Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.
66 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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Stadiums
6
Host countries
1908
Oldest
2021
Newest
Stadium map
Venues used in 1934, 1982, 1994, 2014, 2018, 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.
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Estádio Nacional Mané GarrinchaBrasília, Brazil1,119 mcap 72,788 - 2.
Ligga Arena (Arena da Baixada)Curitiba, Brazil910 mcap 40,502 - 3.
Estádio MineirãoBelo Horizonte, Brazil850 mcap 58,170 - 4.
Neo Química ArenaSão Paulo, Brazil785 mcap 49,205 - 5.
Santiago BernabéuMadrid, Spain720 mcap 81,044 - 6.
Estadio José ZorrillaValladolid, Spain719 mcap 26,512 - 7.
Estadio Vicente CalderónMadrid, Spain583 mcap 65,695 - 8.
Pontiac SilverdomePontiac, United States296 mcap 80,338 - 9.
Yekaterinburg ArenaYekaterinburg, Russia277 mcap 35,696 - 10.
Stadio Olimpico Grande TorinoTurin, Italy248 mcap 27,958
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)
Most-used venues
Ranked by match count in 1934, 1982, 1994, 2014, 2018, 2022
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Lusail StadiumLusail, Qatar10 matches2022 (10) - 2.
Al Bayt StadiumAl Khor, Qatar9 matches2022 (9) - 3.
Rose BowlPasadena, United States8 matches1994 (8) - 4.
Khalifa International StadiumDoha, Qatar8 matches2022 (8) - 5.
Education City StadiumAl Rayyan, Qatar8 matches2022 (8) - 6.
Al Thumama StadiumDoha, Qatar8 matches2022 (8) - 7.
Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã)Rio de Janeiro, Brazil7 matches1950, 2014 (7) - 8.
Luzhniki StadiumMoscow, Russia7 matches2018 (7) - 9.
Giants StadiumEast Rutherford, United States7 matches1994 (7) - 10.
Estádio Nacional Mané GarrinchaBrasília, Brazil7 matches2014 (7) - 11.
Krestovsky Stadium (Saint Petersburg Stadium)Saint Petersburg, Russia7 matches2018 (7) - 12.
Ahmad bin Ali StadiumAl Rayyan, 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
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)
2.80g/m
708 goals · 253 matches · 52 venues
Low (200-800m)
2.70g/m
116 goals · 43 matches · 10 venues
Mid (800-1500m)
2.65g/m
45 goals · 17 matches · 3 venues
goals.sum / matches.count, grouped by elevation band
All venues
| Stadium | Country | Capacity | Altitude | Opened | WC editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã) Rio de Janeiro | 78,838 | 21 m | 1950 | 1950, 2014 | |
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 | |
Camp Nou Barcelona | 99,354 | 62 m | 1957 | 1982 | |
Rose Bowl Pasadena | 92,800 | 247 m | 1922 | 1994 | |
Cotton Bowl Dallas | 92,100 | 149 m | 1932 | 1994 | |
Lusail Stadium Lusail | 88,966 | 10 m | 2021 | 2022 | |
Santiago Bernabéu Madrid | 81,044 | 720 m | 1947 | 1982 | |
Pontiac Silverdome Pontiac · demolished 2018 | 80,338 | 296 m | 1975 | 1994 | |
Luzhniki Stadium Moscow | 78,011 | 159 m | 1956 | 2018 | |
Giants Stadium East Rutherford · demolished 2010 | 75,338 | 23 m | 1976 | 1994 | |
Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha Brasília | 72,788 | 1,119 m | 2013 | 2014 | |
Al Bayt Stadium Al Khor | 68,895 | 5 m | 2021 | 2022 | |
Krestovsky Stadium (Saint Petersburg Stadium) Saint Petersburg | 68,134 | 16 m | 2017 | 2018 | |
Estadio Vicente Calderón Madrid · demolished 2019 | 65,695 | 583 m | 1966 | 1982 | |
Camping World Stadium Orlando | 65,000 | 37 m | 1936 | 1994 | |
Arena Castelão Fortaleza | 64,846 | 29 m | 1973 | 2014 | |
Soldier Field Chicago | 61,500 | 187 m | 1924 | 1994 | |
Estadio Benito Villamarín Seville | 60,721 | 20 m | 1929 | 1982 | |
Estádio Mineirão Belo Horizonte | 58,170 | 850 m | 1965 | 2014 | |
RFK Stadium Washington · demolished 2025 | 56,692 | 6 m | 1961 | 1994 | |
Foxboro Stadium Foxborough · demolished 2002 | 53,644 | 83 m | 1971 | 1994 | |
Arena Fonte Nova Salvador | 51,900 | 55 m | 2013 | 2014 | |
Stanford Stadium Stanford | 50,424 | 14 m | 1921 | 1994 | |
Estádio Beira-Rio Porto Alegre | 50,128 | 9 m | 1969 | 2014 | |
Stadio Nazionale PNF Rome · demolished 1957 | 50,000 | 32 m | 1911 | 1934 | |
Mestalla Valencia | 49,500 | 20 m | 1923 | 1982 | |
Neo Química Arena São Paulo | 49,205 | 785 m | 2014 | 2014 | |
Fisht Olympic Stadium Sochi | 47,659 | 1 m | 2013 | 2018 | |
San Mamés (old) Bilbao · demolished 2013 | 46,200 | 30 m | 1913 | 1982 | |
Khalifa International Stadium Doha | 45,857 | 26 m | 1976 | 2022 | |
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 | |
Ahmad bin Ali Stadium Al Rayyan | 44,740 | 38 m | 2020 | 2022 | |
Education City Stadium Al Rayyan | 44,667 | 19 m | 2020 | 2022 | |
Mordovia Arena Saransk | 44,442 | 144 m | 2017 | 2018 | |
Al Thumama Stadium Doha | 44,400 | 17 m | 2021 | 2022 | |
Al Janoub Stadium Al Wakrah | 44,325 | 8 m | 2019 | 2022 | |
Arena Pernambuco São Lourenço da Mata | 44,248 | 26 m | 2013 | 2014 | |
Stadium 974 Doha · demolished 2024 | 44,089 | 7 m | 2021 | 2022 | |
Estadio Sarriá Barcelona · demolished 1997 | 44,000 | 95 m | 1923 | 1982 | |
Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Seville | 43,883 | 19 m | 1958 | 1982 | |
Arena Pantanal Cuiabá | 41,390 | 173 m | 2014 | 2014 | |
Arena da Amazônia Manaus | 40,549 | 41 m | 2014 | 2014 | |
Ligga Arena (Arena da Baixada) Curitiba | 40,502 | 910 m | 1914 | 2014 | |
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 | |
Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero Elche | 33,732 | 79 m | 1976 | 1982 | |
Estadio La Romareda Zaragoza | 33,608 | 229 m | 1957 | 1982 | |
Estadio Riazor A Coruña | 32,660 | 28 m | 1944 | 1982 | |
Arena das Dunas Natal | 31,375 | 34 m | 2014 | 2014 | |
Estadio La Rosaleda Málaga | 30,044 | 23 m | 1941 | 1982 | |
Estadio José Rico Pérez Alicante | 30,000 | 79 m | 1974 | 1982 | |
El Molinón Gijón | 29,538 | 5 m | 1908 | 1982 | |
Estadio de Balaídos Vigo | 29,000 | 10 m | 1928 | 1982 | |
Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino Turin | 27,958 | 248 m | 1933 | 1934 | |
Estadio José Zorrilla Valladolid | 26,512 | 719 m | 1982 | 1982 | |
Estadio Carlos Tartiere (old) Oviedo · demolished 2003 | 23,500 | 245 m | 1932 | 1982 | |
Stadio Littorio (Trieste) Trieste | 8,000 | 78 m | 1932 | 1934 |