Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.
23 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}).
Tournament — click to filter (4 selected)
Clear23
Stadiums
3
Host countries
1900
Oldest
Estadio Gran Parque Central2021
Newest
Lusail StadiumStadium map
Venues used in 1930, 1970, 1986, 2022 — 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 Nemesio DíezToluca, Mexico2,666 mcap 30,000 - 2.Estadio Olímpico UniversitarioMexico City, Mexico2,307 mcap 72,000
- 3.Estadio AztecaMexico City, Mexico2,287 mcap 87,000
- 4.Estadio Neza 86Nezahualcóyotl, Mexico2,236 mcap 34,536
- 5.Estadio CuauhtémocPuebla, Mexico2,124 mcap 51,726
- 6.Estadio LeónLeón, Mexico1,808 mcap 31,297
- 7.Estadio CorregidoraQuerétaro, Mexico1,807 mcap 38,575
- 8.Estadio Sergio León ChávezIrapuato, Mexico1,718 mcap 25,000
- 9.Estadio Tres de MarzoZapopan, Mexico1,633 mcap 30,015
- 10.Estadio JaliscoGuadalajara, Mexico1,538 mcap 55,020
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)
Most-used venues
Ranked by match count in 1930, 1970, 1986, 2022
- 1.Estadio AztecaMexico City, Mexico19 matches1970 (10), 1986 (9), 2026
- 2.Estadio JaliscoGuadalajara, Mexico14 matches1970 (8), 1986 (6)
- 3.Estadio LeónLeón, Mexico11 matches1970 (7), 1986 (4)
- 4.Estadio CentenarioMontevideo, Uruguay10 matches1930 (10)
- 5.Lusail StadiumLusail, Qatar10 matches2022 (10)
- 6.Al Bayt StadiumAl Khor, Qatar9 matches2022 (9)
- 7.Estadio CuauhtémocPuebla, Mexico8 matches1970 (3), 1986 (5)
- 8.Khalifa International StadiumDoha, Qatar8 matches2022 (8)
- 9.Education City StadiumAl Rayyan, Qatar8 matches2022 (8)
- 10.Al Thumama StadiumDoha, Qatar8 matches2022 (8)
- 11.Ahmad bin Ali StadiumAl Rayyan, Qatar7 matches2022 (7)
- 12.Al Janoub StadiumAl Wakrah, Qatar7 matches2022 (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
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)
2.95g/m
242 goals · 82 matches · 11 venues
Low (200-800m)
1.13g/m
9 goals · 8 matches · 2 venues
High (1500-2200m)
3.07g/m
132 goals · 43 matches · 6 venues
Very high (≥2200m)
2.61g/m
86 goals · 33 matches · 4 venues
goals.sum / matches.count, grouped by elevation band
All venues
| Stadium | Country | Capacity | Altitude | Opened | WC editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Estadio Azteca Mexico City | Mexico | 87,000 | 2,287 m | 1966 | 1970, 1986, 2026 |
Estadio Jalisco Guadalajara | Mexico | 55,020 | 1,538 m | 1960 | 1970, 1986 |
Estadio Cuauhtémoc Puebla | Mexico | 51,726 | 2,124 m | 1968 | 1970, 1986 |
Estadio León León | Mexico | 31,297 | 1,808 m | 1967 | 1970, 1986 |
Estadio Nemesio Díez Toluca | Mexico | 30,000 | 2,666 m | 1954 | 1970, 1986 |
Estadio Centenario Montevideo | Uruguay | 90,000 | 29 m | 1930 | 1930 |
Lusail Stadium Lusail | Qatar | 88,966 | 10 m | 2021 | 2022 |
Estadio Olímpico Universitario Mexico City | Mexico | 72,000 | 2,307 m | 1952 | 1986 |
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 |
Estadio Universitario San Nicolás de los Garza | Mexico | 43,780 | 529 m | 1967 | 1986 |
Estadio Corregidora Querétaro | Mexico | 38,575 | 1,807 m | 1985 | 1986 |
Estadio Tecnológico Monterrey · demolished 2017 | Mexico | 38,000 | 544 m | 1950 | 1986 |
Estadio Neza 86 Nezahualcóyotl | Mexico | 34,536 | 2,236 m | 1981 | 1986 |
Estadio Tres de Marzo Zapopan | Mexico | 30,015 | 1,633 m | 1971 | 1986 |
Estadio Sergio León Chávez Irapuato | Mexico | 25,000 | 1,718 m | 1974 | 1986 |
Estadio Gran Parque Central Montevideo | Uruguay | 20,000 | 28 m | 1900 | 1930 |
Estadio Pocitos Montevideo · demolished 1940 | Uruguay | 1,000 | 30 m | 1921 | 1930 |