Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

28 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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1892

Oldest

Goodison Park

2021

Newest

Lusail Stadium

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Venues used in 1934, 1962, 1966, 2022 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details

28 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.
Villa Park
Birmingham, England
103 m
cap 42,918
6.
Stadio Littorio (Trieste)
Trieste, Italy
78 m
cap 8,000
7.
Hillsborough Stadium
Sheffield, England
69 m
cap 39,732
8.
Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Bologna, Italy
64 m
cap 38,279
9.
Wembley Stadium (old)
London, England
60 m
cap 98,600
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, 1962, 1966, 2022

1.
Lusail Stadium
Lusail, Qatar
10 matches
2022 (10)
2.
Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos
Santiago, Chile
10 matches
1962 (10)
3.
Wembley Stadium (old)
London, England
9 matches
1966 (9)
4.
Al Bayt Stadium
Al Khor, Qatar
9 matches
2022 (9)
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.
Estadio Carlos Dittborn
Arica, Chile
7 matches
1962 (7)

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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)

2.92g/m

368 goals · 126 matches · 25 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
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
Stadio Nazionale PNF Rome · demolished 1957	Italy	50,000	32 m	1911	1934
Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos Santiago	Chile	48,665	575 m	1938	1962
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
Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino Turin	Italy	27,958	248 m	1933	1934
Estadio Sausalito Viña del Mar	Chile	18,000	13 m	1929	1962
Estadio Carlos Dittborn Arica	Chile	17,786	49 m	1962	1962
Estadio El Teniente Rancagua	Chile	15,000	512 m	1945	1962
Stadio Littorio (Trieste) Trieste	Italy	8,000	78 m	1932	1934