Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

38 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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Host countries

1911

Oldest

Stadio Nazionale PNF

2018

Newest

Nizhny Novgorod Stadium

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Venues used in 1934, 1978, 1986, 2018 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details

38 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 Nemesio Díez
Toluca, Mexico
2,666 m
cap 30,000
2.
Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Mexico City, Mexico
2,307 m
cap 72,000
3.
Estadio Azteca
Mexico City, Mexico
2,287 m
cap 87,000
4.
Estadio Neza 86
Nezahualcóyotl, Mexico
2,236 m
cap 34,536
5.
Estadio Cuauhtémoc
Puebla, Mexico
2,124 m
cap 51,726
6.
Estadio León
León, Mexico
1,808 m
cap 31,297
7.
Estadio Corregidora
Querétaro, Mexico
1,807 m
cap 38,575
8.
Estadio Sergio León Chávez
Irapuato, Mexico
1,718 m
cap 25,000
9.
Estadio Tres de Marzo
Zapopan, Mexico
1,633 m
cap 30,015
10.
Estadio Jalisco
Guadalajara, Mexico
1,538 m
cap 55,020

GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1934, 1978, 1986, 2018

1.
Estadio Azteca
Mexico City, Mexico
9 matches
1970, 1986 (9), 2026
2.
Estadio Monumental
Buenos Aires, Argentina
9 matches
1978 (9)
3.
Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes
Córdoba, Argentina
8 matches
1978 (8)
4.
Luzhniki Stadium
Moscow, Russia
7 matches
2018 (7)
5.
Krestovsky Stadium (Saint Petersburg Stadium)
Saint Petersburg, Russia
7 matches
2018 (7)
6.
Estadio Jalisco
Guadalajara, Mexico
6 matches
1970, 1986 (6)
7.
Fisht Olympic Stadium
Sochi, Russia
6 matches
2018 (6)
8.
Ak Bars Arena (Kazan Arena)
Kazan, Russia
6 matches
2018 (6)
9.
Samara Arena
Samara, Russia
6 matches
2018 (6)
10.
Nizhny Novgorod Stadium
Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
6 matches
2018 (6)
11.
Estadio Gigante de Arroyito
Rosario, Argentina
6 matches
1978 (6)
12.
Estadio Malvinas Argentinas
Mendoza, Argentina
6 matches
1978 (6)

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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

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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)

2.77g/m

274 goals · 99 matches · 22 venues

Low (200-800m)

2.73g/m

60 goals · 22 matches · 5 venues

Mid (800-1500m)

2.67g/m

16 goals · 6 matches · 1 venue

High (1500-2200m)

2.96g/m

74 goals · 25 matches · 6 venues

Very high (≥2200m)

2.58g/m

49 goals · 19 matches · 4 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
Estadio Azteca Mexico City	Mexico	87,000	2,287 m	1966	1970, 1986, 2026
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro) Milan	Italy	75,923	176 m	1926	1934, 1990
Estadio Jalisco Guadalajara	Mexico	55,020	1,538 m	1960	1970, 1986
Estadio Cuauhtémoc Puebla	Mexico	51,726	2,124 m	1968	1970, 1986
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
Estadio León León	Mexico	31,297	1,808 m	1967	1970, 1986
Estadio Nemesio Díez Toluca	Mexico	30,000	2,666 m	1954	1970, 1986
Estadio Monumental Buenos Aires	Argentina	83,214	15 m	1938	1978
Luzhniki Stadium Moscow	Russia	78,011	159 m	1956	2018
Estadio Olímpico Universitario Mexico City	Mexico	72,000	2,307 m	1952	1986
Krestovsky Stadium (Saint Petersburg Stadium) Saint Petersburg	Russia	68,134	16 m	2017	2018
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
Fisht Olympic Stadium Sochi	Russia	47,659	1 m	2013	2018
Volgograd Arena Volgograd	Russia	45,568	94 m	2018	2018
Ak Bars Arena (Kazan Arena) Kazan	Russia	45,379	49 m	2013	2018
Otkrytie Arena (Spartak Stadium) Moscow	Russia	45,360	125 m	2014	2018
Rostov Arena Rostov-on-Don	Russia	45,000	0 m	2018	2018
Samara Arena Samara	Russia	44,918	161 m	2018	2018
Nizhny Novgorod Stadium Nizhny Novgorod	Russia	44,899	74 m	2018	2018
Mordovia Arena Saransk	Russia	44,442	144 m	2017	2018
Estadio Universitario San Nicolás de los Garza	Mexico	43,780	529 m	1967	1986
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 Corregidora Querétaro	Mexico	38,575	1,807 m	1985	1986
Estadio Tecnológico Monterrey · demolished 2017	Mexico	38,000	544 m	1950	1986
Yekaterinburg Arena Yekaterinburg	Russia	35,696	277 m	1957	2018
Estadio José María Minella Mar del Plata	Argentina	35,500	12 m	1978	1978
Kaliningrad Stadium Kaliningrad	Russia	35,212	5 m	2018	2018
Estadio Neza 86 Nezahualcóyotl	Mexico	34,536	2,236 m	1981	1986
Estadio Tres de Marzo Zapopan	Mexico	30,015	1,633 m	1971	1986
Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino Turin	Italy	27,958	248 m	1933	1934
Estadio Sergio León Chávez Irapuato	Mexico	25,000	1,718 m	1974	1986
Stadio Littorio (Trieste) Trieste	Italy	8,000	78 m	1932	1934