Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.
17 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 (3 selected)
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Stadiums
3
Host countries
1900
Oldest
Estadio Gran Parque Central2021
Newest
Lusail StadiumStadium map
Venues used in 1930, 1978, 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 Malvinas ArgentinasMendoza, Argentina839 mcap 40,268 - 2.Estadio Mario Alberto KempesCórdoba, Argentina422 mcap 57,000
- 3.Ahmad bin Ali StadiumAl Rayyan, Qatar38 mcap 44,740
- 4.Estadio PocitosMontevideo, Uruguay30 mcap 1,000
- 5.Estadio CentenarioMontevideo, Uruguay29 mcap 90,000
- 6.Estadio Gran Parque CentralMontevideo, Uruguay28 mcap 20,000
- 7.Khalifa International StadiumDoha, Qatar26 mcap 45,857
- 8.Education City StadiumAl Rayyan, Qatar19 mcap 44,667
- 9.Estadio José AmalfitaniBuenos Aires, Argentina18 mcap 49,540
- 10.Al Thumama StadiumDoha, Qatar17 mcap 44,400
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)
Most-used venues
Ranked by match count in 1930, 1978, 2022
- 1.Estadio CentenarioMontevideo, Uruguay10 matches1930 (10)
- 2.Lusail StadiumLusail, Qatar10 matches2022 (10)
- 3.Estadio MonumentalBuenos Aires, Argentina9 matches1978 (9)
- 4.Al Bayt StadiumAl Khor, Qatar9 matches2022 (9)
- 5.Estadio Mario Alberto KempesCórdoba, Argentina8 matches1978 (8)
- 6.Khalifa International StadiumDoha, Qatar8 matches2022 (8)
- 7.Education City StadiumAl Rayyan, Qatar8 matches2022 (8)
- 8.Al Thumama StadiumDoha, Qatar8 matches2022 (8)
- 9.Ahmad bin Ali StadiumAl Rayyan, Qatar7 matches2022 (7)
- 10.Al Janoub StadiumAl Wakrah, Qatar7 matches2022 (7)
- 11.Stadium 974Doha, Qatar7 matches2022 (7)
- 12.Estadio Gigante de ArroyitoRosario, Argentina6 matches1978 (6)
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)
2.79g/m
296 goals · 106 matches · 15 venues
Low (200-800m)
4.00g/m
32 goals · 8 matches · 1 venue
Mid (800-1500m)
2.67g/m
16 goals · 6 matches · 1 venue
goals.sum / matches.count, grouped by elevation band
All venues
| Stadium | Country | Capacity | Altitude | Opened | WC editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
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 |
Estadio Gigante de Arroyito Rosario | Argentina | 41,654 | 9 m | 1929 | 1978 |
Estadio Malvinas Argentinas Mendoza | Argentina | 40,268 | 839 m | 1978 | 1978 |
Estadio José María Minella Mar del Plata | Argentina | 35,500 | 12 m | 1978 | 1978 |
Estadio Gran Parque Central Montevideo | Uruguay | 20,000 | 28 m | 1900 | 1930 |
Estadio Pocitos Montevideo · demolished 1940 | Uruguay | 1,000 | 30 m | 1921 | 1930 |