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Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

65 venues across 5 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
5
Host countries
1908
Oldest
El Molinón
2018
Newest
Nizhny Novgorod Stadium

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Venues used in 1934, 1982, 1990, 2002, 2018 — 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.
    Santiago Bernabéu
    Madrid, Spain
    720 m
    cap 81,044
  2. 2.
    Estadio José Zorrilla
    Valladolid, Spain
    719 m
    cap 26,512
  3. 3.
    Estadio Vicente Calderón
    Madrid, Spain
    583 m
    cap 65,695
  4. 4.
    Stadio delle Alpi
    Turin, Italy
    278 m
    cap 67,229
  5. 5.
    Yekaterinburg Arena
    Yekaterinburg, Russia
    277 m
    cap 35,696
  6. 6.
    Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
    Turin, Italy
    248 m
    cap 27,958
  7. 7.
    Estadio Carlos Tartiere (old)
    Oviedo, Spain
    245 m
    cap 23,500
  8. 8.
    Estadio La Romareda
    Zaragoza, Spain
    229 m
    cap 33,608
  9. 9.
    Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)
    Milan, Italy
    176 m
    cap 75,923
  10. 10.
    Samara Arena
    Samara, Russia
    161 m
    cap 44,918
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1934, 1982, 1990, 2002, 2018
  1. 1.
    Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)
    Milan, Italy
    9 matches
    1934 (3), 1990 (6)
  2. 2.
    Luzhniki Stadium
    Moscow, Russia
    7 matches
    2018 (7)
  3. 3.
    Krestovsky Stadium (Saint Petersburg Stadium)
    Saint Petersburg, Russia
    7 matches
    2018 (7)
  4. 4.
    Stadio Artemio Franchi
    Florence, Italy
    7 matches
    1934 (3), 1990 (4)
  5. 5.
    Stadio Olimpico
    Rome, Italy
    6 matches
    1990 (6)
  6. 6.
    Seoul World Cup Stadium
    Seoul, South Korea
    6 matches
    2002 (6)
  7. 7.
    Fisht Olympic Stadium
    Sochi, Russia
    6 matches
    2018 (6)
  8. 8.
    Ak Bars Arena (Kazan Arena)
    Kazan, Russia
    6 matches
    2018 (6)
  9. 9.
    Samara Arena
    Samara, Russia
    6 matches
    2018 (6)
  10. 10.
    Nizhny Novgorod Stadium
    Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
    6 matches
    2018 (6)
  11. 11.
    Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
    Bologna, Italy
    6 matches
    1934 (2), 1990 (4)
  12. 12.
    Estadio José Zorrilla
    Valladolid, Spain
    6 matches
    1982 (6)
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

5 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)
2.67g/m
576 goals · 216 matches · 54 venues
Low (200-800m)
2.60g/m
78 goals · 30 matches · 8 venues
goals.sum / matches.count, grouped by elevation band

All venues

Sort:WC appearancesCapacityAltitudeOpening yearName
StadiumCountryCapacityAltitudeOpenedWC editions
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)
Milan
Italy75,923176 m19261934, 1990
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
Camp Nou
Barcelona
Spain99,35462 m19571982
Santiago Bernabéu
Madrid
Spain81,044720 m19471982
Luzhniki Stadium
Moscow
Russia78,011159 m19562018
Stadio Olimpico
Rome
Italy73,60337 m19531990
International Stadium Yokohama
Yokohama
Japan72,32738 m19982002
Krestovsky Stadium (Saint Petersburg Stadium)
Saint Petersburg
Russia68,13416 m20172018
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
Estadio Vicente Calderón
Madrid · demolished 2019
Spain65,695583 m19661982
Saitama Stadium 2002
Saitama
Japan63,70011 m20012002
Estadio Benito Villamarín
Seville
Spain60,72120 m19291982
Stadio San Nicola
Bari
Italy58,27062 m19901990
Stadio Diego Armando Maradona
Naples
Italy54,72651 m19591990
Busan Asiad Stadium
Busan
South Korea53,76925 m20012002
Shizuoka Stadium ECOPA
Fukuroi
Japan50,88950 m20012002
Incheon Munhak Stadium
Incheon
South Korea50,25638 m20022002
Stadio Nazionale PNF
Rome · demolished 1957
Italy50,00032 m19111934
Mestalla
Valencia
Spain49,50020 m19231982
Miyagi Stadium
Rifu
Japan49,00056 m20002002
Fisht Olympic Stadium
Sochi
Russia47,6591 m20132018
Yanmar Stadium Nagai
Osaka
Japan47,00013 m19962002
San Mamés (old)
Bilbao · demolished 2013
Spain46,20030 m19131982
Volgograd Arena
Volgograd
Russia45,56894 m20182018
Ak Bars Arena (Kazan Arena)
Kazan
Russia45,37949 m20132018
Otkrytie Arena (Spartak Stadium)
Moscow
Russia45,360125 m20142018
Rostov Arena
Rostov-on-Don
Russia45,0000 m20182018
Samara Arena
Samara
Russia44,918161 m20182018
Nizhny Novgorod Stadium
Nizhny Novgorod
Russia44,89974 m20182018
Mordovia Arena
Saransk
Russia44,442144 m20172018
Estadio Sarriá
Barcelona · demolished 1997
Spain44,00095 m19231982
Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Seville
Spain43,88319 m19581982
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
Kashima Soccer Stadium
Kashima
Japan40,72851 m19932002
Daejeon World Cup Stadium
Daejeon
South Korea40,53561 m20012002
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
Yekaterinburg Arena
Yekaterinburg
Russia35,696277 m19572018
Jeju World Cup Stadium
Seogwipo
South Korea35,65772 m20012002
Kaliningrad Stadium
Kaliningrad
Russia35,2125 m20182018
Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero
Elche
Spain33,73279 m19761982
Estadio La Romareda
Zaragoza
Spain33,608229 m19571982
Estadio Riazor
A Coruña
Spain32,66028 m19441982
Noevir Stadium Kobe
Kobe
Japan30,132-1 m20012002
Estadio La Rosaleda
Málaga
Spain30,04423 m19411982
Estadio José Rico Pérez
Alicante
Spain30,00079 m19741982
El Molinón
Gijón
Spain29,5385 m19081982
Estadio de Balaídos
Vigo
Spain29,00010 m19281982
Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
Turin
Italy27,958248 m19331934
Estadio José Zorrilla
Valladolid
Spain26,512719 m19821982
Estadio Carlos Tartiere (old)
Oviedo · demolished 2003
Spain23,500245 m19321982
Stadio Littorio (Trieste)
Trieste
Italy8,00078 m19321934