Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

40 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

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1892

Oldest

Goodison Park

2018

Newest

Nizhny Novgorod Stadium

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Venues used in 1930, 1950, 1966, 2014, 2018 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details

40 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.
Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha
Brasília, Brazil
1,119 m
cap 72,788
2.
Ligga Arena (Arena da Baixada)
Curitiba, Brazil
910 m
cap 40,502
3.
Estádio Durival de Britto (Vila Capanema)
Curitiba, Brazil
887 m
cap 20,000
4.
Estádio Mineirão
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
850 m
cap 58,170
5.
Estádio Independência
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
847 m
cap 23,018
6.
Neo Química Arena
São Paulo, Brazil
785 m
cap 49,205
7.
Estádio do Pacaembu
São Paulo, Brazil
773 m
cap 40,199
8.
Yekaterinburg Arena
Yekaterinburg, Russia
277 m
cap 35,696
9.
Arena Pantanal
Cuiabá, Brazil
173 m
cap 41,390
10.
Samara Arena
Samara, Russia
161 m
cap 44,918

GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1930, 1950, 1966, 2014, 2018

1.
Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
15 matches
1950 (8), 2014 (7)
2.
Estadio Centenario
Montevideo, Uruguay
10 matches
1930 (10)
3.
Wembley Stadium (old)
London, England
9 matches
1966 (9)
4.
Luzhniki Stadium
Moscow, Russia
7 matches
2018 (7)
5.
Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha
Brasília, Brazil
7 matches
2014 (7)
6.
Krestovsky Stadium (Saint Petersburg Stadium)
Saint Petersburg, Russia
7 matches
2018 (7)
7.
Arena Castelão
Fortaleza, Brazil
6 matches
2014 (6)
8.
Estádio Mineirão
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
6 matches
2014 (6)
9.
Arena Fonte Nova
Salvador, Brazil
6 matches
2014 (6)
10.
Neo Química Arena
São Paulo, Brazil
6 matches
2014 (6)
11.
Fisht Olympic Stadium
Sochi, Russia
6 matches
2018 (6)
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

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)

2.95g/m

478 goals · 162 matches · 32 venues

Low (200-800m)

2.75g/m

44 goals · 16 matches · 3 venues

Mid (800-1500m)

2.95g/m

65 goals · 22 matches · 5 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
Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã) Rio de Janeiro	Brazil	78,838	21 m	1950	1950, 2014
Wembley Stadium (old) London · demolished 2003	England	98,600	60 m	1923	1966
Estadio Centenario Montevideo	Uruguay	90,000	29 m	1930	1930
Luzhniki Stadium Moscow	Russia	78,011	159 m	1956	2018
White City Stadium London · demolished 1985	England	76,567	13 m	1908	1966
Old Trafford Manchester	England	74,310	45 m	1910	1966
Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha Brasília	Brazil	72,788	1,119 m	2013	2014
Krestovsky Stadium (Saint Petersburg Stadium) Saint Petersburg	Russia	68,134	16 m	2017	2018
Arena Castelão Fortaleza	Brazil	64,846	29 m	1973	2014
Estádio Mineirão Belo Horizonte	Brazil	58,170	850 m	1965	2014
Arena Fonte Nova Salvador	Brazil	51,900	55 m	2013	2014
Estádio Beira-Rio Porto Alegre	Brazil	50,128	9 m	1969	2014
Neo Química Arena São Paulo	Brazil	49,205	785 m	2014	2014
Fisht Olympic Stadium Sochi	Russia	47,659	1 m	2013	2018
Volgograd Arena Volgograd	Russia	45,568	94 m	2018	2018
Ak Bars Arena (Kazan Arena) Kazan	Russia	45,379	49 m	2013	2018
Otkrytie Arena (Spartak Stadium) Moscow	Russia	45,360	125 m	2014	2018
Rostov Arena Rostov-on-Don	Russia	45,000	0 m	2018	2018
Samara Arena Samara	Russia	44,918	161 m	2018	2018
Nizhny Novgorod Stadium Nizhny Novgorod	Russia	44,899	74 m	2018	2018
Mordovia Arena Saransk	Russia	44,442	144 m	2017	2018
Arena Pernambuco São Lourenço da Mata	Brazil	44,248	26 m	2013	2014
Villa Park Birmingham	England	42,918	103 m	1897	1966
Arena Pantanal Cuiabá	Brazil	41,390	173 m	2014	2014
Arena da Amazônia Manaus	Brazil	40,549	41 m	2014	2014
Ligga Arena (Arena da Baixada) Curitiba	Brazil	40,502	910 m	1914	2014
Roker Park Sunderland · demolished 1997	England	40,310	30 m	1898	1966
Estádio do Pacaembu São Paulo	Brazil	40,199	773 m	1940	1950
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
Yekaterinburg Arena Yekaterinburg	Russia	35,696	277 m	1957	2018
Kaliningrad Stadium Kaliningrad	Russia	35,212	5 m	2018	2018
Arena das Dunas Natal	Brazil	31,375	34 m	2014	2014
Estádio Ilha do Retiro Recife	Brazil	30,000	6 m	1937	1950
Estádio Independência Belo Horizonte	Brazil	23,018	847 m	1950	1950
Estadio Gran Parque Central Montevideo	Uruguay	20,000	28 m	1900	1930
Estádio Durival de Britto (Vila Capanema) Curitiba	Brazil	20,000	887 m	1947	1950
Estádio dos Eucaliptos Porto Alegre · demolished 1981	Brazil	20,000	53 m	1931	1950
Estadio Pocitos Montevideo · demolished 1940	Uruguay	1,000	30 m	1921	1930