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Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

65 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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65
Stadiums
6
Host countries
1911
Oldest
Stadio Nazionale PNF
2021
Newest
Lusail Stadium

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Venues used in 1934, 1974, 1990, 2002, 2014, 2022 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details
65 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.
    Olympiastadion München
    Munich, Germany
    524 m
    cap 80,000
  6. 6.
    Stadio delle Alpi
    Turin, Italy
    278 m
    cap 67,229
  7. 7.
    Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
    Turin, Italy
    248 m
    cap 27,958
  8. 8.
    MHPArena
    Stuttgart, Germany
    224 m
    cap 60,449
  9. 9.
    Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)
    Milan, Italy
    176 m
    cap 75,923
  10. 10.
    Arena Pantanal
    Cuiabá, Brazil
    173 m
    cap 41,390
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1934, 1974, 1990, 2002, 2014, 2022
  1. 1.
    Lusail Stadium
    Lusail, Qatar
    10 matches
    2022 (10)
  2. 2.
    Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)
    Milan, Italy
    9 matches
    1934 (3), 1990 (6)
  3. 3.
    Al Bayt Stadium
    Al Khor, Qatar
    9 matches
    2022 (9)
  4. 4.
    Olympiastadion
    Berlin, Germany
    8 matches
    1974 (8), 2006
  5. 5.
    Khalifa International Stadium
    Doha, Qatar
    8 matches
    2022 (8)
  6. 6.
    Education City Stadium
    Al Rayyan, Qatar
    8 matches
    2022 (8)
  7. 7.
    Al Thumama Stadium
    Doha, Qatar
    8 matches
    2022 (8)
  8. 8.
    Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã)
    Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    7 matches
    1950, 2014 (7)
  9. 9.
    Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha
    Brasília, Brazil
    7 matches
    2014 (7)
  10. 10.
    Stadio Artemio Franchi
    Florence, Italy
    7 matches
    1934 (3), 1990 (4)
  11. 11.
    Ahmad bin Ali Stadium
    Al Rayyan, Qatar
    7 matches
    2022 (7)
  12. 12.
    Al Janoub Stadium
    Al Wakrah, Qatar
    7 matches
    2022 (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

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)
2.65g/m
694 goals · 262 matches · 55 venues
Low (200-800m)
2.35g/m
40 goals · 17 matches · 4 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
Signal Iduna Park
Dortmund
Germany81,365108 m19741974, 2006
Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã)
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil78,83821 m19501950, 2014
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)
Milan
Italy75,923176 m19261934, 1990
Olympiastadion
Berlin
Germany74,47565 m19361974, 2006
MHPArena
Stuttgart
Germany60,449224 m19331974, 2006
Volksparkstadion
Hamburg
Germany57,00025 m19531974, 2006
Deutsche Bank Park
Frankfurt
Germany51,500116 m19251974, 2006
HDI-Arena
Hannover
Germany49,00065 m19541974, 2006
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
Lusail Stadium
Lusail
Qatar88,96610 m20212022
Olympiastadion München
Munich
Germany80,000524 m19721974
Stadio Olimpico
Rome
Italy73,60337 m19531990
Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha
Brasília
Brazil72,7881,119 m20132014
International Stadium Yokohama
Yokohama
Japan72,32738 m19982002
Rheinstadion
Düsseldorf · demolished 2002
Germany70,00038 m19251974
Parkstadion
Gelsenkirchen · demolished 2008
Germany70,00057 m19731974
Al Bayt Stadium
Al Khor
Qatar68,8955 m20212022
Stadio delle Alpi
Turin · demolished 2008
Italy67,229278 m19901990
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
Stadio San Nicola
Bari
Italy58,27062 m19901990
Estádio Mineirão
Belo Horizonte
Brazil58,170850 m19652014
Stadio Diego Armando Maradona
Naples
Italy54,72651 m19591990
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
Neo Química Arena
São Paulo
Brazil49,205785 m20142014
Miyagi Stadium
Rifu
Japan49,00056 m20002002
Yanmar Stadium Nagai
Osaka
Japan47,00013 m19962002
Khalifa International Stadium
Doha
Qatar45,85726 m19762022
Ahmad bin Ali Stadium
Al Rayyan
Qatar44,74038 m20202022
Education City Stadium
Al Rayyan
Qatar44,66719 m20202022
Al Thumama Stadium
Doha
Qatar44,40017 m20212022
Al Janoub Stadium
Al Wakrah
Qatar44,3258 m20192022
Arena Pernambuco
São Lourenço da Mata
Brazil44,24826 m20132014
Stadium 974
Doha · demolished 2024
Qatar44,0897 m20212022
Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium
Ulsan
South Korea43,5508 m20012002
Suwon World Cup Stadium
Suwon
South Korea43,28868 m20012002
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
Stadio Friuli
Udine
Italy41,652115 m19761990
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
Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi
Verona
Italy39,37160 m19631990
Stadio Sant'Elia
Cagliari
Italy39,0001 m19701990
Stadio Renzo Barbera
Palermo
Italy36,34943 m19321990
Jeju World Cup Stadium
Seogwipo
South Korea35,65772 m20012002
Arena das Dunas
Natal
Brazil31,37534 m20142014
Noevir Stadium Kobe
Kobe
Japan30,132-1 m20012002
Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
Turin
Italy27,958248 m19331934
Stadio Littorio (Trieste)
Trieste
Italy8,00078 m19321934