Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

21 venues across 3 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

Host countries

1897

Oldest

Parc des Princes

2021

Newest

Lusail Stadium

Stadium map

Venues used in 1930, 1938, 2022 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details

21 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.
Stade de Gerland
Lyon, France
173 m
cap 41,000
2.
Stade de la Meinau
Strasbourg, France
145 m
cap 26,109
3.
Stade Auguste-Delaune
Reims, France
79 m
cap 21,684
4.
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
Colombes, France
45 m
cap 60,000
5.
Parc des Princes
Paris, France
42 m
cap 47,929
6.
Ahmad bin Ali Stadium
Al Rayyan, Qatar
38 m
cap 44,740
7.
Estadio Pocitos
Montevideo, Uruguay
30 m
cap 1,000
8.
Stade Victor Boucquey
Lille, France
30 m
cap 15,000
9.
Estadio Centenario
Montevideo, Uruguay
29 m
cap 90,000
10.
Estadio Gran Parque Central
Montevideo, Uruguay
28 m
cap 20,000

GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1930, 1938, 2022

1.
Estadio Centenario
Montevideo, Uruguay
10 matches
1930 (10)
2.
Lusail Stadium
Lusail, Qatar
10 matches
2022 (10)
3.
Al Bayt Stadium
Al Khor, Qatar
9 matches
2022 (9)
4.
Khalifa International Stadium
Doha, Qatar
8 matches
2022 (8)
5.
Education City Stadium
Al Rayyan, Qatar
8 matches
2022 (8)
6.
Al Thumama Stadium
Doha, Qatar
8 matches
2022 (8)
7.
Ahmad bin Ali Stadium
Al Rayyan, Qatar
7 matches
2022 (7)
8.
Al Janoub Stadium
Al Wakrah, Qatar
7 matches
2022 (7)
9.
Stadium 974
Doha, Qatar
7 matches
2022 (7)
10.
Estadio Gran Parque Central
Montevideo, Uruguay
6 matches
1930 (6)
11.
Stade Vélodrome
Marseille, France
3 matches
1938 (3), 1998
12.
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
Colombes, France
3 matches
1938 (3)

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

3 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)

3.24g/m

314 goals · 97 matches · 18 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
Stade Vélodrome Marseille	France	67,394	12 m	1937	1938, 1998
Parc des Princes Paris	France	47,929	42 m	1897	1938, 1998
Stade de Gerland Lyon	France	41,000	173 m	1926	1938, 1998
Stade Chaban-Delmas Bordeaux	France	34,462	24 m	1938	1938, 1998
Estadio Centenario Montevideo	Uruguay	90,000	29 m	1930	1930
Lusail Stadium Lusail	Qatar	88,966	10 m	2021	2022
Al Bayt Stadium Al Khor	Qatar	68,895	5 m	2021	2022
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir Colombes	France	60,000	45 m	1907	1938
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
Stade de la Meinau Strasbourg	France	26,109	145 m	1914	1938
Stade Auguste-Delaune Reims	France	21,684	79 m	1935	1938
Estadio Gran Parque Central Montevideo	Uruguay	20,000	28 m	1900	1930
Stade Victor Boucquey Lille · demolished 1975	France	15,000	30 m	1902	1938
Stade Cavée Verte Le Havre · demolished 1970	France	10,000	9 m	1932	1938
Stade du Fort Carré Antibes	France	8,000	4 m	1928	1938
Estadio Pocitos Montevideo · demolished 1940	Uruguay	1,000	30 m	1921	1930