Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

31 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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Host countries

1892

Oldest

Goodison Park

2021

Newest

Lusail Stadium

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Venues used in 1930, 1958, 1966, 2022 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details

31 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.
Ryavallen
Borås, Sweden
138 m
cap 21,000
2.
Villa Park
Birmingham, England
103 m
cap 42,918
3.
Hillsborough Stadium
Sheffield, England
69 m
cap 39,732
4.
Wembley Stadium (old)
London, England
60 m
cap 98,600
5.
Goodison Park
Liverpool, England
46 m
cap 39,414
6.
Old Trafford
Manchester, England
45 m
cap 74,310
7.
Idrottsparken
Norrköping, Sweden
39 m
cap 17,234
8.
Ahmad bin Ali Stadium
Al Rayyan, Qatar
38 m
cap 44,740
9.
Eyravallen
Örebro, Sweden
35 m
cap 13,000
10.
Olympia
Helsingborg, Sweden
34 m
cap 16,500

GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1930, 1958, 1966, 2022

1.
Estadio Centenario
Montevideo, Uruguay
10 matches
1930 (10)
2.
Lusail Stadium
Lusail, Qatar
10 matches
2022 (10)
3.
Wembley Stadium (old)
London, England
9 matches
1966 (9)
4.
Al Bayt Stadium
Al Khor, Qatar
9 matches
2022 (9)
5.
Råsunda Stadium
Solna, Sweden
8 matches
1958 (8)
6.
Khalifa International Stadium
Doha, Qatar
8 matches
2022 (8)
7.
Education City Stadium
Al Rayyan, Qatar
8 matches
2022 (8)
8.
Al Thumama Stadium
Doha, Qatar
8 matches
2022 (8)
9.
Ahmad bin Ali Stadium
Al Rayyan, Qatar
7 matches
2022 (7)
10.
Al Janoub Stadium
Al Wakrah, Qatar
7 matches
2022 (7)
11.
Stadium 974
Doha, Qatar
7 matches
2022 (7)
12.
Ullevi
Gothenburg, Sweden
7 matches
1958 (7)

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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)

3.03g/m

446 goals · 147 matches · 30 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
Wembley Stadium (old) London · demolished 2003	England	98,600	60 m	1923	1966
Estadio Centenario Montevideo	Uruguay	90,000	29 m	1930	1930
Lusail Stadium Lusail	Qatar	88,966	10 m	2021	2022
White City Stadium London · demolished 1985	England	76,567	13 m	1908	1966
Old Trafford Manchester	England	74,310	45 m	1910	1966
Al Bayt Stadium Al Khor	Qatar	68,895	5 m	2021	2022
Råsunda Stadium Solna · demolished 2013	Sweden	50,000	22 m	1937	1958
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
Ullevi Gothenburg	Sweden	43,000	8 m	1958	1958
Villa Park Birmingham	England	42,918	103 m	1897	1966
Roker Park Sunderland · demolished 1997	England	40,310	30 m	1898	1966
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
Malmö Stadion Malmö	Sweden	30,000	12 m	1958	1958
Ryavallen Borås	Sweden	21,000	138 m	1941	1958
Estadio Gran Parque Central Montevideo	Uruguay	20,000	28 m	1900	1930
Arosvallen Västerås	Sweden	20,000	18 m	1932	1958
Idrottsparken Norrköping	Sweden	17,234	39 m	1903	1958
Rimnersvallen Uddevalla	Sweden	17,000	5 m	1923	1958
Olympia Helsingborg	Sweden	16,500	34 m	1898	1958
Örjans Vall Halmstad	Sweden	15,500	7 m	1922	1958
Eyravallen Örebro	Sweden	13,000	35 m	1923	1958
Tunavallen Eskilstuna	Sweden	7,800	15 m	1921	1958
Jernvallen Sandviken	Sweden	7,500	0 m	1938	1958
Estadio Pocitos Montevideo · demolished 1940	Uruguay	1,000	30 m	1921	1930