Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

20 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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1900

Oldest

Estadio Gran Parque Central

2021

Newest

Lusail Stadium

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Venues used in 1930, 1994, 2022 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details

20 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.
Pontiac Silverdome
Pontiac, United States
296 m
cap 80,338
2.
Rose Bowl
Pasadena, United States
247 m
cap 92,800
3.
Soldier Field
Chicago, United States
187 m
cap 61,500
4.
Cotton Bowl
Dallas, United States
149 m
cap 92,100
5.
Foxboro Stadium
Foxborough, United States
83 m
cap 53,644
6.
Ahmad bin Ali Stadium
Al Rayyan, Qatar
38 m
cap 44,740
7.
Camping World Stadium
Orlando, United States
37 m
cap 65,000
8.
Estadio Pocitos
Montevideo, Uruguay
30 m
cap 1,000
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, 1994, 2022

1.
Estadio Centenario
Montevideo, Uruguay
10 matches
1930 (10)
2.
Lusail Stadium
Lusail, Qatar
10 matches
2022 (10)
3.
Al Bayt Stadium
Al Khor, Qatar
9 matches
2022 (9)
4.
Rose Bowl
Pasadena, United States
8 matches
1994 (8)
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.
Giants Stadium
East Rutherford, United States
7 matches
1994 (7)
9.
Ahmad bin Ali Stadium
Al Rayyan, Qatar
7 matches
2022 (7)
10.
Al Janoub Stadium
Al Wakrah, Qatar
7 matches
2022 (7)
11.
Stadium 974
Doha, Qatar
7 matches
2022 (7)
12.
Cotton Bowl
Dallas, United States
6 matches
1994 (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)

2.85g/m

348 goals · 122 matches · 18 venues

Low (200-800m)

2.92g/m

35 goals · 12 matches · 2 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
Rose Bowl Pasadena	United States	92,800	247 m	1922	1994
Cotton Bowl Dallas	United States	92,100	149 m	1932	1994
Estadio Centenario Montevideo	Uruguay	90,000	29 m	1930	1930
Lusail Stadium Lusail	Qatar	88,966	10 m	2021	2022
Pontiac Silverdome Pontiac · demolished 2018	United States	80,338	296 m	1975	1994
Giants Stadium East Rutherford · demolished 2010	United States	75,338	23 m	1976	1994
Al Bayt Stadium Al Khor	Qatar	68,895	5 m	2021	2022
Camping World Stadium Orlando	United States	65,000	37 m	1936	1994
Soldier Field Chicago	United States	61,500	187 m	1924	1994
RFK Stadium Washington · demolished 2025	United States	56,692	6 m	1961	1994
Foxboro Stadium Foxborough · demolished 2002	United States	53,644	83 m	1971	1994
Stanford Stadium Stanford	United States	50,424	14 m	1921	1994
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 Gran Parque Central Montevideo	Uruguay	20,000	28 m	1900	1930
Estadio Pocitos Montevideo · demolished 1940	Uruguay	1,000	30 m	1921	1930