Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.
26 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}).
Tournament — click to filter (4 selected)
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Stadiums
4
Host countries
1911
Oldest
Stadio Nazionale PNF2021
Newest
Lusail StadiumStadium map
Venues used in 1934, 1962, 1978, 2022 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details
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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 Malvinas ArgentinasMendoza, Argentina839 mcap 40,268 - 2.
Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez PrádanosSantiago, Chile575 mcap 48,665 - 3.Estadio El TenienteRancagua, Chile512 mcap 15,000
- 4.Estadio Mario Alberto KempesCórdoba, Argentina422 mcap 57,000
- 5.Stadio Olimpico Grande TorinoTurin, Italy248 mcap 27,958
- 6.Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)Milan, Italy176 mcap 75,923
- 7.Stadio Littorio (Trieste)Trieste, Italy78 mcap 8,000
- 8.Stadio Renato Dall'AraBologna, Italy64 mcap 38,279
- 9.Stadio Artemio FranchiFlorence, Italy51 mcap 47,290
- 10.Estadio Carlos DittbornArica, Chile49 mcap 17,786
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)
Most-used venues
Ranked by match count in 1934, 1962, 1978, 2022
- 1.Lusail StadiumLusail, Qatar10 matches2022 (10)
- 2.Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez PrádanosSantiago, Chile10 matches1962 (10)
- 3.Estadio MonumentalBuenos Aires, Argentina9 matches1978 (9)
- 4.Al Bayt StadiumAl Khor, Qatar9 matches2022 (9)
- 5.Estadio Mario Alberto KempesCórdoba, Argentina8 matches1978 (8)
- 6.Khalifa International StadiumDoha, Qatar8 matches2022 (8)
- 7.Education City StadiumAl Rayyan, Qatar8 matches2022 (8)
- 8.Al Thumama StadiumDoha, Qatar8 matches2022 (8)
- 9.Estadio SausalitoViña del Mar, Chile8 matches1962 (8)
- 10.Ahmad bin Ali StadiumAl Rayyan, Qatar7 matches2022 (7)
- 11.Al Janoub StadiumAl Wakrah, Qatar7 matches2022 (7)
- 12.Stadium 974Doha, Qatar7 matches2022 (7)
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)
2.82g/m
333 goals · 118 matches · 21 venues
Low (200-800m)
3.11g/m
84 goals · 27 matches · 4 venues
Mid (800-1500m)
2.67g/m
16 goals · 6 matches · 1 venue
goals.sum / matches.count, grouped by elevation band
All venues
| 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 |
Estadio Monumental Buenos Aires | Argentina | 83,214 | 15 m | 1938 | 1978 |
Al Bayt Stadium Al Khor | Qatar | 68,895 | 5 m | 2021 | 2022 |
Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes Córdoba | Argentina | 57,000 | 422 m | 1978 | 1978 |
Stadio Nazionale PNF Rome · demolished 1957 | Italy | 50,000 | 32 m | 1911 | 1934 |
Estadio José Amalfitani Buenos Aires | Argentina | 49,540 | 18 m | 1951 | 1978 |
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 |
Estadio Gigante de Arroyito Rosario | Argentina | 41,654 | 9 m | 1929 | 1978 |
Estadio Malvinas Argentinas Mendoza | Argentina | 40,268 | 839 m | 1978 | 1978 |
Stadio Giorgio Ascarelli Naples · demolished 1942 | Italy | 40,000 | 3 m | 1930 | 1934 |
Estadio José María Minella Mar del Plata | Argentina | 35,500 | 12 m | 1978 | 1978 |
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 |