Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

27 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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Host countries

1897

Oldest

Parc des Princes

2021

Newest

Lusail Stadium

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Venues used in 1930, 1978, 1998, 2022 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details

27 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.
Estadio Malvinas Argentinas
Mendoza, Argentina
839 m
cap 40,268
2.
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Saint-Étienne, France
488 m
cap 41,965
3.
Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes
Córdoba, Argentina
422 m
cap 57,000
4.
Stade de Gerland
Lyon, France
173 m
cap 41,000
5.
Stadium de Toulouse
Toulouse, France
148 m
cap 33,150
6.
Stade de France
Saint-Denis, France
57 m
cap 80,698
7.
Parc des Princes
Paris, France
42 m
cap 47,929
8.
Stade de la Mosson
Montpellier, France
41 m
cap 32,939
9.
Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Lens, France
41 m
cap 37,705
10.
Ahmad bin Ali Stadium
Al Rayyan, Qatar
38 m
cap 44,740

GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1930, 1978, 1998, 2022

1.
Estadio Centenario
Montevideo, Uruguay
10 matches
1930 (10)
2.
Lusail Stadium
Lusail, Qatar
10 matches
2022 (10)
3.
Estadio Monumental
Buenos Aires, Argentina
9 matches
1978 (9)
4.
Stade de France
Saint-Denis, France
9 matches
1998 (9)
5.
Al Bayt Stadium
Al Khor, Qatar
9 matches
2022 (9)
6.
Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes
Córdoba, Argentina
8 matches
1978 (8)
7.
Khalifa International Stadium
Doha, Qatar
8 matches
2022 (8)
8.
Education City Stadium
Al Rayyan, Qatar
8 matches
2022 (8)
9.
Al Thumama Stadium
Doha, Qatar
8 matches
2022 (8)
10.
Stade Vélodrome
Marseille, France
7 matches
1938, 1998 (7)
11.
Ahmad bin Ali Stadium
Al Rayyan, Qatar
7 matches
2022 (7)
12.
Al Janoub Stadium
Al Wakrah, 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

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)

2.76g/m

453 goals · 164 matches · 24 venues

Low (200-800m)

3.29g/m

46 goals · 14 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 appearances Capacity Altitude Opening year Name

Stadium	Country	Capacity	Altitude	Opened	WC editions
Stade Vélodrome Marseille	France	67,394	12 m	1937	1938, 1998
Parc des Princes Paris	France	47,929	42 m	1897	1938, 1998
Stade de Gerland Lyon	France	41,000	173 m	1926	1938, 1998
Stade Chaban-Delmas Bordeaux	France	34,462	24 m	1938	1938, 1998
Estadio Centenario Montevideo	Uruguay	90,000	29 m	1930	1930
Lusail Stadium Lusail	Qatar	88,966	10 m	2021	2022
Estadio Monumental Buenos Aires	Argentina	83,214	15 m	1938	1978
Stade de France Saint-Denis	France	80,698	57 m	1998	1998
Al Bayt Stadium Al Khor	Qatar	68,895	5 m	2021	2022
Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes Córdoba	Argentina	57,000	422 m	1978	1978
Estadio José Amalfitani Buenos Aires	Argentina	49,540	18 m	1951	1978
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
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Saint-Étienne	France	41,965	488 m	1931	1998
Estadio Gigante de Arroyito Rosario	Argentina	41,654	9 m	1929	1978
Estadio Malvinas Argentinas Mendoza	Argentina	40,268	839 m	1978	1978
Stade Bollaert-Delelis Lens	France	37,705	41 m	1933	1998
Estadio José María Minella Mar del Plata	Argentina	35,500	12 m	1978	1978
Stade de la Beaujoire Nantes	France	35,322	27 m	1984	1998
Stadium de Toulouse Toulouse	France	33,150	148 m	1937	1998
Stade de la Mosson Montpellier	France	32,939	41 m	1972	1998
Estadio Gran Parque Central Montevideo	Uruguay	20,000	28 m	1900	1930
Estadio Pocitos Montevideo · demolished 1940	Uruguay	1,000	30 m	1921	1930