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Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

37 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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37
Stadiums
5
Host countries
1892
Oldest
Goodison Park
2021
Newest
Lusail Stadium

Stadium map

Venues used in 1930, 1966, 1978, 1990, 2022 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details
37 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.
    Estadio Malvinas Argentinas
    Mendoza, Argentina
    839 m
    cap 40,268
  2. 2.
    Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes
    Córdoba, Argentina
    422 m
    cap 57,000
  3. 3.
    Stadio delle Alpi
    Turin, Italy
    278 m
    cap 67,229
  4. 4.
    Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)
    Milan, Italy
    176 m
    cap 75,923
  5. 5.
    Stadio Friuli
    Udine, Italy
    115 m
    cap 41,652
  6. 6.
    Villa Park
    Birmingham, England
    103 m
    cap 42,918
  7. 7.
    Hillsborough Stadium
    Sheffield, England
    69 m
    cap 39,732
  8. 8.
    Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
    Bologna, Italy
    64 m
    cap 38,279
  9. 9.
    Stadio San Nicola
    Bari, Italy
    62 m
    cap 58,270
  10. 10.
    Wembley Stadium (old)
    London, England
    60 m
    cap 98,600
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1930, 1966, 1978, 1990, 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.
    Estadio Monumental
    Buenos Aires, Argentina
    9 matches
    1978 (9)
  5. 5.
    Al Bayt Stadium
    Al Khor, Qatar
    9 matches
    2022 (9)
  6. 6.
    Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes
    Córdoba, Argentina
    8 matches
    1978 (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)
2.66g/m
492 goals · 185 matches · 34 venues
Low (200-800m)
3.08g/m
40 goals · 13 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

Sort:WC appearancesCapacityAltitudeOpening yearName
StadiumCountryCapacityAltitudeOpenedWC editions
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)
Milan
Italy75,923176 m19261934, 1990
Stadio Artemio Franchi
Florence
Italy47,29051 m19311934, 1990
Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Bologna
Italy38,27964 m19271934, 1990
Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Genoa
Italy36,59926 m19111934, 1990
Wembley Stadium (old)
London · demolished 2003
England98,60060 m19231966
Estadio Centenario
Montevideo
Uruguay90,00029 m19301930
Lusail Stadium
Lusail
Qatar88,96610 m20212022
Estadio Monumental
Buenos Aires
Argentina83,21415 m19381978
White City Stadium
London · demolished 1985
England76,56713 m19081966
Old Trafford
Manchester
England74,31045 m19101966
Stadio Olimpico
Rome
Italy73,60337 m19531990
Al Bayt Stadium
Al Khor
Qatar68,8955 m20212022
Stadio delle Alpi
Turin · demolished 2008
Italy67,229278 m19901990
Stadio San Nicola
Bari
Italy58,27062 m19901990
Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes
Córdoba
Argentina57,000422 m19781978
Stadio Diego Armando Maradona
Naples
Italy54,72651 m19591990
Estadio José Amalfitani
Buenos Aires
Argentina49,54018 m19511978
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
Villa Park
Birmingham
England42,918103 m18971966
Estadio Gigante de Arroyito
Rosario
Argentina41,6549 m19291978
Stadio Friuli
Udine
Italy41,652115 m19761990
Roker Park
Sunderland · demolished 1997
England40,31030 m18981966
Estadio Malvinas Argentinas
Mendoza
Argentina40,268839 m19781978
Ayresome Park
Middlesbrough · demolished 1997
England40,00011 m19031966
Hillsborough Stadium
Sheffield
England39,73269 m18991966
Goodison Park
Liverpool
England39,41446 m18921966
Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi
Verona
Italy39,37160 m19631990
Stadio Sant'Elia
Cagliari
Italy39,0001 m19701990
Stadio Renzo Barbera
Palermo
Italy36,34943 m19321990
Estadio José María Minella
Mar del Plata
Argentina35,50012 m19781978
Estadio Gran Parque Central
Montevideo
Uruguay20,00028 m19001930
Estadio Pocitos
Montevideo · demolished 1940
Uruguay1,00030 m19211930