Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

39 venues across 5 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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Oldest

Goodison Park

2021

Newest

Lusail Stadium

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Venues used in 1930, 1934, 1966, 1986, 2022 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details

39 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.
Estadio Nemesio Díez
Toluca, Mexico
2,666 m
cap 30,000
2.
Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Mexico City, Mexico
2,307 m
cap 72,000
3.
Estadio Azteca
Mexico City, Mexico
2,287 m
cap 87,000
4.
Estadio Neza 86
Nezahualcóyotl, Mexico
2,236 m
cap 34,536
5.
Estadio Cuauhtémoc
Puebla, Mexico
2,124 m
cap 51,726
6.
Estadio León
León, Mexico
1,808 m
cap 31,297
7.
Estadio Corregidora
Querétaro, Mexico
1,807 m
cap 38,575
8.
Estadio Sergio León Chávez
Irapuato, Mexico
1,718 m
cap 25,000
9.
Estadio Tres de Marzo
Zapopan, Mexico
1,633 m
cap 30,015
10.
Estadio Jalisco
Guadalajara, Mexico
1,538 m
cap 55,020

GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1930, 1934, 1966, 1986, 2022

1.
Estadio Centenario
Montevideo, Uruguay
10 matches
1930 (10)
2.
Lusail Stadium
Lusail, Qatar
10 matches
2022 (10)
3.
Wembley Stadium (old)
London, England
9 matches
1966 (9)
4.
Estadio Azteca
Mexico City, Mexico
9 matches
1970, 1986 (9), 2026
5.
Al Bayt Stadium
Al Khor, Qatar
9 matches
2022 (9)
6.
Khalifa International Stadium
Doha, Qatar
8 matches
2022 (8)
7.
Education City Stadium
Al Rayyan, Qatar
8 matches
2022 (8)
8.
Al Thumama Stadium
Doha, Qatar
8 matches
2022 (8)
9.
Ahmad bin Ali Stadium
Al Rayyan, Qatar
7 matches
2022 (7)
10.
Al Janoub Stadium
Al Wakrah, Qatar
7 matches
2022 (7)
11.
Stadium 974
Doha, Qatar
7 matches
2022 (7)
12.
Estadio Jalisco
Guadalajara, Mexico
6 matches
1970, 1986 (6)

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Average capacity by opening decade

Are WC venues getting bigger over time?

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Stadiums by host country

5 countries have hosted matches

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Goals per match by stadium altitude

Does the air thin out the defense? Bands aligned with FIFA altitude-acclimatization thresholds.

Sea level (<200m)

3.03g/m

391 goals · 129 matches · 26 venues

Low (200-800m)

1.90g/m

19 goals · 10 matches · 3 venues

High (1500-2200m)

2.96g/m

74 goals · 25 matches · 6 venues

Very high (≥2200m)

2.58g/m

49 goals · 19 matches · 4 venues

goals.sum / matches.count, grouped by elevation band

All venues

Sort:WC appearances Capacity Altitude Opening year Name

Stadium	Country	Capacity	Altitude	Opened	WC editions
Estadio Azteca Mexico City	Mexico	87,000	2,287 m	1966	1970, 1986, 2026
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro) Milan	Italy	75,923	176 m	1926	1934, 1990
Estadio Jalisco Guadalajara	Mexico	55,020	1,538 m	1960	1970, 1986
Estadio Cuauhtémoc Puebla	Mexico	51,726	2,124 m	1968	1970, 1986
Stadio Artemio Franchi Florence	Italy	47,290	51 m	1931	1934, 1990
Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Bologna	Italy	38,279	64 m	1927	1934, 1990
Stadio Luigi Ferraris Genoa	Italy	36,599	26 m	1911	1934, 1990
Estadio León León	Mexico	31,297	1,808 m	1967	1970, 1986
Estadio Nemesio Díez Toluca	Mexico	30,000	2,666 m	1954	1970, 1986
Wembley Stadium (old) London · demolished 2003	England	98,600	60 m	1923	1966
Estadio Centenario Montevideo	Uruguay	90,000	29 m	1930	1930
Lusail Stadium Lusail	Qatar	88,966	10 m	2021	2022
White City Stadium London · demolished 1985	England	76,567	13 m	1908	1966
Old Trafford Manchester	England	74,310	45 m	1910	1966
Estadio Olímpico Universitario Mexico City	Mexico	72,000	2,307 m	1952	1986
Al Bayt Stadium Al Khor	Qatar	68,895	5 m	2021	2022
Stadio Nazionale PNF Rome · demolished 1957	Italy	50,000	32 m	1911	1934
Khalifa International Stadium Doha	Qatar	45,857	26 m	1976	2022
Ahmad bin Ali Stadium Al Rayyan	Qatar	44,740	38 m	2020	2022
Education City Stadium Al Rayyan	Qatar	44,667	19 m	2020	2022
Al Thumama Stadium Doha	Qatar	44,400	17 m	2021	2022
Al Janoub Stadium Al Wakrah	Qatar	44,325	8 m	2019	2022
Stadium 974 Doha · demolished 2024	Qatar	44,089	7 m	2021	2022
Estadio Universitario San Nicolás de los Garza	Mexico	43,780	529 m	1967	1986
Villa Park Birmingham	England	42,918	103 m	1897	1966
Roker Park Sunderland · demolished 1997	England	40,310	30 m	1898	1966
Stadio Giorgio Ascarelli Naples · demolished 1942	Italy	40,000	3 m	1930	1934
Ayresome Park Middlesbrough · demolished 1997	England	40,000	11 m	1903	1966
Hillsborough Stadium Sheffield	England	39,732	69 m	1899	1966
Goodison Park Liverpool	England	39,414	46 m	1892	1966
Estadio Corregidora Querétaro	Mexico	38,575	1,807 m	1985	1986
Estadio Tecnológico Monterrey · demolished 2017	Mexico	38,000	544 m	1950	1986
Estadio Neza 86 Nezahualcóyotl	Mexico	34,536	2,236 m	1981	1986
Estadio Tres de Marzo Zapopan	Mexico	30,015	1,633 m	1971	1986
Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino Turin	Italy	27,958	248 m	1933	1934
Estadio Sergio León Chávez Irapuato	Mexico	25,000	1,718 m	1974	1986
Estadio Gran Parque Central Montevideo	Uruguay	20,000	28 m	1900	1930
Stadio Littorio (Trieste) Trieste	Italy	8,000	78 m	1932	1934
Estadio Pocitos Montevideo · demolished 1940	Uruguay	1,000	30 m	1921	1930