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Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

64 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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64
Stadiums
6
Host countries
1898
Oldest
Olympia
2018
Newest
Nizhny Novgorod Stadium

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Venues used in 1934, 1958, 2002, 2014, 2018 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details
64 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.
    Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha
    Brasília, Brazil
    1,119 m
    cap 72,788
  2. 2.
    Ligga Arena (Arena da Baixada)
    Curitiba, Brazil
    910 m
    cap 40,502
  3. 3.
    Estádio Mineirão
    Belo Horizonte, Brazil
    850 m
    cap 58,170
  4. 4.
    Neo Química Arena
    São Paulo, Brazil
    785 m
    cap 49,205
  5. 5.
    Yekaterinburg Arena
    Yekaterinburg, Russia
    277 m
    cap 35,696
  6. 6.
    Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
    Turin, Italy
    248 m
    cap 27,958
  7. 7.
    Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)
    Milan, Italy
    176 m
    cap 75,923
  8. 8.
    Arena Pantanal
    Cuiabá, Brazil
    173 m
    cap 41,390
  9. 9.
    Samara Arena
    Samara, Russia
    161 m
    cap 44,918
  10. 10.
    Luzhniki Stadium
    Moscow, Russia
    159 m
    cap 78,011
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1934, 1958, 2002, 2014, 2018
  1. 1.
    Råsunda Stadium
    Solna, Sweden
    8 matches
    1958 (8)
  2. 2.
    Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã)
    Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    7 matches
    1950, 2014 (7)
  3. 3.
    Luzhniki Stadium
    Moscow, Russia
    7 matches
    2018 (7)
  4. 4.
    Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha
    Brasília, Brazil
    7 matches
    2014 (7)
  5. 5.
    Krestovsky Stadium (Saint Petersburg Stadium)
    Saint Petersburg, Russia
    7 matches
    2018 (7)
  6. 6.
    Ullevi
    Gothenburg, Sweden
    7 matches
    1958 (7)
  7. 7.
    Seoul World Cup Stadium
    Seoul, South Korea
    6 matches
    2002 (6)
  8. 8.
    Arena Castelão
    Fortaleza, Brazil
    6 matches
    2014 (6)
  9. 9.
    Estádio Mineirão
    Belo Horizonte, Brazil
    6 matches
    2014 (6)
  10. 10.
    Arena Fonte Nova
    Salvador, Brazil
    6 matches
    2014 (6)
  11. 11.
    Neo Química Arena
    São Paulo, Brazil
    6 matches
    2014 (6)
  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

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)
2.88g/m
604 goals · 210 matches · 55 venues
Low (200-800m)
2.50g/m
30 goals · 12 matches · 3 venues
Mid (800-1500m)
2.65g/m
45 goals · 17 matches · 3 venues
goals.sum / matches.count, grouped by elevation band

All venues

Sort:WC appearancesCapacityAltitudeOpening yearName
StadiumCountryCapacityAltitudeOpenedWC editions
Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã)
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil78,83821 m19501950, 2014
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)
Milan
Italy75,923176 m19261934, 1990
Stadio Artemio Franchi
Florence
Italy47,29051 m19311934, 1990
Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Bologna
Italy38,27964 m19271934, 1990
Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Genoa
Italy36,59926 m19111934, 1990
Luzhniki Stadium
Moscow
Russia78,011159 m19562018
Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha
Brasília
Brazil72,7881,119 m20132014
International Stadium Yokohama
Yokohama
Japan72,32738 m19982002
Krestovsky Stadium (Saint Petersburg Stadium)
Saint Petersburg
Russia68,13416 m20172018
Seoul World Cup Stadium
Seoul
South Korea66,70429 m20012002
Daegu World Cup Stadium
Daegu
South Korea66,42282 m20012002
Arena Castelão
Fortaleza
Brazil64,84629 m19732014
Saitama Stadium 2002
Saitama
Japan63,70011 m20012002
Estádio Mineirão
Belo Horizonte
Brazil58,170850 m19652014
Busan Asiad Stadium
Busan
South Korea53,76925 m20012002
Arena Fonte Nova
Salvador
Brazil51,90055 m20132014
Shizuoka Stadium ECOPA
Fukuroi
Japan50,88950 m20012002
Incheon Munhak Stadium
Incheon
South Korea50,25638 m20022002
Estádio Beira-Rio
Porto Alegre
Brazil50,1289 m19692014
Stadio Nazionale PNF
Rome · demolished 1957
Italy50,00032 m19111934
Råsunda Stadium
Solna · demolished 2013
Sweden50,00022 m19371958
Neo Química Arena
São Paulo
Brazil49,205785 m20142014
Miyagi Stadium
Rifu
Japan49,00056 m20002002
Fisht Olympic Stadium
Sochi
Russia47,6591 m20132018
Yanmar Stadium Nagai
Osaka
Japan47,00013 m19962002
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
Mordovia Arena
Saransk
Russia44,442144 m20172018
Arena Pernambuco
São Lourenço da Mata
Brazil44,24826 m20132014
Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium
Ulsan
South Korea43,5508 m20012002
Suwon World Cup Stadium
Suwon
South Korea43,28868 m20012002
Ullevi
Gothenburg
Sweden43,0008 m19581958
Gwangju World Cup Stadium
Gwangju
South Korea42,88048 m20012002
Jeonju World Cup Stadium
Jeonju
South Korea42,47713 m20012002
Niigata Stadium (Big Swan)
Niigata
Japan42,3001 m20012002
Sapporo Dome
Sapporo
Japan41,484101 m20012002
Arena Pantanal
Cuiabá
Brazil41,390173 m20142014
Kashima Soccer Stadium
Kashima
Japan40,72851 m19932002
Arena da Amazônia
Manaus
Brazil40,54941 m20142014
Daejeon World Cup Stadium
Daejeon
South Korea40,53561 m20012002
Ligga Arena (Arena da Baixada)
Curitiba
Brazil40,502910 m19142014
Stadio Giorgio Ascarelli
Naples · demolished 1942
Italy40,0003 m19301934
Ōita Stadium (Big Eye)
Ōita
Japan40,000108 m20012002
Yekaterinburg Arena
Yekaterinburg
Russia35,696277 m19572018
Jeju World Cup Stadium
Seogwipo
South Korea35,65772 m20012002
Kaliningrad Stadium
Kaliningrad
Russia35,2125 m20182018
Arena das Dunas
Natal
Brazil31,37534 m20142014
Noevir Stadium Kobe
Kobe
Japan30,132-1 m20012002
Malmö Stadion
Malmö
Sweden30,00012 m19581958
Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
Turin
Italy27,958248 m19331934
Ryavallen
Borås
Sweden21,000138 m19411958
Arosvallen
Västerås
Sweden20,00018 m19321958
Idrottsparken
Norrköping
Sweden17,23439 m19031958
Rimnersvallen
Uddevalla
Sweden17,0005 m19231958
Olympia
Helsingborg
Sweden16,50034 m18981958
Örjans Vall
Halmstad
Sweden15,5007 m19221958
Eyravallen
Örebro
Sweden13,00035 m19231958
Stadio Littorio (Trieste)
Trieste
Italy8,00078 m19321934
Tunavallen
Eskilstuna
Sweden7,80015 m19211958
Jernvallen
Sandviken
Sweden7,5000 m19381958