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Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

38 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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38
Stadiums
4
Host countries
1897
Oldest
Parc des Princes
2021
Newest
Lusail Stadium

Stadium map

Venues used in 1934, 1938, 1958, 2022 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details
38 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.
    Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
    Turin, Italy
    248 m
    cap 27,958
  2. 2.
    Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)
    Milan, Italy
    176 m
    cap 75,923
  3. 3.
    Stade de Gerland
    Lyon, France
    173 m
    cap 41,000
  4. 4.
    Stade de la Meinau
    Strasbourg, France
    145 m
    cap 26,109
  5. 5.
    Ryavallen
    Borås, Sweden
    138 m
    cap 21,000
  6. 6.
    Stade Auguste-Delaune
    Reims, France
    79 m
    cap 21,684
  7. 7.
    Stadio Littorio (Trieste)
    Trieste, Italy
    78 m
    cap 8,000
  8. 8.
    Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
    Bologna, Italy
    64 m
    cap 38,279
  9. 9.
    Stadio Artemio Franchi
    Florence, Italy
    51 m
    cap 47,290
  10. 10.
    Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
    Colombes, France
    45 m
    cap 60,000
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1934, 1938, 1958, 2022
  1. 1.
    Lusail Stadium
    Lusail, Qatar
    10 matches
    2022 (10)
  2. 2.
    Al Bayt Stadium
    Al Khor, Qatar
    9 matches
    2022 (9)
  3. 3.
    Råsunda Stadium
    Solna, Sweden
    8 matches
    1958 (8)
  4. 4.
    Khalifa International Stadium
    Doha, Qatar
    8 matches
    2022 (8)
  5. 5.
    Education City Stadium
    Al Rayyan, Qatar
    8 matches
    2022 (8)
  6. 6.
    Al Thumama Stadium
    Doha, Qatar
    8 matches
    2022 (8)
  7. 7.
    Ahmad bin Ali Stadium
    Al Rayyan, Qatar
    7 matches
    2022 (7)
  8. 8.
    Al Janoub Stadium
    Al Wakrah, Qatar
    7 matches
    2022 (7)
  9. 9.
    Stadium 974
    Doha, Qatar
    7 matches
    2022 (7)
  10. 10.
    Ullevi
    Gothenburg, Sweden
    7 matches
    1958 (7)
  11. 11.
    Malmö Stadion
    Malmö, Sweden
    4 matches
    1958 (4)
  12. 12.
    Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)
    Milan, Italy
    3 matches
    1934 (3), 1990
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)
3.30g/m
419 goals · 127 matches · 33 venues
Low (200-800m)
5.00g/m
10 goals · 2 matches · 1 venue
goals.sum / matches.count, grouped by elevation band

All venues

Sort:WC appearancesCapacityAltitudeOpening yearName
StadiumCountryCapacityAltitudeOpenedWC editions
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
Lusail Stadium
Lusail
Qatar88,96610 m20212022
Al Bayt Stadium
Al Khor
Qatar68,8955 m20212022
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
Colombes
France60,00045 m19071938
Stadio Nazionale PNF
Rome · demolished 1957
Italy50,00032 m19111934
Råsunda Stadium
Solna · demolished 2013
Sweden50,00022 m19371958
Khalifa International Stadium
Doha
Qatar45,85726 m19762022
Ahmad bin Ali Stadium
Al Rayyan
Qatar44,74038 m20202022
Education City Stadium
Al Rayyan
Qatar44,66719 m20202022
Al Thumama Stadium
Doha
Qatar44,40017 m20212022
Al Janoub Stadium
Al Wakrah
Qatar44,3258 m20192022
Stadium 974
Doha · demolished 2024
Qatar44,0897 m20212022
Ullevi
Gothenburg
Sweden43,0008 m19581958
Stadio Giorgio Ascarelli
Naples · demolished 1942
Italy40,0003 m19301934
Malmö Stadion
Malmö
Sweden30,00012 m19581958
Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
Turin
Italy27,958248 m19331934
Stade de la Meinau
Strasbourg
France26,109145 m19141938
Stade Auguste-Delaune
Reims
France21,68479 m19351938
Ryavallen
Borås
Sweden21,000138 m19411958
Arosvallen
Västerås
Sweden20,00018 m19321958
Idrottsparken
Norrköping
Sweden17,23439 m19031958
Rimnersvallen
Uddevalla
Sweden17,0005 m19231958
Olympia
Helsingborg
Sweden16,50034 m18981958
Örjans Vall
Halmstad
Sweden15,5007 m19221958
Stade Victor Boucquey
Lille · demolished 1975
France15,00030 m19021938
Eyravallen
Örebro
Sweden13,00035 m19231958
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
Tunavallen
Eskilstuna
Sweden7,80015 m19211958
Jernvallen
Sandviken
Sweden7,5000 m19381958