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Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

45 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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45
Stadiums
5
Host countries
1911
Oldest
Stadio Nazionale PNF
2021
Newest
Lusail Stadium

Stadium map

Venues used in 1934, 1994, 2002, 2022 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details
45 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.
    Pontiac Silverdome
    Pontiac, United States
    296 m
    cap 80,338
  2. 2.
    Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
    Turin, Italy
    248 m
    cap 27,958
  3. 3.
    Rose Bowl
    Pasadena, United States
    247 m
    cap 92,800
  4. 4.
    Soldier Field
    Chicago, United States
    187 m
    cap 61,500
  5. 5.
    Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)
    Milan, Italy
    176 m
    cap 75,923
  6. 6.
    Cotton Bowl
    Dallas, United States
    149 m
    cap 92,100
  7. 7.
    Ōita Stadium (Big Eye)
    Ōita, Japan
    108 m
    cap 40,000
  8. 8.
    Sapporo Dome
    Sapporo, Japan
    101 m
    cap 41,484
  9. 9.
    Foxboro Stadium
    Foxborough, United States
    83 m
    cap 53,644
  10. 10.
    Daegu World Cup Stadium
    Daegu, South Korea
    82 m
    cap 66,422
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1934, 1994, 2002, 2022
  1. 1.
    Lusail Stadium
    Lusail, Qatar
    10 matches
    2022 (10)
  2. 2.
    Al Bayt Stadium
    Al Khor, Qatar
    9 matches
    2022 (9)
  3. 3.
    Rose Bowl
    Pasadena, United States
    8 matches
    1994 (8)
  4. 4.
    Khalifa International Stadium
    Doha, Qatar
    8 matches
    2022 (8)
  5. 5.
    Education City Stadium
    Al Rayyan, Qatar
    8 matches
    2022 (8)
  6. 6.
    Al Thumama Stadium
    Doha, Qatar
    8 matches
    2022 (8)
  7. 7.
    Giants Stadium
    East Rutherford, United States
    7 matches
    1994 (7)
  8. 8.
    Ahmad bin Ali Stadium
    Al Rayyan, Qatar
    7 matches
    2022 (7)
  9. 9.
    Al Janoub Stadium
    Al Wakrah, Qatar
    7 matches
    2022 (7)
  10. 10.
    Stadium 974
    Doha, Qatar
    7 matches
    2022 (7)
  11. 11.
    Cotton Bowl
    Dallas, United States
    6 matches
    1994 (6)
  12. 12.
    Seoul World Cup Stadium
    Seoul, South Korea
    6 matches
    2002 (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)
2.73g/m
492 goals · 180 matches · 40 venues
Low (200-800m)
3.21g/m
45 goals · 14 matches · 3 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
Rose Bowl
Pasadena
United States92,800247 m19221994
Cotton Bowl
Dallas
United States92,100149 m19321994
Lusail Stadium
Lusail
Qatar88,96610 m20212022
Pontiac Silverdome
Pontiac · demolished 2018
United States80,338296 m19751994
Giants Stadium
East Rutherford · demolished 2010
United States75,33823 m19761994
International Stadium Yokohama
Yokohama
Japan72,32738 m19982002
Al Bayt Stadium
Al Khor
Qatar68,8955 m20212022
Seoul World Cup Stadium
Seoul
South Korea66,70429 m20012002
Daegu World Cup Stadium
Daegu
South Korea66,42282 m20012002
Camping World Stadium
Orlando
United States65,00037 m19361994
Saitama Stadium 2002
Saitama
Japan63,70011 m20012002
Soldier Field
Chicago
United States61,500187 m19241994
RFK Stadium
Washington · demolished 2025
United States56,6926 m19611994
Busan Asiad Stadium
Busan
South Korea53,76925 m20012002
Foxboro Stadium
Foxborough · demolished 2002
United States53,64483 m19711994
Shizuoka Stadium ECOPA
Fukuroi
Japan50,88950 m20012002
Stanford Stadium
Stanford
United States50,42414 m19211994
Incheon Munhak Stadium
Incheon
South Korea50,25638 m20022002
Stadio Nazionale PNF
Rome · demolished 1957
Italy50,00032 m19111934
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
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
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
Jeju World Cup Stadium
Seogwipo
South Korea35,65772 m20012002
Noevir Stadium Kobe
Kobe
Japan30,132-1 m20012002
Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
Turin
Italy27,958248 m19331934
Stadio Littorio (Trieste)
Trieste
Italy8,00078 m19321934