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Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

43 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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43
Stadiums
5
Host countries
1892
Oldest
Goodison Park
2021
Newest
Lusail Stadium

Stadium map

Venues used in 1930, 1958, 1966, 2006, 2022 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details
43 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.
    Allianz Arena
    Munich, Germany
    490 m
    cap 75,000
  2. 2.
    Max-Morlock-Stadion
    Nuremberg, Germany
    324 m
    cap 50,000
  3. 3.
    Fritz-Walter-Stadion
    Kaiserslautern, Germany
    292 m
    cap 49,850
  4. 4.
    MHPArena
    Stuttgart, Germany
    224 m
    cap 60,449
  5. 5.
    Ryavallen
    Borås, Sweden
    138 m
    cap 21,000
  6. 6.
    Deutsche Bank Park
    Frankfurt, Germany
    116 m
    cap 51,500
  7. 7.
    Red Bull Arena (Leipzig)
    Leipzig, Germany
    114 m
    cap 47,069
  8. 8.
    Signal Iduna Park
    Dortmund, Germany
    108 m
    cap 81,365
  9. 9.
    Villa Park
    Birmingham, England
    103 m
    cap 42,918
  10. 10.
    RheinEnergieStadion
    Cologne, Germany
    71 m
    cap 50,000
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1930, 1958, 1966, 2006, 2022
  1. 1.
    Estadio Centenario
    Montevideo, Uruguay
    10 matches
    1930 (10)
  2. 2.
    Lusail Stadium
    Lusail, Qatar
    10 matches
    2022 (10)
  3. 3.
    Wembley Stadium (old)
    London, England
    9 matches
    1966 (9)
  4. 4.
    Al Bayt Stadium
    Al Khor, Qatar
    9 matches
    2022 (9)
  5. 5.
    Olympiastadion
    Berlin, Germany
    8 matches
    1974, 2006 (6)
  6. 6.
    Råsunda Stadium
    Solna, Sweden
    8 matches
    1958 (8)
  7. 7.
    Khalifa International Stadium
    Doha, Qatar
    8 matches
    2022 (8)
  8. 8.
    Education City Stadium
    Al Rayyan, Qatar
    8 matches
    2022 (8)
  9. 9.
    Al Thumama Stadium
    Doha, Qatar
    8 matches
    2022 (8)
  10. 10.
    Ahmad bin Ali Stadium
    Al Rayyan, Qatar
    7 matches
    2022 (7)
  11. 11.
    Al Janoub Stadium
    Al Wakrah, Qatar
    7 matches
    2022 (7)
  12. 12.
    Stadium 974
    Doha, Qatar
    7 matches
    2022 (7)
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)
2.87g/m
548 goals · 191 matches · 38 venues
Low (200-800m)
2.55g/m
56 goals · 22 matches · 4 venues
goals.sum / matches.count, grouped by elevation band

All venues

Sort:WC appearancesCapacityAltitudeOpening yearName
StadiumCountryCapacityAltitudeOpenedWC editions
Signal Iduna Park
Dortmund
Germany81,365108 m19741974, 2006
Olympiastadion
Berlin
Germany74,47565 m19361974, 2006
MHPArena
Stuttgart
Germany60,449224 m19331974, 2006
Volksparkstadion
Hamburg
Germany57,00025 m19531974, 2006
Deutsche Bank Park
Frankfurt
Germany51,500116 m19251974, 2006
HDI-Arena
Hannover
Germany49,00065 m19541974, 2006
Wembley Stadium (old)
London · demolished 2003
England98,60060 m19231966
Estadio Centenario
Montevideo
Uruguay90,00029 m19301930
Lusail Stadium
Lusail
Qatar88,96610 m20212022
White City Stadium
London · demolished 1985
England76,56713 m19081966
Allianz Arena
Munich
Germany75,000490 m20052006
Old Trafford
Manchester
England74,31045 m19101966
Al Bayt Stadium
Al Khor
Qatar68,8955 m20212022
Veltins-Arena
Gelsenkirchen
Germany62,27157 m20012006
Råsunda Stadium
Solna · demolished 2013
Sweden50,00022 m19371958
RheinEnergieStadion
Cologne
Germany50,00071 m20042006
Max-Morlock-Stadion
Nuremberg
Germany50,000324 m19282006
Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Kaiserslautern
Germany49,850292 m19202006
Red Bull Arena (Leipzig)
Leipzig
Germany47,069114 m20042006
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
Stadium 974
Doha · demolished 2024
Qatar44,0897 m20212022
Ullevi
Gothenburg
Sweden43,0008 m19581958
Villa Park
Birmingham
England42,918103 m18971966
Roker Park
Sunderland · demolished 1997
England40,31030 m18981966
Ayresome Park
Middlesbrough · demolished 1997
England40,00011 m19031966
Hillsborough Stadium
Sheffield
England39,73269 m18991966
Goodison Park
Liverpool
England39,41446 m18921966
Malmö Stadion
Malmö
Sweden30,00012 m19581958
Ryavallen
Borås
Sweden21,000138 m19411958
Estadio Gran Parque Central
Montevideo
Uruguay20,00028 m19001930
Arosvallen
Västerås
Sweden20,00018 m19321958
Idrottsparken
Norrköping
Sweden17,23439 m19031958
Rimnersvallen
Uddevalla
Sweden17,0005 m19231958
Olympia
Helsingborg
Sweden16,50034 m18981958
Örjans Vall
Halmstad
Sweden15,5007 m19221958
Eyravallen
Örebro
Sweden13,00035 m19231958
Tunavallen
Eskilstuna
Sweden7,80015 m19211958
Jernvallen
Sandviken
Sweden7,5000 m19381958
Estadio Pocitos
Montevideo · demolished 1940
Uruguay1,00030 m19211930