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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Host countries

1897

Oldest

Parc des Princes

2021

Newest

Lusail Stadium

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Venues used in 1934, 1938, 2006, 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.
Allianz Arena
Munich, Germany
490 m
cap 75,000
2.
Max-Morlock-Stadion
Nuremberg, Germany
324 m
cap 50,000
3.
Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Kaiserslautern, Germany
292 m
cap 49,850
4.
Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
Turin, Italy
248 m
cap 27,958
5.
MHPArena
Stuttgart, Germany
224 m
cap 60,449
6.
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)
Milan, Italy
176 m
cap 75,923
7.
Stade de Gerland
Lyon, France
173 m
cap 41,000
8.
Stade de la Meinau
Strasbourg, France
145 m
cap 26,109
9.
Deutsche Bank Park
Frankfurt, Germany
116 m
cap 51,500
10.
Red Bull Arena (Leipzig)
Leipzig, Germany
114 m
cap 47,069

GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1934, 1938, 2006, 2022

1.
Lusail Stadium
Lusail, Qatar
10 matches
2022 (10)
2.
Al Bayt Stadium
Al Khor, Qatar
9 matches
2022 (9)
3.
Khalifa International Stadium
Doha, Qatar
8 matches
2022 (8)
4.
Education City Stadium
Al Rayyan, Qatar
8 matches
2022 (8)
5.
Al Thumama Stadium
Doha, Qatar
8 matches
2022 (8)
6.
Ahmad bin Ali Stadium
Al Rayyan, Qatar
7 matches
2022 (7)
7.
Al Janoub Stadium
Al Wakrah, Qatar
7 matches
2022 (7)
8.
Stadium 974
Doha, Qatar
7 matches
2022 (7)
9.
Signal Iduna Park
Dortmund, Germany
6 matches
1974, 2006 (6)
10.
Allianz Arena
Munich, Germany
6 matches
2006 (6)
11.
Olympiastadion
Berlin, Germany
6 matches
1974, 2006 (6)
12.
MHPArena
Stuttgart, Germany
6 matches
1974, 2006 (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)

2.90g/m

395 goals · 136 matches · 30 venues

Low (200-800m)

2.75g/m

66 goals · 24 matches · 5 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
Signal Iduna Park Dortmund	Germany	81,365	108 m	1974	1974, 2006
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro) Milan	Italy	75,923	176 m	1926	1934, 1990
Olympiastadion Berlin	Germany	74,475	65 m	1936	1974, 2006
Stade Vélodrome Marseille	France	67,394	12 m	1937	1938, 1998
MHPArena Stuttgart	Germany	60,449	224 m	1933	1974, 2006
Volksparkstadion Hamburg	Germany	57,000	25 m	1953	1974, 2006
Deutsche Bank Park Frankfurt	Germany	51,500	116 m	1925	1974, 2006
HDI-Arena Hannover	Germany	49,000	65 m	1954	1974, 2006
Parc des Princes Paris	France	47,929	42 m	1897	1938, 1998
Stadio Artemio Franchi Florence	Italy	47,290	51 m	1931	1934, 1990
Stade de Gerland Lyon	France	41,000	173 m	1926	1938, 1998
Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Bologna	Italy	38,279	64 m	1927	1934, 1990
Stadio Luigi Ferraris Genoa	Italy	36,599	26 m	1911	1934, 1990
Stade Chaban-Delmas Bordeaux	France	34,462	24 m	1938	1938, 1998
Lusail Stadium Lusail	Qatar	88,966	10 m	2021	2022
Allianz Arena Munich	Germany	75,000	490 m	2005	2006
Al Bayt Stadium Al Khor	Qatar	68,895	5 m	2021	2022
Veltins-Arena Gelsenkirchen	Germany	62,271	57 m	2001	2006
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir Colombes	France	60,000	45 m	1907	1938
Stadio Nazionale PNF Rome · demolished 1957	Italy	50,000	32 m	1911	1934
RheinEnergieStadion Cologne	Germany	50,000	71 m	2004	2006
Max-Morlock-Stadion Nuremberg	Germany	50,000	324 m	1928	2006
Fritz-Walter-Stadion Kaiserslautern	Germany	49,850	292 m	1920	2006
Red Bull Arena (Leipzig) Leipzig	Germany	47,069	114 m	2004	2006
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
Stadio Giorgio Ascarelli Naples · demolished 1942	Italy	40,000	3 m	1930	1934
Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino Turin	Italy	27,958	248 m	1933	1934
Stade de la Meinau Strasbourg	France	26,109	145 m	1914	1938
Stade Auguste-Delaune Reims	France	21,684	79 m	1935	1938
Stade Victor Boucquey Lille · demolished 1975	France	15,000	30 m	1902	1938
Stade Cavée Verte Le Havre · demolished 1970	France	10,000	9 m	1932	1938
Stadio Littorio (Trieste) Trieste	Italy	8,000	78 m	1932	1934
Stade du Fort Carré Antibes	France	8,000	4 m	1928	1938