Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.
25 venues across 3 host nations for the selected years. Capacity, altitude, opening year, tournament appearances. Click any row to query the underlying API (GET /stadiums/{id}).
Tournament — click to filter (3 selected)
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Stadiums
3
Host countries
1911
Oldest
Stadio Nazionale PNF2021
Newest
Lusail StadiumStadium map
Venues used in 1934, 1994, 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.
- 1.
Pontiac SilverdomePontiac, United States296 mcap 80,338 - 2.Stadio Olimpico Grande TorinoTurin, Italy248 mcap 27,958
- 3.Rose BowlPasadena, United States247 mcap 92,800
- 4.Soldier FieldChicago, United States187 mcap 61,500
- 5.Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)Milan, Italy176 mcap 75,923
- 6.Cotton BowlDallas, United States149 mcap 92,100
- 7.Foxboro StadiumFoxborough, United States83 mcap 53,644
- 8.Stadio Littorio (Trieste)Trieste, Italy78 mcap 8,000
- 9.Stadio Renato Dall'AraBologna, Italy64 mcap 38,279
- 10.Stadio Artemio FranchiFlorence, Italy51 mcap 47,290
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)
Most-used venues
Ranked by match count in 1934, 1994, 2022
- 1.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.Giants StadiumEast Rutherford, United States7 matches1994 (7)
- 8.Ahmad bin Ali StadiumAl Rayyan, Qatar7 matches2022 (7)
- 9.Al Janoub StadiumAl Wakrah, Qatar7 matches2022 (7)
- 10.Stadium 974Doha, Qatar7 matches2022 (7)
- 11.Cotton BowlDallas, United States6 matches1994 (6)
- 12.Foxboro StadiumFoxborough, United States6 matches1994 (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
3 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)
2.84g/m
338 goals · 119 matches · 22 venues
Low (200-800m)
3.21g/m
45 goals · 14 matches · 3 venues
goals.sum / matches.count, grouped by elevation band
All venues
| Stadium | Country | Capacity | Altitude | Opened | WC editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro) Milan | Italy | 75,923 | 176 m | 1926 | 1934, 1990 |
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 |
Rose Bowl Pasadena | United States | 92,800 | 247 m | 1922 | 1994 |
Cotton Bowl Dallas | United States | 92,100 | 149 m | 1932 | 1994 |
Lusail Stadium Lusail | Qatar | 88,966 | 10 m | 2021 | 2022 |
Pontiac Silverdome Pontiac · demolished 2018 | United States | 80,338 | 296 m | 1975 | 1994 |
Giants Stadium East Rutherford · demolished 2010 | United States | 75,338 | 23 m | 1976 | 1994 |
Al Bayt Stadium Al Khor | Qatar | 68,895 | 5 m | 2021 | 2022 |
Camping World Stadium Orlando | United States | 65,000 | 37 m | 1936 | 1994 |
Soldier Field Chicago | United States | 61,500 | 187 m | 1924 | 1994 |
RFK Stadium Washington · demolished 2025 | United States | 56,692 | 6 m | 1961 | 1994 |
Foxboro Stadium Foxborough · demolished 2002 | United States | 53,644 | 83 m | 1971 | 1994 |
Stanford Stadium Stanford | United States | 50,424 | 14 m | 1921 | 1994 |
Stadio Nazionale PNF Rome · demolished 1957 | Italy | 50,000 | 32 m | 1911 | 1934 |
Khalifa International Stadium Doha | Qatar | 45,857 | 26 m | 1976 | 2022 |
Ahmad bin Ali Stadium Al Rayyan | Qatar | 44,740 | 38 m | 2020 | 2022 |
Education City Stadium Al Rayyan | Qatar | 44,667 | 19 m | 2020 | 2022 |
Al Thumama Stadium Doha | Qatar | 44,400 | 17 m | 2021 | 2022 |
Al Janoub Stadium Al Wakrah | Qatar | 44,325 | 8 m | 2019 | 2022 |
Stadium 974 Doha · demolished 2024 | Qatar | 44,089 | 7 m | 2021 | 2022 |
Stadio Giorgio Ascarelli Naples · demolished 1942 | Italy | 40,000 | 3 m | 1930 | 1934 |
Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino Turin | Italy | 27,958 | 248 m | 1933 | 1934 |
Stadio Littorio (Trieste) Trieste | Italy | 8,000 | 78 m | 1932 | 1934 |