Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.
33 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}).
Tournament — click to filter (4 selected)
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Stadiums
4
Host countries
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Oldest
Olympia2018
Newest
Nizhny Novgorod StadiumStadium map
Venues used in 1930, 1958, 1978, 2018 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details
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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.
Estadio Malvinas ArgentinasMendoza, Argentina839 mcap 40,268 - 2.Estadio Mario Alberto KempesCórdoba, Argentina422 mcap 57,000
- 3.Yekaterinburg ArenaYekaterinburg, Russia277 mcap 35,696
- 4.Samara ArenaSamara, Russia161 mcap 44,918
- 5.Luzhniki StadiumMoscow, Russia159 mcap 78,011
- 6.Mordovia ArenaSaransk, Russia144 mcap 44,442
- 7.RyavallenBorås, Sweden138 mcap 21,000
- 8.Otkrytie Arena (Spartak Stadium)Moscow, Russia125 mcap 45,360
- 9.Volgograd ArenaVolgograd, Russia94 mcap 45,568
- 10.Nizhny Novgorod StadiumNizhny Novgorod, Russia74 mcap 44,899
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)
Most-used venues
Ranked by match count in 1930, 1958, 1978, 2018
- 1.
Estadio CentenarioMontevideo, Uruguay10 matches1930 (10) - 2.Estadio MonumentalBuenos Aires, Argentina9 matches1978 (9)
- 3.Estadio Mario Alberto KempesCórdoba, Argentina8 matches1978 (8)
- 4.Råsunda StadiumSolna, Sweden8 matches1958 (8)
- 5.Luzhniki StadiumMoscow, Russia7 matches2018 (7)
- 6.Krestovsky Stadium (Saint Petersburg Stadium)Saint Petersburg, Russia7 matches2018 (7)
- 7.UlleviGothenburg, Sweden7 matches1958 (7)
- 8.Fisht Olympic StadiumSochi, Russia6 matches2018 (6)
- 9.Ak Bars Arena (Kazan Arena)Kazan, Russia6 matches2018 (6)
- 10.Samara ArenaSamara, Russia6 matches2018 (6)
- 11.Nizhny Novgorod StadiumNizhny Novgorod, Russia6 matches2018 (6)
- 12.Estadio Gigante de ArroyitoRosario, Argentina6 matches1978 (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)
2.96g/m
399 goals · 135 matches · 29 venues
Low (200-800m)
3.42g/m
41 goals · 12 matches · 2 venues
Mid (800-1500m)
2.67g/m
16 goals · 6 matches · 1 venue
goals.sum / matches.count, grouped by elevation band
All venues
| Stadium | Country | Capacity | Altitude | Opened | WC editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Estadio Centenario Montevideo | Uruguay | 90,000 | 29 m | 1930 | 1930 |
Estadio Monumental Buenos Aires | Argentina | 83,214 | 15 m | 1938 | 1978 |
Luzhniki Stadium Moscow | Russia | 78,011 | 159 m | 1956 | 2018 |
Krestovsky Stadium (Saint Petersburg Stadium) Saint Petersburg | Russia | 68,134 | 16 m | 2017 | 2018 |
Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes Córdoba | Argentina | 57,000 | 422 m | 1978 | 1978 |
Råsunda Stadium Solna · demolished 2013 | Sweden | 50,000 | 22 m | 1937 | 1958 |
Estadio José Amalfitani Buenos Aires | Argentina | 49,540 | 18 m | 1951 | 1978 |
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 |
Ullevi Gothenburg | Sweden | 43,000 | 8 m | 1958 | 1958 |
Estadio Gigante de Arroyito Rosario | Argentina | 41,654 | 9 m | 1929 | 1978 |
Estadio Malvinas Argentinas Mendoza | Argentina | 40,268 | 839 m | 1978 | 1978 |
Yekaterinburg Arena Yekaterinburg | Russia | 35,696 | 277 m | 1957 | 2018 |
Estadio José María Minella Mar del Plata | Argentina | 35,500 | 12 m | 1978 | 1978 |
Kaliningrad Stadium Kaliningrad | Russia | 35,212 | 5 m | 2018 | 2018 |
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 |