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Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

59 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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59
Stadiums
6
Host countries
1906
Oldest
Loftus Versfeld Stadium
2021
Newest
Lusail Stadium

Stadium map

Venues used in 1934, 1986, 1994, 2010, 2018, 2022 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details
59 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.
    Estadio Nemesio Díez
    Toluca, Mexico
    2,666 m
    cap 30,000
  2. 2.
    Estadio Olímpico Universitario
    Mexico City, Mexico
    2,307 m
    cap 72,000
  3. 3.
    Estadio Azteca
    Mexico City, Mexico
    2,287 m
    cap 87,000
  4. 4.
    Estadio Neza 86
    Nezahualcóyotl, Mexico
    2,236 m
    cap 34,536
  5. 5.
    Estadio Cuauhtémoc
    Puebla, Mexico
    2,124 m
    cap 51,726
  6. 6.
    Estadio León
    León, Mexico
    1,808 m
    cap 31,297
  7. 7.
    Estadio Corregidora
    Querétaro, Mexico
    1,807 m
    cap 38,575
  8. 8.
    Ellis Park Stadium
    Johannesburg, South Africa
    1,728 m
    cap 62,567
  9. 9.
    Estadio Sergio León Chávez
    Irapuato, Mexico
    1,718 m
    cap 25,000
  10. 10.
    FNB Stadium (Soccer City)
    Johannesburg, South Africa
    1,701 m
    cap 84,490
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1934, 1986, 1994, 2010, 2018, 2022
  1. 1.
    Lusail Stadium
    Lusail, Qatar
    10 matches
    2022 (10)
  2. 2.
    Estadio Azteca
    Mexico City, Mexico
    9 matches
    1970, 1986 (9), 2026
  3. 3.
    Al Bayt Stadium
    Al Khor, Qatar
    9 matches
    2022 (9)
  4. 4.
    Rose Bowl
    Pasadena, United States
    8 matches
    1994 (8)
  5. 5.
    FNB Stadium (Soccer City)
    Johannesburg, South Africa
    8 matches
    2010 (8)
  6. 6.
    Cape Town Stadium
    Cape Town, South Africa
    8 matches
    2010 (8)
  7. 7.
    Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
    Gqeberha, South Africa
    8 matches
    2010 (8)
  8. 8.
    Khalifa International Stadium
    Doha, Qatar
    8 matches
    2022 (8)
  9. 9.
    Education City Stadium
    Al Rayyan, Qatar
    8 matches
    2022 (8)
  10. 10.
    Al Thumama Stadium
    Doha, Qatar
    8 matches
    2022 (8)
  11. 11.
    Luzhniki Stadium
    Moscow, Russia
    7 matches
    2018 (7)
  12. 12.
    Giants Stadium
    East Rutherford, United States
    7 matches
    1994 (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)
2.72g/m
550 goals · 202 matches · 36 venues
Low (200-800m)
2.40g/m
72 goals · 30 matches · 7 venues
Mid (800-1500m)
2.00g/m
44 goals · 22 matches · 4 venues
High (1500-2200m)
2.85g/m
114 goals · 40 matches · 8 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 appearancesCapacityAltitudeOpening yearName
StadiumCountryCapacityAltitudeOpenedWC editions
Estadio Azteca
Mexico City
Mexico87,0002,287 m19661970, 1986, 2026
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)
Milan
Italy75,923176 m19261934, 1990
Estadio Jalisco
Guadalajara
Mexico55,0201,538 m19601970, 1986
Estadio Cuauhtémoc
Puebla
Mexico51,7262,124 m19681970, 1986
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
Estadio León
León
Mexico31,2971,808 m19671970, 1986
Estadio Nemesio Díez
Toluca
Mexico30,0002,666 m19541970, 1986
Rose Bowl
Pasadena
United States92,800247 m19221994
Cotton Bowl
Dallas
United States92,100149 m19321994
Lusail Stadium
Lusail
Qatar88,96610 m20212022
FNB Stadium (Soccer City)
Johannesburg
South Africa84,4901,701 m19892010
Pontiac Silverdome
Pontiac · demolished 2018
United States80,338296 m19751994
Luzhniki Stadium
Moscow
Russia78,011159 m19562018
Giants Stadium
East Rutherford · demolished 2010
United States75,33823 m19761994
Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Mexico City
Mexico72,0002,307 m19521986
Al Bayt Stadium
Al Khor
Qatar68,8955 m20212022
Krestovsky Stadium (Saint Petersburg Stadium)
Saint Petersburg
Russia68,13416 m20172018
Camping World Stadium
Orlando
United States65,00037 m19361994
Cape Town Stadium
Cape Town
South Africa64,1009 m20092010
Moses Mabhida Stadium
Durban
South Africa62,76013 m20092010
Ellis Park Stadium
Johannesburg
South Africa62,5671,728 m19282010
Soldier Field
Chicago
United States61,500187 m19241994
RFK Stadium
Washington · demolished 2025
United States56,6926 m19611994
Foxboro Stadium
Foxborough · demolished 2002
United States53,64483 m19711994
Loftus Versfeld Stadium
Pretoria
South Africa51,7621,367 m19062010
Stanford Stadium
Stanford
United States50,42414 m19211994
Stadio Nazionale PNF
Rome · demolished 1957
Italy50,00032 m19111934
Free State Stadium
Bloemfontein
South Africa48,0001,409 m19522010
Fisht Olympic Stadium
Sochi
Russia47,6591 m20132018
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
Gqeberha
South Africa46,00014 m20092010
Khalifa International Stadium
Doha
Qatar45,85726 m19762022
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
Ahmad bin Ali Stadium
Al Rayyan
Qatar44,74038 m20202022
Education City Stadium
Al Rayyan
Qatar44,66719 m20202022
Mordovia Arena
Saransk
Russia44,442144 m20172018
Al Thumama Stadium
Doha
Qatar44,40017 m20212022
Al Janoub Stadium
Al Wakrah
Qatar44,3258 m20192022
Stadium 974
Doha · demolished 2024
Qatar44,0897 m20212022
Estadio Universitario
San Nicolás de los Garza
Mexico43,780529 m19671986
Mbombela Stadium
Mbombela
South Africa43,500629 m20092010
Peter Mokaba Stadium
Polokwane
South Africa41,7331,293 m20102010
Stadio Giorgio Ascarelli
Naples · demolished 1942
Italy40,0003 m19301934
Royal Bafokeng Stadium
Rustenburg
South Africa38,6461,177 m19992010
Estadio Corregidora
Querétaro
Mexico38,5751,807 m19851986
Estadio Tecnológico
Monterrey · demolished 2017
Mexico38,000544 m19501986
Yekaterinburg Arena
Yekaterinburg
Russia35,696277 m19572018
Kaliningrad Stadium
Kaliningrad
Russia35,2125 m20182018
Estadio Neza 86
Nezahualcóyotl
Mexico34,5362,236 m19811986
Estadio Tres de Marzo
Zapopan
Mexico30,0151,633 m19711986
Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
Turin
Italy27,958248 m19331934
Estadio Sergio León Chávez
Irapuato
Mexico25,0001,718 m19741986
Stadio Littorio (Trieste)
Trieste
Italy8,00078 m19321934