Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

19 venues across 3 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, 1966, 2022 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details

19 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.
Villa Park
Birmingham, England
103 m
cap 42,918
2.
Hillsborough Stadium
Sheffield, England
69 m
cap 39,732
3.
Wembley Stadium (old)
London, England
60 m
cap 98,600
4.
Goodison Park
Liverpool, England
46 m
cap 39,414
5.
Old Trafford
Manchester, England
45 m
cap 74,310
6.
Ahmad bin Ali Stadium
Al Rayyan, Qatar
38 m
cap 44,740
7.
Estadio Pocitos
Montevideo, Uruguay
30 m
cap 1,000
8.
Roker Park
Sunderland, England
30 m
cap 40,310
9.
Estadio Centenario
Montevideo, Uruguay
29 m
cap 90,000
10.
Estadio Gran Parque Central
Montevideo, Uruguay
28 m
cap 20,000

GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1930, 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.
Khalifa International Stadium
Doha, Qatar
8 matches
2022 (8)
6.
Education City Stadium
Al Rayyan, Qatar
8 matches
2022 (8)
7.
Al Thumama Stadium
Doha, Qatar
8 matches
2022 (8)
8.
Ahmad bin Ali Stadium
Al Rayyan, Qatar
7 matches
2022 (7)
9.
Al Janoub Stadium
Al Wakrah, Qatar
7 matches
2022 (7)
10.
Stadium 974
Doha, Qatar
7 matches
2022 (7)
11.
Estadio Gran Parque Central
Montevideo, Uruguay
6 matches
1930 (6)
12.
Goodison Park
Liverpool, England
5 matches
1966 (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

3 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

331 goals · 114 matches · 19 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
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
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
Estadio Gran Parque Central Montevideo	Uruguay	20,000	28 m	1900	1930
Estadio Pocitos Montevideo · demolished 1940	Uruguay	1,000	30 m	1921	1930