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Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

33 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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33
Stadiums
4
Host countries
1897
Oldest
Parc des Princes
2021
Newest
Lusail Stadium

Stadium map

Venues used in 1930, 1938, 2014, 2022 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details
33 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.
    Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha
    Brasília, Brazil
    1,119 m
    cap 72,788
  2. 2.
    Ligga Arena (Arena da Baixada)
    Curitiba, Brazil
    910 m
    cap 40,502
  3. 3.
    Estádio Mineirão
    Belo Horizonte, Brazil
    850 m
    cap 58,170
  4. 4.
    Neo Química Arena
    São Paulo, Brazil
    785 m
    cap 49,205
  5. 5.
    Stade de Gerland
    Lyon, France
    173 m
    cap 41,000
  6. 6.
    Arena Pantanal
    Cuiabá, Brazil
    173 m
    cap 41,390
  7. 7.
    Stade de la Meinau
    Strasbourg, France
    145 m
    cap 26,109
  8. 8.
    Stade Auguste-Delaune
    Reims, France
    79 m
    cap 21,684
  9. 9.
    Arena Fonte Nova
    Salvador, Brazil
    55 m
    cap 51,900
  10. 10.
    Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
    Colombes, France
    45 m
    cap 60,000
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1930, 1938, 2014, 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.
    Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã)
    Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    7 matches
    1950, 2014 (7)
  8. 8.
    Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha
    Brasília, Brazil
    7 matches
    2014 (7)
  9. 9.
    Ahmad bin Ali Stadium
    Al Rayyan, Qatar
    7 matches
    2022 (7)
  10. 10.
    Al Janoub Stadium
    Al Wakrah, Qatar
    7 matches
    2022 (7)
  11. 11.
    Stadium 974
    Doha, Qatar
    7 matches
    2022 (7)
  12. 12.
    Arena Castelão
    Fortaleza, Brazil
    6 matches
    2014 (6)
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
429 goals · 138 matches · 26 venues
Low (200-800m)
1.83g/m
11 goals · 6 matches · 1 venue
Mid (800-1500m)
2.65g/m
45 goals · 17 matches · 3 venues
goals.sum / matches.count, grouped by elevation band

All venues

Sort:WC appearancesCapacityAltitudeOpening yearName
StadiumCountryCapacityAltitudeOpenedWC editions
Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã)
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil78,83821 m19501950, 2014
Stade Vélodrome
Marseille
France67,39412 m19371938, 1998
Parc des Princes
Paris
France47,92942 m18971938, 1998
Stade de Gerland
Lyon
France41,000173 m19261938, 1998
Stade Chaban-Delmas
Bordeaux
France34,46224 m19381938, 1998
Estadio Centenario
Montevideo
Uruguay90,00029 m19301930
Lusail Stadium
Lusail
Qatar88,96610 m20212022
Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha
Brasília
Brazil72,7881,119 m20132014
Al Bayt Stadium
Al Khor
Qatar68,8955 m20212022
Arena Castelão
Fortaleza
Brazil64,84629 m19732014
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
Colombes
France60,00045 m19071938
Estádio Mineirão
Belo Horizonte
Brazil58,170850 m19652014
Arena Fonte Nova
Salvador
Brazil51,90055 m20132014
Estádio Beira-Rio
Porto Alegre
Brazil50,1289 m19692014
Neo Química Arena
São Paulo
Brazil49,205785 m20142014
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
Arena Pernambuco
São Lourenço da Mata
Brazil44,24826 m20132014
Stadium 974
Doha · demolished 2024
Qatar44,0897 m20212022
Arena Pantanal
Cuiabá
Brazil41,390173 m20142014
Arena da Amazônia
Manaus
Brazil40,54941 m20142014
Ligga Arena (Arena da Baixada)
Curitiba
Brazil40,502910 m19142014
Arena das Dunas
Natal
Brazil31,37534 m20142014
Stade de la Meinau
Strasbourg
France26,109145 m19141938
Stade Auguste-Delaune
Reims
France21,68479 m19351938
Estadio Gran Parque Central
Montevideo
Uruguay20,00028 m19001930
Stade Victor Boucquey
Lille · demolished 1975
France15,00030 m19021938
Stade Cavée Verte
Le Havre · demolished 1970
France10,0009 m19321938
Stade du Fort Carré
Antibes
France8,0004 m19281938
Estadio Pocitos
Montevideo · demolished 1940
Uruguay1,00030 m19211930