Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

30 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

1892

Oldest

Goodison Park

2021

Newest

Lusail Stadium

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Venues used in 1934, 1954, 1966, 2022 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details

30 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.
Stade Olympique de la Pontaise
Lausanne, Switzerland
614 m
cap 15,850
2.
Wankdorf Stadium
Bern, Switzerland
560 m
cap 64,000
3.
Stade des Charmilles
Geneva, Switzerland
432 m
cap 35,000
4.
Hardturm
Zürich, Switzerland
401 m
cap 35,000
5.
Cornaredo Stadium
Lugano, Switzerland
364 m
cap 6,330
6.
St. Jakob Stadium
Basel, Switzerland
262 m
cap 60,000
7.
Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
Turin, Italy
248 m
cap 27,958
8.
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)
Milan, Italy
176 m
cap 75,923
9.
Villa Park
Birmingham, England
103 m
cap 42,918
10.
Stadio Littorio (Trieste)
Trieste, Italy
78 m
cap 8,000

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Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1934, 1954, 1966, 2022

1.
Lusail Stadium
Lusail, Qatar
10 matches
2022 (10)
2.
Wembley Stadium (old)
London, England
9 matches
1966 (9)
3.
Al Bayt Stadium
Al Khor, Qatar
9 matches
2022 (9)
4.
Khalifa International Stadium
Doha, Qatar
8 matches
2022 (8)
5.
Education City Stadium
Al Rayyan, Qatar
8 matches
2022 (8)
6.
Al Thumama Stadium
Doha, Qatar
8 matches
2022 (8)
7.
Ahmad bin Ali Stadium
Al Rayyan, Qatar
7 matches
2022 (7)
8.
Al Janoub Stadium
Al Wakrah, Qatar
7 matches
2022 (7)
9.
Stadium 974
Doha, Qatar
7 matches
2022 (7)
10.
St. Jakob Stadium
Basel, Switzerland
6 matches
1954 (6)
11.
Wankdorf Stadium
Bern, Switzerland
5 matches
1954 (5)
12.
Goodison Park
Liverpool, England
5 matches
1966 (5)

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Average capacity by opening decade

Are WC venues getting bigger over time?

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Stadiums by host country

4 countries have hosted matches

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Goals per match by stadium altitude

Does the air thin out the defense? Bands aligned with FIFA altitude-acclimatization thresholds.

Sea level (<200m)

2.89g/m

321 goals · 111 matches · 23 venues

Low (200-800m)

5.36g/m

150 goals · 28 matches · 7 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
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro) Milan	Italy	75,923	176 m	1926	1934, 1990
Stadio Artemio Franchi Florence	Italy	47,290	51 m	1931	1934, 1990
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
Wembley Stadium (old) London · demolished 2003	England	98,600	60 m	1923	1966
Lusail Stadium Lusail	Qatar	88,966	10 m	2021	2022
White City Stadium London · demolished 1985	England	76,567	13 m	1908	1966
Old Trafford Manchester	England	74,310	45 m	1910	1966
Al Bayt Stadium Al Khor	Qatar	68,895	5 m	2021	2022
Wankdorf Stadium Bern · demolished 2001	Switzerland	64,000	560 m	1925	1954
St. Jakob Stadium Basel · demolished 1998	Switzerland	60,000	262 m	1954	1954
Stadio Nazionale PNF Rome · demolished 1957	Italy	50,000	32 m	1911	1934
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
Villa Park Birmingham	England	42,918	103 m	1897	1966
Roker Park Sunderland · demolished 1997	England	40,310	30 m	1898	1966
Stadio Giorgio Ascarelli Naples · demolished 1942	Italy	40,000	3 m	1930	1934
Ayresome Park Middlesbrough · demolished 1997	England	40,000	11 m	1903	1966
Hillsborough Stadium Sheffield	England	39,732	69 m	1899	1966
Goodison Park Liverpool	England	39,414	46 m	1892	1966
Hardturm Zürich · demolished 2008	Switzerland	35,000	401 m	1929	1954
Stade des Charmilles Geneva · demolished 2003	Switzerland	35,000	432 m	1930	1954
Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino Turin	Italy	27,958	248 m	1933	1934
Stade Olympique de la Pontaise Lausanne	Switzerland	15,850	614 m	1904	1954
Stadio Littorio (Trieste) Trieste	Italy	8,000	78 m	1932	1934
Cornaredo Stadium Lugano	Switzerland	6,330	364 m	1951	1954