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Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

52 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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52
Stadiums
5
Host countries
1897
Oldest
Parc des Princes
2021
Newest
Lusail Stadium

Stadium map

Venues used in 1938, 1962, 1986, 1998, 2014, 2022 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details
52 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.
    Estadio Sergio León Chávez
    Irapuato, Mexico
    1,718 m
    cap 25,000
  9. 9.
    Estadio Tres de Marzo
    Zapopan, Mexico
    1,633 m
    cap 30,015
  10. 10.
    Estadio Jalisco
    Guadalajara, Mexico
    1,538 m
    cap 55,020
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1938, 1962, 1986, 1998, 2014, 2022
  1. 1.
    Lusail Stadium
    Lusail, Qatar
    10 matches
    2022 (10)
  2. 2.
    Stade Vélodrome
    Marseille, France
    10 matches
    1938 (3), 1998 (7)
  3. 3.
    Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos
    Santiago, Chile
    10 matches
    1962 (10)
  4. 4.
    Estadio Azteca
    Mexico City, Mexico
    9 matches
    1970, 1986 (9), 2026
  5. 5.
    Stade de France
    Saint-Denis, France
    9 matches
    1998 (9)
  6. 6.
    Al Bayt Stadium
    Al Khor, Qatar
    9 matches
    2022 (9)
  7. 7.
    Parc des Princes
    Paris, France
    9 matches
    1938 (3), 1998 (6)
  8. 8.
    Stade Chaban-Delmas
    Bordeaux, France
    9 matches
    1938 (3), 1998 (6)
  9. 9.
    Stadium de Toulouse
    Toulouse, France
    9 matches
    1998 (6)
  10. 10.
    Khalifa International Stadium
    Doha, Qatar
    8 matches
    2022 (8)
  11. 11.
    Education City Stadium
    Al Rayyan, Qatar
    8 matches
    2022 (8)
  12. 12.
    Al Thumama Stadium
    Doha, Qatar
    8 matches
    2022 (8)
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)
2.93g/m
575 goals · 196 matches · 31 venues
Low (200-800m)
2.05g/m
76 goals · 37 matches · 6 venues
Mid (800-1500m)
2.65g/m
45 goals · 17 matches · 3 venues
High (1500-2200m)
2.96g/m
74 goals · 25 matches · 6 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
Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã)
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil78,83821 m19501950, 2014
Stade Vélodrome
Marseille
France67,39412 m19371938, 1998
Estadio Jalisco
Guadalajara
Mexico55,0201,538 m19601970, 1986
Estadio Cuauhtémoc
Puebla
Mexico51,7262,124 m19681970, 1986
Parc des Princes
Paris
France47,92942 m18971938, 1998
Stade de Gerland
Lyon
France41,000173 m19261938, 1998
Stade Chaban-Delmas
Bordeaux
France34,46224 m19381938, 1998
Estadio León
León
Mexico31,2971,808 m19671970, 1986
Estadio Nemesio Díez
Toluca
Mexico30,0002,666 m19541970, 1986
Lusail Stadium
Lusail
Qatar88,96610 m20212022
Stade de France
Saint-Denis
France80,69857 m19981998
Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha
Brasília
Brazil72,7881,119 m20132014
Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Mexico City
Mexico72,0002,307 m19521986
Al Bayt Stadium
Al Khor
Qatar68,8955 m20212022
Arena Castelão
Fortaleza
Brazil64,84629 m19732014
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
Colombes
France60,00045 m19071938
Estádio Mineirão
Belo Horizonte
Brazil58,170850 m19652014
Arena Fonte Nova
Salvador
Brazil51,90055 m20132014
Estádio Beira-Rio
Porto Alegre
Brazil50,1289 m19692014
Neo Química Arena
São Paulo
Brazil49,205785 m20142014
Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos
Santiago
Chile48,665575 m19381962
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
Arena Pernambuco
São Lourenço da Mata
Brazil44,24826 m20132014
Stadium 974
Doha · demolished 2024
Qatar44,0897 m20212022
Estadio Universitario
San Nicolás de los Garza
Mexico43,780529 m19671986
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Saint-Étienne
France41,965488 m19311998
Arena Pantanal
Cuiabá
Brazil41,390173 m20142014
Arena da Amazônia
Manaus
Brazil40,54941 m20142014
Ligga Arena (Arena da Baixada)
Curitiba
Brazil40,502910 m19142014
Estadio Corregidora
Querétaro
Mexico38,5751,807 m19851986
Estadio Tecnológico
Monterrey · demolished 2017
Mexico38,000544 m19501986
Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Lens
France37,70541 m19331998
Stade de la Beaujoire
Nantes
France35,32227 m19841998
Estadio Neza 86
Nezahualcóyotl
Mexico34,5362,236 m19811986
Stadium de Toulouse
Toulouse
France33,150148 m19371998
Stade de la Mosson
Montpellier
France32,93941 m19721998
Arena das Dunas
Natal
Brazil31,37534 m20142014
Estadio Tres de Marzo
Zapopan
Mexico30,0151,633 m19711986
Stade de la Meinau
Strasbourg
France26,109145 m19141938
Estadio Sergio León Chávez
Irapuato
Mexico25,0001,718 m19741986
Stade Auguste-Delaune
Reims
France21,68479 m19351938
Estadio Sausalito
Viña del Mar
Chile18,00013 m19291962
Estadio Carlos Dittborn
Arica
Chile17,78649 m19621962
Stade Victor Boucquey
Lille · demolished 1975
France15,00030 m19021938
Estadio El Teniente
Rancagua
Chile15,000512 m19451962
Stade Cavée Verte
Le Havre · demolished 1970
France10,0009 m19321938
Stade du Fort Carré
Antibes
France8,0004 m19281938