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Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

61 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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61
Stadiums
6
Host countries
1897
Oldest
Parc des Princes
2021
Newest
Lusail Stadium

Stadium map

Venues used in 1938, 1954, 1982, 2002, 2022 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details
61 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.
    Stade Olympique de la Pontaise
    Lausanne, Switzerland
    614 m
    cap 15,850
  4. 4.
    Estadio Vicente Calderón
    Madrid, Spain
    583 m
    cap 65,695
  5. 5.
    Wankdorf Stadium
    Bern, Switzerland
    560 m
    cap 64,000
  6. 6.
    Stade des Charmilles
    Geneva, Switzerland
    432 m
    cap 35,000
  7. 7.
    Hardturm
    Zürich, Switzerland
    401 m
    cap 35,000
  8. 8.
    Cornaredo Stadium
    Lugano, Switzerland
    364 m
    cap 6,330
  9. 9.
    St. Jakob Stadium
    Basel, Switzerland
    262 m
    cap 60,000
  10. 10.
    Estadio Carlos Tartiere (old)
    Oviedo, Spain
    245 m
    cap 23,500
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1938, 1954, 1982, 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.
    Khalifa International Stadium
    Doha, Qatar
    8 matches
    2022 (8)
  4. 4.
    Education City Stadium
    Al Rayyan, Qatar
    8 matches
    2022 (8)
  5. 5.
    Al Thumama Stadium
    Doha, Qatar
    8 matches
    2022 (8)
  6. 6.
    Ahmad bin Ali Stadium
    Al Rayyan, Qatar
    7 matches
    2022 (7)
  7. 7.
    Al Janoub Stadium
    Al Wakrah, Qatar
    7 matches
    2022 (7)
  8. 8.
    Stadium 974
    Doha, Qatar
    7 matches
    2022 (7)
  9. 9.
    Seoul World Cup Stadium
    Seoul, South Korea
    6 matches
    2002 (6)
  10. 10.
    St. Jakob Stadium
    Basel, Switzerland
    6 matches
    1954 (6)
  11. 11.
    Estadio José Zorrilla
    Valladolid, Spain
    6 matches
    1982 (6)
  12. 12.
    Camp Nou
    Barcelona, Spain
    5 matches
    1982 (5)
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)
2.85g/m
493 goals · 173 matches · 44 venues
Low (200-800m)
4.24g/m
191 goals · 45 matches · 11 venues
goals.sum / matches.count, grouped by elevation band

All venues

Sort:WC appearancesCapacityAltitudeOpening yearName
StadiumCountryCapacityAltitudeOpenedWC editions
Stade Vélodrome
Marseille
France67,39412 m19371938, 1998
Parc des Princes
Paris
France47,92942 m18971938, 1998
Stade de Gerland
Lyon
France41,000173 m19261938, 1998
Stade Chaban-Delmas
Bordeaux
France34,46224 m19381938, 1998
Camp Nou
Barcelona
Spain99,35462 m19571982
Lusail Stadium
Lusail
Qatar88,96610 m20212022
Santiago Bernabéu
Madrid
Spain81,044720 m19471982
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
Estadio Vicente Calderón
Madrid · demolished 2019
Spain65,695583 m19661982
Wankdorf Stadium
Bern · demolished 2001
Switzerland64,000560 m19251954
Saitama Stadium 2002
Saitama
Japan63,70011 m20012002
Estadio Benito Villamarín
Seville
Spain60,72120 m19291982
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
Colombes
France60,00045 m19071938
St. Jakob Stadium
Basel · demolished 1998
Switzerland60,000262 m19541954
Busan Asiad Stadium
Busan
South Korea53,76925 m20012002
Shizuoka Stadium ECOPA
Fukuroi
Japan50,88950 m20012002
Incheon Munhak Stadium
Incheon
South Korea50,25638 m20022002
Mestalla
Valencia
Spain49,50020 m19231982
Miyagi Stadium
Rifu
Japan49,00056 m20002002
Yanmar Stadium Nagai
Osaka
Japan47,00013 m19962002
San Mamés (old)
Bilbao · demolished 2013
Spain46,20030 m19131982
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
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
Sapporo Dome
Sapporo
Japan41,484101 m20012002
Kashima Soccer Stadium
Kashima
Japan40,72851 m19932002
Daejeon World Cup Stadium
Daejeon
South Korea40,53561 m20012002
Ōita Stadium (Big Eye)
Ōita
Japan40,000108 m20012002
Jeju World Cup Stadium
Seogwipo
South Korea35,65772 m20012002
Hardturm
Zürich · demolished 2008
Switzerland35,000401 m19291954
Stade des Charmilles
Geneva · demolished 2003
Switzerland35,000432 m19301954
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
Estadio José Zorrilla
Valladolid
Spain26,512719 m19821982
Stade de la Meinau
Strasbourg
France26,109145 m19141938
Estadio Carlos Tartiere (old)
Oviedo · demolished 2003
Spain23,500245 m19321982
Stade Auguste-Delaune
Reims
France21,68479 m19351938
Stade Olympique de la Pontaise
Lausanne
Switzerland15,850614 m19041954
Stade Victor Boucquey
Lille · demolished 1975
France15,00030 m19021938
Stade Cavée Verte
Le Havre · demolished 1970
France10,0009 m19321938
Stade du Fort Carré
Antibes
France8,0004 m19281938
Cornaredo Stadium
Lugano
Switzerland6,330364 m19511954