Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

40 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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Stadiums

Host countries

1892

Oldest

Goodison Park

2018

Newest

Nizhny Novgorod Stadium

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Venues used in 1930, 1966, 1982, 2018 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details

40 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.
Santiago Bernabéu
Madrid, Spain
720 m
cap 81,044
2.
Estadio José Zorrilla
Valladolid, Spain
719 m
cap 26,512
3.
Estadio Vicente Calderón
Madrid, Spain
583 m
cap 65,695
4.
Yekaterinburg Arena
Yekaterinburg, Russia
277 m
cap 35,696
5.
Estadio Carlos Tartiere (old)
Oviedo, Spain
245 m
cap 23,500
6.
Estadio La Romareda
Zaragoza, Spain
229 m
cap 33,608
7.
Samara Arena
Samara, Russia
161 m
cap 44,918
8.
Luzhniki Stadium
Moscow, Russia
159 m
cap 78,011
9.
Mordovia Arena
Saransk, Russia
144 m
cap 44,442
10.
Otkrytie Arena (Spartak Stadium)
Moscow, Russia
125 m
cap 45,360

GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1930, 1966, 1982, 2018

1.
Estadio Centenario
Montevideo, Uruguay
10 matches
1930 (10)
2.
Wembley Stadium (old)
London, England
9 matches
1966 (9)
3.
Luzhniki Stadium
Moscow, Russia
7 matches
2018 (7)
4.
Krestovsky Stadium (Saint Petersburg Stadium)
Saint Petersburg, Russia
7 matches
2018 (7)
5.
Fisht Olympic Stadium
Sochi, Russia
6 matches
2018 (6)
6.
Ak Bars Arena (Kazan Arena)
Kazan, Russia
6 matches
2018 (6)
7.
Samara Arena
Samara, Russia
6 matches
2018 (6)
8.
Nizhny Novgorod Stadium
Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
6 matches
2018 (6)
9.
Estadio José Zorrilla
Valladolid, Spain
6 matches
1982 (6)
10.
Estadio Gran Parque Central
Montevideo, Uruguay
6 matches
1930 (6)
11.
Camp Nou
Barcelona, Spain
5 matches
1982 (5)
12.
Otkrytie Arena (Spartak Stadium)
Moscow, Russia
5 matches
2018 (5)

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)

2.90g/m

414 goals · 143 matches · 33 venues

Low (200-800m)

2.61g/m

60 goals · 23 matches · 6 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
Camp Nou Barcelona	Spain	99,354	62 m	1957	1982
Wembley Stadium (old) London · demolished 2003	England	98,600	60 m	1923	1966
Estadio Centenario Montevideo	Uruguay	90,000	29 m	1930	1930
Santiago Bernabéu Madrid	Spain	81,044	720 m	1947	1982
Luzhniki Stadium Moscow	Russia	78,011	159 m	1956	2018
White City Stadium London · demolished 1985	England	76,567	13 m	1908	1966
Old Trafford Manchester	England	74,310	45 m	1910	1966
Krestovsky Stadium (Saint Petersburg Stadium) Saint Petersburg	Russia	68,134	16 m	2017	2018
Estadio Vicente Calderón Madrid · demolished 2019	Spain	65,695	583 m	1966	1982
Estadio Benito Villamarín Seville	Spain	60,721	20 m	1929	1982
Mestalla Valencia	Spain	49,500	20 m	1923	1982
Fisht Olympic Stadium Sochi	Russia	47,659	1 m	2013	2018
San Mamés (old) Bilbao · demolished 2013	Spain	46,200	30 m	1913	1982
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
Estadio Sarriá Barcelona · demolished 1997	Spain	44,000	95 m	1923	1982
Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Seville	Spain	43,883	19 m	1958	1982
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
Yekaterinburg Arena Yekaterinburg	Russia	35,696	277 m	1957	2018
Kaliningrad Stadium Kaliningrad	Russia	35,212	5 m	2018	2018
Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero Elche	Spain	33,732	79 m	1976	1982
Estadio La Romareda Zaragoza	Spain	33,608	229 m	1957	1982
Estadio Riazor A Coruña	Spain	32,660	28 m	1944	1982
Estadio La Rosaleda Málaga	Spain	30,044	23 m	1941	1982
Estadio José Rico Pérez Alicante	Spain	30,000	79 m	1974	1982
El Molinón Gijón	Spain	29,538	5 m	1908	1982
Estadio de Balaídos Vigo	Spain	29,000	10 m	1928	1982
Estadio José Zorrilla Valladolid	Spain	26,512	719 m	1982	1982
Estadio Carlos Tartiere (old) Oviedo · demolished 2003	Spain	23,500	245 m	1932	1982
Estadio Gran Parque Central Montevideo	Uruguay	20,000	28 m	1900	1930
Estadio Pocitos Montevideo · demolished 1940	Uruguay	1,000	30 m	1921	1930