Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

51 venues across 6 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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Host countries

1897

Oldest

Parc des Princes

2018

Newest

Nizhny Novgorod Stadium

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Venues used in 1930, 1950, 1998, 2002, 2018 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details

51 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 Durival de Britto (Vila Capanema)
Curitiba, Brazil
887 m
cap 20,000
2.
Estádio Independência
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
847 m
cap 23,018
3.
Estádio do Pacaembu
São Paulo, Brazil
773 m
cap 40,199
4.
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Saint-Étienne, France
488 m
cap 41,965
5.
Yekaterinburg Arena
Yekaterinburg, Russia
277 m
cap 35,696
6.
Stade de Gerland
Lyon, France
173 m
cap 41,000
7.
Samara Arena
Samara, Russia
161 m
cap 44,918
8.
Luzhniki Stadium
Moscow, Russia
159 m
cap 78,011
9.
Stadium de Toulouse
Toulouse, France
148 m
cap 33,150
10.
Mordovia Arena
Saransk, Russia
144 m
cap 44,442

GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1930, 1950, 1998, 2002, 2018

1.
Estadio Centenario
Montevideo, Uruguay
10 matches
1930 (10)
2.
Stade de France
Saint-Denis, France
9 matches
1998 (9)
3.
Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
8 matches
1950 (8), 2014
4.
Luzhniki Stadium
Moscow, Russia
7 matches
2018 (7)
5.
Krestovsky Stadium (Saint Petersburg Stadium)
Saint Petersburg, Russia
7 matches
2018 (7)
6.
Stade Vélodrome
Marseille, France
7 matches
1938, 1998 (7)
7.
Seoul World Cup Stadium
Seoul, South Korea
6 matches
2002 (6)
8.
Parc des Princes
Paris, France
6 matches
1938, 1998 (6)
9.
Fisht Olympic Stadium
Sochi, Russia
6 matches
2018 (6)
10.
Ak Bars Arena (Kazan Arena)
Kazan, Russia
6 matches
2018 (6)
11.
Samara Arena
Samara, Russia
6 matches
2018 (6)
12.
Nizhny Novgorod Stadium
Nizhny Novgorod, 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

6 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)

2.81g/m

585 goals · 208 matches · 44 venues

Low (200-800m)

2.94g/m

47 goals · 16 matches · 3 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 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
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
Stade de France Saint-Denis	France	80,698	57 m	1998	1998
Luzhniki Stadium Moscow	Russia	78,011	159 m	1956	2018
International Stadium Yokohama Yokohama	Japan	72,327	38 m	1998	2002
Krestovsky Stadium (Saint Petersburg Stadium) Saint Petersburg	Russia	68,134	16 m	2017	2018
Seoul World Cup Stadium Seoul	South Korea	66,704	29 m	2001	2002
Daegu World Cup Stadium Daegu	South Korea	66,422	82 m	2001	2002
Saitama Stadium 2002 Saitama	Japan	63,700	11 m	2001	2002
Busan Asiad Stadium Busan	South Korea	53,769	25 m	2001	2002
Shizuoka Stadium ECOPA Fukuroi	Japan	50,889	50 m	2001	2002
Incheon Munhak Stadium Incheon	South Korea	50,256	38 m	2002	2002
Miyagi Stadium Rifu	Japan	49,000	56 m	2000	2002
Fisht Olympic Stadium Sochi	Russia	47,659	1 m	2013	2018
Yanmar Stadium Nagai Osaka	Japan	47,000	13 m	1996	2002
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
Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium Ulsan	South Korea	43,550	8 m	2001	2002
Suwon World Cup Stadium Suwon	South Korea	43,288	68 m	2001	2002
Gwangju World Cup Stadium Gwangju	South Korea	42,880	48 m	2001	2002
Jeonju World Cup Stadium Jeonju	South Korea	42,477	13 m	2001	2002
Niigata Stadium (Big Swan) Niigata	Japan	42,300	1 m	2001	2002
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Saint-Étienne	France	41,965	488 m	1931	1998
Sapporo Dome Sapporo	Japan	41,484	101 m	2001	2002
Kashima Soccer Stadium Kashima	Japan	40,728	51 m	1993	2002
Daejeon World Cup Stadium Daejeon	South Korea	40,535	61 m	2001	2002
Estádio do Pacaembu São Paulo	Brazil	40,199	773 m	1940	1950
Ōita Stadium (Big Eye) Ōita	Japan	40,000	108 m	2001	2002
Stade Bollaert-Delelis Lens	France	37,705	41 m	1933	1998
Yekaterinburg Arena Yekaterinburg	Russia	35,696	277 m	1957	2018
Jeju World Cup Stadium Seogwipo	South Korea	35,657	72 m	2001	2002
Stade de la Beaujoire Nantes	France	35,322	27 m	1984	1998
Kaliningrad Stadium Kaliningrad	Russia	35,212	5 m	2018	2018
Stadium de Toulouse Toulouse	France	33,150	148 m	1937	1998
Stade de la Mosson Montpellier	France	32,939	41 m	1972	1998
Noevir Stadium Kobe Kobe	Japan	30,132	-1 m	2001	2002
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