Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

52 venues across 6 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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Oldest

Olympia

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Newest

Lusail Stadium

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Venues used in 1934, 1958, 1962, 2002, 2022 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details

52 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.
Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos
Santiago, Chile
575 m
cap 48,665
2.
Estadio El Teniente
Rancagua, Chile
512 m
cap 15,000
3.
Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
Turin, Italy
248 m
cap 27,958
4.
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)
Milan, Italy
176 m
cap 75,923
5.
Ryavallen
Borås, Sweden
138 m
cap 21,000
6.
Ōita Stadium (Big Eye)
Ōita, Japan
108 m
cap 40,000
7.
Sapporo Dome
Sapporo, Japan
101 m
cap 41,484
8.
Daegu World Cup Stadium
Daegu, South Korea
82 m
cap 66,422
9.
Stadio Littorio (Trieste)
Trieste, Italy
78 m
cap 8,000
10.
Jeju World Cup Stadium
Seogwipo, South Korea
72 m
cap 35,657

GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1934, 1958, 1962, 2002, 2022

1.
Lusail Stadium
Lusail, Qatar
10 matches
2022 (10)
2.
Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos
Santiago, Chile
10 matches
1962 (10)
3.
Al Bayt Stadium
Al Khor, Qatar
9 matches
2022 (9)
4.
Råsunda Stadium
Solna, Sweden
8 matches
1958 (8)
5.
Khalifa International Stadium
Doha, Qatar
8 matches
2022 (8)
6.
Education City Stadium
Al Rayyan, Qatar
8 matches
2022 (8)
7.
Al Thumama Stadium
Doha, Qatar
8 matches
2022 (8)
8.
Estadio Sausalito
Viña del Mar, Chile
8 matches
1962 (8)
9.
Ahmad bin Ali Stadium
Al Rayyan, Qatar
7 matches
2022 (7)
10.
Al Janoub Stadium
Al Wakrah, Qatar
7 matches
2022 (7)
11.
Stadium 974
Doha, Qatar
7 matches
2022 (7)
12.
Ullevi
Gothenburg, Sweden
7 matches
1958 (7)

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Average capacity by opening decade

Are WC venues getting bigger over time?

GET /stadiums (group by floor(opened / 10) × 10)

Stadiums by host country

6 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)

2.91g/m

548 goals · 188 matches · 46 venues

Low (200-800m)

2.74g/m

52 goals · 19 matches · 3 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
Lusail Stadium Lusail	Qatar	88,966	10 m	2021	2022
International Stadium Yokohama Yokohama	Japan	72,327	38 m	1998	2002
Al Bayt Stadium Al Khor	Qatar	68,895	5 m	2021	2022
Seoul World Cup Stadium Seoul	South Korea	66,704	29 m	2001	2002
Daegu World Cup Stadium Daegu	South Korea	66,422	82 m	2001	2002
Saitama Stadium 2002 Saitama	Japan	63,700	11 m	2001	2002
Busan Asiad Stadium Busan	South Korea	53,769	25 m	2001	2002
Shizuoka Stadium ECOPA Fukuroi	Japan	50,889	50 m	2001	2002
Incheon Munhak Stadium Incheon	South Korea	50,256	38 m	2002	2002
Stadio Nazionale PNF Rome · demolished 1957	Italy	50,000	32 m	1911	1934
Råsunda Stadium Solna · demolished 2013	Sweden	50,000	22 m	1937	1958
Miyagi Stadium Rifu	Japan	49,000	56 m	2000	2002
Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos Santiago	Chile	48,665	575 m	1938	1962
Yanmar Stadium Nagai Osaka	Japan	47,000	13 m	1996	2002
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
Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium Ulsan	South Korea	43,550	8 m	2001	2002
Suwon World Cup Stadium Suwon	South Korea	43,288	68 m	2001	2002
Ullevi Gothenburg	Sweden	43,000	8 m	1958	1958
Gwangju World Cup Stadium Gwangju	South Korea	42,880	48 m	2001	2002
Jeonju World Cup Stadium Jeonju	South Korea	42,477	13 m	2001	2002
Niigata Stadium (Big Swan) Niigata	Japan	42,300	1 m	2001	2002
Sapporo Dome Sapporo	Japan	41,484	101 m	2001	2002
Kashima Soccer Stadium Kashima	Japan	40,728	51 m	1993	2002
Daejeon World Cup Stadium Daejeon	South Korea	40,535	61 m	2001	2002
Stadio Giorgio Ascarelli Naples · demolished 1942	Italy	40,000	3 m	1930	1934
Ōita Stadium (Big Eye) Ōita	Japan	40,000	108 m	2001	2002
Jeju World Cup Stadium Seogwipo	South Korea	35,657	72 m	2001	2002
Noevir Stadium Kobe Kobe	Japan	30,132	-1 m	2001	2002
Malmö Stadion Malmö	Sweden	30,000	12 m	1958	1958
Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino Turin	Italy	27,958	248 m	1933	1934
Ryavallen Borås	Sweden	21,000	138 m	1941	1958
Arosvallen Västerås	Sweden	20,000	18 m	1932	1958
Estadio Sausalito Viña del Mar	Chile	18,000	13 m	1929	1962
Estadio Carlos Dittborn Arica	Chile	17,786	49 m	1962	1962
Idrottsparken Norrköping	Sweden	17,234	39 m	1903	1958
Rimnersvallen Uddevalla	Sweden	17,000	5 m	1923	1958
Olympia Helsingborg	Sweden	16,500	34 m	1898	1958
Örjans Vall Halmstad	Sweden	15,500	7 m	1922	1958
Estadio El Teniente Rancagua	Chile	15,000	512 m	1945	1962
Eyravallen Örebro	Sweden	13,000	35 m	1923	1958
Stadio Littorio (Trieste) Trieste	Italy	8,000	78 m	1932	1934
Tunavallen Eskilstuna	Sweden	7,800	15 m	1921	1958
Jernvallen Sandviken	Sweden	7,500	0 m	1938	1958