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Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

42 venues across 5 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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42
Stadiums
5
Host countries
1897
Oldest
Parc des Princes
2018
Newest
Nizhny Novgorod Stadium

Stadium map

Venues used in 1934, 1938, 1950, 1954, 2018 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details
42 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. 1.
    Estádio Durival de Britto (Vila Capanema)
    Curitiba, Brazil
    887 m
    cap 20,000
  2. 2.
    Estádio Independência
    Belo Horizonte, Brazil
    847 m
    cap 23,018
  3. 3.
    Estádio do Pacaembu
    São Paulo, Brazil
    773 m
    cap 40,199
  4. 4.
    Stade Olympique de la Pontaise
    Lausanne, Switzerland
    614 m
    cap 15,850
  5. 5.
    Wankdorf Stadium
    Bern, Switzerland
    560 m
    cap 64,000
  6. 6.
    Stade des Charmilles
    Geneva, Switzerland
    432 m
    cap 35,000
  7. 7.
    Hardturm
    Zürich, Switzerland
    401 m
    cap 35,000
  8. 8.
    Cornaredo Stadium
    Lugano, Switzerland
    364 m
    cap 6,330
  9. 9.
    Yekaterinburg Arena
    Yekaterinburg, Russia
    277 m
    cap 35,696
  10. 10.
    St. Jakob Stadium
    Basel, Switzerland
    262 m
    cap 60,000
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1934, 1938, 1950, 1954, 2018
  1. 1.
    Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã)
    Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    8 matches
    1950 (8), 2014
  2. 2.
    Luzhniki Stadium
    Moscow, Russia
    7 matches
    2018 (7)
  3. 3.
    Krestovsky Stadium (Saint Petersburg Stadium)
    Saint Petersburg, Russia
    7 matches
    2018 (7)
  4. 4.
    St. Jakob Stadium
    Basel, Switzerland
    6 matches
    1954 (6)
  5. 5.
    Fisht Olympic Stadium
    Sochi, Russia
    6 matches
    2018 (6)
  6. 6.
    Ak Bars Arena (Kazan Arena)
    Kazan, Russia
    6 matches
    2018 (6)
  7. 7.
    Samara Arena
    Samara, Russia
    6 matches
    2018 (6)
  8. 8.
    Nizhny Novgorod Stadium
    Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
    6 matches
    2018 (6)
  9. 9.
    Estádio do Pacaembu
    São Paulo, Brazil
    6 matches
    1950 (6)
  10. 10.
    Wankdorf Stadium
    Bern, Switzerland
    5 matches
    1954 (5)
  11. 11.
    Otkrytie Arena (Spartak Stadium)
    Moscow, Russia
    5 matches
    2018 (5)
  12. 12.
    Rostov Arena
    Rostov-on-Don, Russia
    5 matches
    2018 (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

5 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)
3.33g/m
336 goals · 101 matches · 28 venues
Low (200-800m)
4.82g/m
183 goals · 38 matches · 9 venues
Mid (800-1500m)
4.00g/m
20 goals · 5 matches · 2 venues
goals.sum / matches.count, grouped by elevation band

All venues

Sort:WC appearancesCapacityAltitudeOpening yearName
StadiumCountryCapacityAltitudeOpenedWC editions
Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã)
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil78,83821 m19501950, 2014
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)
Milan
Italy75,923176 m19261934, 1990
Stade Vélodrome
Marseille
France67,39412 m19371938, 1998
Parc des Princes
Paris
France47,92942 m18971938, 1998
Stadio Artemio Franchi
Florence
Italy47,29051 m19311934, 1990
Stade de Gerland
Lyon
France41,000173 m19261938, 1998
Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Bologna
Italy38,27964 m19271934, 1990
Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Genoa
Italy36,59926 m19111934, 1990
Stade Chaban-Delmas
Bordeaux
France34,46224 m19381938, 1998
Luzhniki Stadium
Moscow
Russia78,011159 m19562018
Krestovsky Stadium (Saint Petersburg Stadium)
Saint Petersburg
Russia68,13416 m20172018
Wankdorf Stadium
Bern · demolished 2001
Switzerland64,000560 m19251954
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
Colombes
France60,00045 m19071938
St. Jakob Stadium
Basel · demolished 1998
Switzerland60,000262 m19541954
Stadio Nazionale PNF
Rome · demolished 1957
Italy50,00032 m19111934
Fisht Olympic Stadium
Sochi
Russia47,6591 m20132018
Volgograd Arena
Volgograd
Russia45,56894 m20182018
Ak Bars Arena (Kazan Arena)
Kazan
Russia45,37949 m20132018
Otkrytie Arena (Spartak Stadium)
Moscow
Russia45,360125 m20142018
Rostov Arena
Rostov-on-Don
Russia45,0000 m20182018
Samara Arena
Samara
Russia44,918161 m20182018
Nizhny Novgorod Stadium
Nizhny Novgorod
Russia44,89974 m20182018
Mordovia Arena
Saransk
Russia44,442144 m20172018
Estádio do Pacaembu
São Paulo
Brazil40,199773 m19401950
Stadio Giorgio Ascarelli
Naples · demolished 1942
Italy40,0003 m19301934
Yekaterinburg Arena
Yekaterinburg
Russia35,696277 m19572018
Kaliningrad Stadium
Kaliningrad
Russia35,2125 m20182018
Hardturm
Zürich · demolished 2008
Switzerland35,000401 m19291954
Stade des Charmilles
Geneva · demolished 2003
Switzerland35,000432 m19301954
Estádio Ilha do Retiro
Recife
Brazil30,0006 m19371950
Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
Turin
Italy27,958248 m19331934
Stade de la Meinau
Strasbourg
France26,109145 m19141938
Estádio Independência
Belo Horizonte
Brazil23,018847 m19501950
Stade Auguste-Delaune
Reims
France21,68479 m19351938
Estádio Durival de Britto (Vila Capanema)
Curitiba
Brazil20,000887 m19471950
Estádio dos Eucaliptos
Porto Alegre · demolished 1981
Brazil20,00053 m19311950
Stade Olympique de la Pontaise
Lausanne
Switzerland15,850614 m19041954
Stade Victor Boucquey
Lille · demolished 1975
France15,00030 m19021938
Stade Cavée Verte
Le Havre · demolished 1970
France10,0009 m19321938
Stadio Littorio (Trieste)
Trieste
Italy8,00078 m19321934
Stade du Fort Carré
Antibes
France8,0004 m19281938
Cornaredo Stadium
Lugano
Switzerland6,330364 m19511954