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Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

47 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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47
Stadiums
5
Host countries
1897
Oldest
Parc des Princes
2021
Newest
Lusail Stadium

Stadium map

Venues used in 1934, 1938, 1974, 2018, 2022 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details
47 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.
    Olympiastadion München
    Munich, Germany
    524 m
    cap 80,000
  2. 2.
    Yekaterinburg Arena
    Yekaterinburg, Russia
    277 m
    cap 35,696
  3. 3.
    Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
    Turin, Italy
    248 m
    cap 27,958
  4. 4.
    MHPArena
    Stuttgart, Germany
    224 m
    cap 60,449
  5. 5.
    Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)
    Milan, Italy
    176 m
    cap 75,923
  6. 6.
    Stade de Gerland
    Lyon, France
    173 m
    cap 41,000
  7. 7.
    Samara Arena
    Samara, Russia
    161 m
    cap 44,918
  8. 8.
    Luzhniki Stadium
    Moscow, Russia
    159 m
    cap 78,011
  9. 9.
    Stade de la Meinau
    Strasbourg, France
    145 m
    cap 26,109
  10. 10.
    Mordovia Arena
    Saransk, Russia
    144 m
    cap 44,442
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1934, 1938, 1974, 2018, 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.
    Olympiastadion
    Berlin, Germany
    8 matches
    1974 (8), 2006
  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.
    Luzhniki Stadium
    Moscow, Russia
    7 matches
    2018 (7)
  8. 8.
    Krestovsky Stadium (Saint Petersburg Stadium)
    Saint Petersburg, Russia
    7 matches
    2018 (7)
  9. 9.
    Ahmad bin Ali Stadium
    Al Rayyan, Qatar
    7 matches
    2022 (7)
  10. 10.
    Al Janoub Stadium
    Al Wakrah, Qatar
    7 matches
    2022 (7)
  11. 11.
    Stadium 974
    Doha, Qatar
    7 matches
    2022 (7)
  12. 12.
    Fisht Olympic Stadium
    Sochi, Russia
    6 matches
    2018 (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

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)
2.93g/m
550 goals · 188 matches · 40 venues
Low (200-800m)
3.00g/m
30 goals · 10 matches · 3 venues
goals.sum / matches.count, grouped by elevation band

All venues

Sort:WC appearancesCapacityAltitudeOpening yearName
StadiumCountryCapacityAltitudeOpenedWC editions
Signal Iduna Park
Dortmund
Germany81,365108 m19741974, 2006
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)
Milan
Italy75,923176 m19261934, 1990
Olympiastadion
Berlin
Germany74,47565 m19361974, 2006
Stade Vélodrome
Marseille
France67,39412 m19371938, 1998
MHPArena
Stuttgart
Germany60,449224 m19331974, 2006
Volksparkstadion
Hamburg
Germany57,00025 m19531974, 2006
Deutsche Bank Park
Frankfurt
Germany51,500116 m19251974, 2006
HDI-Arena
Hannover
Germany49,00065 m19541974, 2006
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
Olympiastadion München
Munich
Germany80,000524 m19721974
Luzhniki Stadium
Moscow
Russia78,011159 m19562018
Rheinstadion
Düsseldorf · demolished 2002
Germany70,00038 m19251974
Parkstadion
Gelsenkirchen · demolished 2008
Germany70,00057 m19731974
Al Bayt Stadium
Al Khor
Qatar68,8955 m20212022
Krestovsky Stadium (Saint Petersburg Stadium)
Saint Petersburg
Russia68,13416 m20172018
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
Colombes
France60,00045 m19071938
Stadio Nazionale PNF
Rome · demolished 1957
Italy50,00032 m19111934
Fisht Olympic Stadium
Sochi
Russia47,6591 m20132018
Khalifa International Stadium
Doha
Qatar45,85726 m19762022
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
Ahmad bin Ali Stadium
Al Rayyan
Qatar44,74038 m20202022
Education City Stadium
Al Rayyan
Qatar44,66719 m20202022
Mordovia Arena
Saransk
Russia44,442144 m20172018
Al Thumama Stadium
Doha
Qatar44,40017 m20212022
Al Janoub Stadium
Al Wakrah
Qatar44,3258 m20192022
Stadium 974
Doha · demolished 2024
Qatar44,0897 m20212022
Stadio Giorgio Ascarelli
Naples · demolished 1942
Italy40,0003 m19301934
Yekaterinburg Arena
Yekaterinburg
Russia35,696277 m19572018
Kaliningrad Stadium
Kaliningrad
Russia35,2125 m20182018
Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
Turin
Italy27,958248 m19331934
Stade de la Meinau
Strasbourg
France26,109145 m19141938
Stade Auguste-Delaune
Reims
France21,68479 m19351938
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