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Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

32 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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32
Stadiums
4
Host countries
1897
Oldest
Parc des Princes
2021
Newest
Lusail Stadium

Stadium map

Venues used in 1934, 1938, 1978, 2022 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details
32 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.
    Estadio Malvinas Argentinas
    Mendoza, Argentina
    839 m
    cap 40,268
  2. 2.
    Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes
    Córdoba, Argentina
    422 m
    cap 57,000
  3. 3.
    Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
    Turin, Italy
    248 m
    cap 27,958
  4. 4.
    Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)
    Milan, Italy
    176 m
    cap 75,923
  5. 5.
    Stade de Gerland
    Lyon, France
    173 m
    cap 41,000
  6. 6.
    Stade de la Meinau
    Strasbourg, France
    145 m
    cap 26,109
  7. 7.
    Stade Auguste-Delaune
    Reims, France
    79 m
    cap 21,684
  8. 8.
    Stadio Littorio (Trieste)
    Trieste, Italy
    78 m
    cap 8,000
  9. 9.
    Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
    Bologna, Italy
    64 m
    cap 38,279
  10. 10.
    Stadio Artemio Franchi
    Florence, Italy
    51 m
    cap 47,290
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1934, 1938, 1978, 2022
  1. 1.
    Lusail Stadium
    Lusail, Qatar
    10 matches
    2022 (10)
  2. 2.
    Estadio Monumental
    Buenos Aires, Argentina
    9 matches
    1978 (9)
  3. 3.
    Al Bayt Stadium
    Al Khor, Qatar
    9 matches
    2022 (9)
  4. 4.
    Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes
    Córdoba, Argentina
    8 matches
    1978 (8)
  5. 5.
    Khalifa International Stadium
    Doha, Qatar
    8 matches
    2022 (8)
  6. 6.
    Education City Stadium
    Al Rayyan, Qatar
    8 matches
    2022 (8)
  7. 7.
    Al Thumama Stadium
    Doha, Qatar
    8 matches
    2022 (8)
  8. 8.
    Ahmad bin Ali Stadium
    Al Rayyan, Qatar
    7 matches
    2022 (7)
  9. 9.
    Al Janoub Stadium
    Al Wakrah, Qatar
    7 matches
    2022 (7)
  10. 10.
    Stadium 974
    Doha, Qatar
    7 matches
    2022 (7)
  11. 11.
    Estadio Gigante de Arroyito
    Rosario, Argentina
    6 matches
    1978 (6)
  12. 12.
    Estadio Malvinas Argentinas
    Mendoza, Argentina
    6 matches
    1978 (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

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)
3.03g/m
358 goals · 118 matches · 26 venues
Low (200-800m)
4.20g/m
42 goals · 10 matches · 2 venues
Mid (800-1500m)
2.67g/m
16 goals · 6 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
Estadio Monumental
Buenos Aires
Argentina83,21415 m19381978
Al Bayt Stadium
Al Khor
Qatar68,8955 m20212022
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
Colombes
France60,00045 m19071938
Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes
Córdoba
Argentina57,000422 m19781978
Stadio Nazionale PNF
Rome · demolished 1957
Italy50,00032 m19111934
Estadio José Amalfitani
Buenos Aires
Argentina49,54018 m19511978
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
Estadio Gigante de Arroyito
Rosario
Argentina41,6549 m19291978
Estadio Malvinas Argentinas
Mendoza
Argentina40,268839 m19781978
Stadio Giorgio Ascarelli
Naples · demolished 1942
Italy40,0003 m19301934
Estadio José María Minella
Mar del Plata
Argentina35,50012 m19781978
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