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Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

36 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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36
Stadiums
5
Host countries
1900
Oldest
Estadio Gran Parque Central
2018
Newest
Nizhny Novgorod Stadium

Stadium map

Venues used in 1930, 1950, 1954, 1994, 2018 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details
36 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 Durival de Britto (Vila Capanema)
    Curitiba, Brazil
    887 m
    cap 20,000
  2. 2.
    Estádio Independência
    Belo Horizonte, Brazil
    847 m
    cap 23,018
  3. 3.
    Estádio do Pacaembu
    São Paulo, Brazil
    773 m
    cap 40,199
  4. 4.
    Stade Olympique de la Pontaise
    Lausanne, Switzerland
    614 m
    cap 15,850
  5. 5.
    Wankdorf Stadium
    Bern, Switzerland
    560 m
    cap 64,000
  6. 6.
    Stade des Charmilles
    Geneva, Switzerland
    432 m
    cap 35,000
  7. 7.
    Hardturm
    Zürich, Switzerland
    401 m
    cap 35,000
  8. 8.
    Cornaredo Stadium
    Lugano, Switzerland
    364 m
    cap 6,330
  9. 9.
    Pontiac Silverdome
    Pontiac, United States
    296 m
    cap 80,338
  10. 10.
    Yekaterinburg Arena
    Yekaterinburg, Russia
    277 m
    cap 35,696
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1930, 1950, 1954, 1994, 2018
  1. 1.
    Estadio Centenario
    Montevideo, Uruguay
    10 matches
    1930 (10)
  2. 2.
    Rose Bowl
    Pasadena, United States
    8 matches
    1994 (8)
  3. 3.
    Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã)
    Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    8 matches
    1950 (8), 2014
  4. 4.
    Luzhniki Stadium
    Moscow, Russia
    7 matches
    2018 (7)
  5. 5.
    Giants Stadium
    East Rutherford, United States
    7 matches
    1994 (7)
  6. 6.
    Krestovsky Stadium (Saint Petersburg Stadium)
    Saint Petersburg, Russia
    7 matches
    2018 (7)
  7. 7.
    Cotton Bowl
    Dallas, United States
    6 matches
    1994 (6)
  8. 8.
    St. Jakob Stadium
    Basel, Switzerland
    6 matches
    1954 (6)
  9. 9.
    Foxboro Stadium
    Foxborough, United States
    6 matches
    1994 (6)
  10. 10.
    Stanford Stadium
    Stanford, United States
    6 matches
    1994 (6)
  11. 11.
    Fisht Olympic Stadium
    Sochi, Russia
    6 matches
    2018 (6)
  12. 12.
    Ak Bars Arena (Kazan Arena)
    Kazan, Russia
    6 matches
    2018 (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

5 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)
2.95g/m
380 goals · 129 matches · 24 venues
Low (200-800m)
4.33g/m
208 goals · 48 matches · 10 venues
Mid (800-1500m)
4.00g/m
20 goals · 5 matches · 2 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
Rose Bowl
Pasadena
United States92,800247 m19221994
Cotton Bowl
Dallas
United States92,100149 m19321994
Estadio Centenario
Montevideo
Uruguay90,00029 m19301930
Pontiac Silverdome
Pontiac · demolished 2018
United States80,338296 m19751994
Luzhniki Stadium
Moscow
Russia78,011159 m19562018
Giants Stadium
East Rutherford · demolished 2010
United States75,33823 m19761994
Krestovsky Stadium (Saint Petersburg Stadium)
Saint Petersburg
Russia68,13416 m20172018
Camping World Stadium
Orlando
United States65,00037 m19361994
Wankdorf Stadium
Bern · demolished 2001
Switzerland64,000560 m19251954
Soldier Field
Chicago
United States61,500187 m19241994
St. Jakob Stadium
Basel · demolished 1998
Switzerland60,000262 m19541954
RFK Stadium
Washington · demolished 2025
United States56,6926 m19611994
Foxboro Stadium
Foxborough · demolished 2002
United States53,64483 m19711994
Stanford Stadium
Stanford
United States50,42414 m19211994
Fisht Olympic Stadium
Sochi
Russia47,6591 m20132018
Volgograd Arena
Volgograd
Russia45,56894 m20182018
Ak Bars Arena (Kazan Arena)
Kazan
Russia45,37949 m20132018
Otkrytie Arena (Spartak Stadium)
Moscow
Russia45,360125 m20142018
Rostov Arena
Rostov-on-Don
Russia45,0000 m20182018
Samara Arena
Samara
Russia44,918161 m20182018
Nizhny Novgorod Stadium
Nizhny Novgorod
Russia44,89974 m20182018
Mordovia Arena
Saransk
Russia44,442144 m20172018
Estádio do Pacaembu
São Paulo
Brazil40,199773 m19401950
Yekaterinburg Arena
Yekaterinburg
Russia35,696277 m19572018
Kaliningrad Stadium
Kaliningrad
Russia35,2125 m20182018
Hardturm
Zürich · demolished 2008
Switzerland35,000401 m19291954
Stade des Charmilles
Geneva · demolished 2003
Switzerland35,000432 m19301954
Estádio Ilha do Retiro
Recife
Brazil30,0006 m19371950
Estádio Independência
Belo Horizonte
Brazil23,018847 m19501950
Estadio Gran Parque Central
Montevideo
Uruguay20,00028 m19001930
Estádio Durival de Britto (Vila Capanema)
Curitiba
Brazil20,000887 m19471950
Estádio dos Eucaliptos
Porto Alegre · demolished 1981
Brazil20,00053 m19311950
Stade Olympique de la Pontaise
Lausanne
Switzerland15,850614 m19041954
Cornaredo Stadium
Lugano
Switzerland6,330364 m19511954
Estadio Pocitos
Montevideo · demolished 1940
Uruguay1,00030 m19211930