Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.
24 venues across 3 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 (3 selected)
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Stadiums
3
Host countries
1911
Oldest
2018
Newest
Stadium map
Venues used in 1934, 1962, 2018 — 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 Nacional Julio Martínez PrádanosSantiago, Chile575 mcap 48,665 - 2.
Estadio El TenienteRancagua, Chile512 mcap 15,000 - 3.
Yekaterinburg ArenaYekaterinburg, Russia277 mcap 35,696 - 4.
Stadio Olimpico Grande TorinoTurin, Italy248 mcap 27,958 - 5.
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)Milan, Italy176 mcap 75,923 - 6.
Samara ArenaSamara, Russia161 mcap 44,918 - 7.
Luzhniki StadiumMoscow, Russia159 mcap 78,011 - 8.
Mordovia ArenaSaransk, Russia144 mcap 44,442 - 9.
Otkrytie Arena (Spartak Stadium)Moscow, Russia125 mcap 45,360 - 10.
Volgograd ArenaVolgograd, Russia94 mcap 45,568
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)
Most-used venues
Ranked by match count in 1934, 1962, 2018
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Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez PrádanosSantiago, Chile10 matches1962 (10) - 2.
Estadio SausalitoViña del Mar, Chile8 matches1962 (8) - 3.
Luzhniki StadiumMoscow, Russia7 matches2018 (7) - 4.
Krestovsky Stadium (Saint Petersburg Stadium)Saint Petersburg, Russia7 matches2018 (7) - 5.
Estadio Carlos DittbornArica, Chile7 matches1962 (7) - 6.
Estadio El TenienteRancagua, Chile7 matches1962 (7) - 7.
Fisht Olympic StadiumSochi, Russia6 matches2018 (6) - 8.
Ak Bars Arena (Kazan Arena)Kazan, Russia6 matches2018 (6) - 9.
Samara ArenaSamara, Russia6 matches2018 (6) - 10.
Nizhny Novgorod StadiumNizhny Novgorod, Russia6 matches2018 (6) - 11.
Otkrytie Arena (Spartak Stadium)Moscow, Russia5 matches2018 (5) - 12.
Rostov ArenaRostov-on-Don, Russia5 matches2018 (5)
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
3 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)
2.97g/m
267 goals · 90 matches · 20 venues
Low (200-800m)
2.65g/m
61 goals · 23 matches · 4 venues
goals.sum / matches.count, grouped by elevation band
All venues
| Stadium | Country | Capacity | Altitude | Opened | WC editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro) Milan | 75,923 | 176 m | 1926 | 1934, 1990 | |
Stadio Artemio Franchi Florence | 47,290 | 51 m | 1931 | 1934, 1990 | |
Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Bologna | 38,279 | 64 m | 1927 | 1934, 1990 | |
Stadio Luigi Ferraris Genoa | 36,599 | 26 m | 1911 | 1934, 1990 | |
Luzhniki Stadium Moscow | 78,011 | 159 m | 1956 | 2018 | |
Krestovsky Stadium (Saint Petersburg Stadium) Saint Petersburg | 68,134 | 16 m | 2017 | 2018 | |
Stadio Nazionale PNF Rome · demolished 1957 | 50,000 | 32 m | 1911 | 1934 | |
Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos Santiago | 48,665 | 575 m | 1938 | 1962 | |
Fisht Olympic Stadium Sochi | 47,659 | 1 m | 2013 | 2018 | |
Volgograd Arena Volgograd | 45,568 | 94 m | 2018 | 2018 | |
Ak Bars Arena (Kazan Arena) Kazan | 45,379 | 49 m | 2013 | 2018 | |
Otkrytie Arena (Spartak Stadium) Moscow | 45,360 | 125 m | 2014 | 2018 | |
Rostov Arena Rostov-on-Don | 45,000 | 0 m | 2018 | 2018 | |
Samara Arena Samara | 44,918 | 161 m | 2018 | 2018 | |
Nizhny Novgorod Stadium Nizhny Novgorod | 44,899 | 74 m | 2018 | 2018 | |
Mordovia Arena Saransk | 44,442 | 144 m | 2017 | 2018 | |
Stadio Giorgio Ascarelli Naples · demolished 1942 | 40,000 | 3 m | 1930 | 1934 | |
Yekaterinburg Arena Yekaterinburg | 35,696 | 277 m | 1957 | 2018 | |
Kaliningrad Stadium Kaliningrad | 35,212 | 5 m | 2018 | 2018 | |
Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino Turin | 27,958 | 248 m | 1933 | 1934 | |
Estadio Sausalito Viña del Mar | 18,000 | 13 m | 1929 | 1962 | |
Estadio Carlos Dittborn Arica | 17,786 | 49 m | 1962 | 1962 | |
Estadio El Teniente Rancagua | 15,000 | 512 m | 1945 | 1962 | |
Stadio Littorio (Trieste) Trieste | 8,000 | 78 m | 1932 | 1934 |