).

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Stadiums
4
Host countries
1900
Oldest
Estadio Gran Parque Central
2021
Newest
Lusail Stadium

Stadium map

Venues used in 1930, 1934, 1954, 2022 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details
25 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. 1.
    Stade Olympique de la Pontaise
    Lausanne, Switzerland
    614 m
    cap 15,850
  2. 2.
    Wankdorf Stadium
    Bern, Switzerland
    560 m
    cap 64,000
  3. 3.
    Stade des Charmilles
    Geneva, Switzerland
    432 m
    cap 35,000
  4. 4.
    Hardturm
    Zürich, Switzerland
    401 m
    cap 35,000
  5. 5.
    Cornaredo Stadium
    Lugano, Switzerland
    364 m
    cap 6,330
  6. 6.
    St. Jakob Stadium
    Basel, Switzerland
    262 m
    cap 60,000
  7. 7.
    Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
    Turin, Italy
    248 m
    cap 27,958
  8. 8.
    Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)
    Milan, Italy
    176 m
    cap 75,923
  9. 9.
    Stadio Littorio (Trieste)
    Trieste, Italy
    78 m
    cap 8,000
  10. 10.
    Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
    Bologna, Italy
    64 m
    cap 38,279
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1930, 1934, 1954, 2022
  1. 1.
    Estadio Centenario
    Montevideo, Uruguay
    10 matches
    1930 (10)
  2. 2.
    Lusail Stadium
    Lusail, Qatar
    10 matches
    2022 (10)
  3. 3.
    Al Bayt Stadium
    Al Khor, Qatar
    9 matches
    2022 (9)
  4. 4.
    Khalifa International Stadium
    Doha, Qatar
    8 matches
    2022 (8)
  5. 5.
    Education City Stadium
    Al Rayyan, Qatar
    8 matches
    2022 (8)
  6. 6.
    Al Thumama Stadium
    Doha, Qatar
    8 matches
    2022 (8)
  7. 7.
    Ahmad bin Ali Stadium
    Al Rayyan, Qatar
    7 matches
    2022 (7)
  8. 8.
    Al Janoub Stadium
    Al Wakrah, Qatar
    7 matches
    2022 (7)
  9. 9.
    Stadium 974
    Doha, Qatar
    7 matches
    2022 (7)
  10. 10.
    St. Jakob Stadium
    Basel, Switzerland
    6 matches
    1954 (6)
  11. 11.
    Estadio Gran Parque Central
    Montevideo, Uruguay
    6 matches
    1930 (6)
  12. 12.
    Wankdorf Stadium
    Bern, Switzerland
    5 matches
    1954 (5)
GET /matches?year=… (count grouped by stadiumId)

Average capacity by opening decade

Are WC venues getting bigger over time?
GET /stadiums (group by floor(opened / 10) × 10)

Stadiums by host country

4 countries have hosted matches
GET /stadiums (group by country)

Goals per match by stadium altitude

Does the air thin out the defense? Bands aligned with FIFA altitude-acclimatization thresholds.
Sea level (<200m)
3.11g/m
302 goals · 97 matches · 18 venues
Low (200-800m)
5.36g/m
150 goals · 28 matches · 7 venues
goals.sum / matches.count, grouped by elevation band

All venues

Sort:WC appearancesCapacityAltitudeOpening yearName
StadiumCountryCapacityAltitudeOpenedWC editions
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)
Milan
Italy75,923176 m19261934, 1990
Stadio Artemio Franchi
Florence
Italy47,29051 m19311934, 1990
Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Bologna
Italy38,27964 m19271934, 1990
Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Genoa
Italy36,59926 m19111934, 1990
Estadio Centenario
Montevideo
Uruguay90,00029 m19301930
Lusail Stadium
Lusail
Qatar88,96610 m20212022
Al Bayt Stadium
Al Khor
Qatar68,8955 m20212022
Wankdorf Stadium
Bern · demolished 2001
Switzerland64,000560 m19251954
St. Jakob Stadium
Basel · demolished 1998
Switzerland60,000262 m19541954
Stadio Nazionale PNF
Rome · demolished 1957
Italy50,00032 m19111934
Khalifa International Stadium
Doha
Qatar45,85726 m19762022
Ahmad bin Ali Stadium
Al Rayyan
Qatar44,74038 m20202022
Education City Stadium
Al Rayyan
Qatar44,66719 m20202022
Al Thumama Stadium
Doha
Qatar44,40017 m20212022
Al Janoub Stadium
Al Wakrah
Qatar44,3258 m20192022
Stadium 974
Doha · demolished 2024
Qatar44,0897 m20212022
Stadio Giorgio Ascarelli
Naples · demolished 1942
Italy40,0003 m19301934
Hardturm
Zürich · demolished 2008
Switzerland35,000401 m19291954
Stade des Charmilles
Geneva · demolished 2003
Switzerland35,000432 m19301954
Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
Turin
Italy27,958248 m19331934
Estadio Gran Parque Central
Montevideo
Uruguay20,00028 m19001930
Stade Olympique de la Pontaise
Lausanne
Switzerland15,850614 m19041954
Stadio Littorio (Trieste)
Trieste
Italy8,00078 m19321934
Cornaredo Stadium
Lugano
Switzerland6,330364 m19511954
Estadio Pocitos
Montevideo · demolished 1940
Uruguay1,00030 m19211930