Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.
26 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
1897
Oldest
Parc des Princes2018
Newest
Nizhny Novgorod StadiumStadium map
Venues used in 1938, 1962, 2018 — 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.
Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez PrádanosSantiago, Chile575 mcap 48,665 - 2.Estadio El TenienteRancagua, Chile512 mcap 15,000
- 3.Yekaterinburg ArenaYekaterinburg, Russia277 mcap 35,696
- 4.Stade de GerlandLyon, France173 mcap 41,000
- 5.Samara ArenaSamara, Russia161 mcap 44,918
- 6.Luzhniki StadiumMoscow, Russia159 mcap 78,011
- 7.Stade de la MeinauStrasbourg, France145 mcap 26,109
- 8.Mordovia ArenaSaransk, Russia144 mcap 44,442
- 9.Otkrytie Arena (Spartak Stadium)Moscow, Russia125 mcap 45,360
- 10.Volgograd ArenaVolgograd, Russia94 mcap 45,568
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)
Most-used venues
Ranked by match count in 1938, 1962, 2018
- 1.Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez PrádanosSantiago, Chile10 matches1962 (10)
- 2.Estadio SausalitoViña del Mar, Chile8 matches1962 (8)
- 3.Luzhniki StadiumMoscow, Russia7 matches2018 (7)
- 4.Krestovsky Stadium (Saint Petersburg Stadium)Saint Petersburg, Russia7 matches2018 (7)
- 5.Estadio Carlos DittbornArica, Chile7 matches1962 (7)
- 6.Estadio El TenienteRancagua, Chile7 matches1962 (7)
- 7.Fisht Olympic StadiumSochi, Russia6 matches2018 (6)
- 8.Ak Bars Arena (Kazan Arena)Kazan, Russia6 matches2018 (6)
- 9.Samara ArenaSamara, Russia6 matches2018 (6)
- 10.Nizhny Novgorod StadiumNizhny Novgorod, Russia6 matches2018 (6)
- 11.Otkrytie Arena (Spartak Stadium)Moscow, Russia5 matches2018 (5)
- 12.Rostov ArenaRostov-on-Don, Russia5 matches2018 (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
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)
3.10g/m
279 goals · 90 matches · 20 venues
Low (200-800m)
2.43g/m
51 goals · 21 matches · 3 venues
goals.sum / matches.count, grouped by elevation band
All venues
| Stadium | Country | Capacity | Altitude | Opened | WC editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Stade Vélodrome Marseille | France | 67,394 | 12 m | 1937 | 1938, 1998 |
Parc des Princes Paris | France | 47,929 | 42 m | 1897 | 1938, 1998 |
Stade de Gerland Lyon | France | 41,000 | 173 m | 1926 | 1938, 1998 |
Stade Chaban-Delmas Bordeaux | France | 34,462 | 24 m | 1938 | 1938, 1998 |
Luzhniki Stadium Moscow | Russia | 78,011 | 159 m | 1956 | 2018 |
Krestovsky Stadium (Saint Petersburg Stadium) Saint Petersburg | Russia | 68,134 | 16 m | 2017 | 2018 |
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir Colombes | France | 60,000 | 45 m | 1907 | 1938 |
Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos Santiago | Chile | 48,665 | 575 m | 1938 | 1962 |
Fisht Olympic Stadium Sochi | Russia | 47,659 | 1 m | 2013 | 2018 |
Volgograd Arena Volgograd | Russia | 45,568 | 94 m | 2018 | 2018 |
Ak Bars Arena (Kazan Arena) Kazan | Russia | 45,379 | 49 m | 2013 | 2018 |
Otkrytie Arena (Spartak Stadium) Moscow | Russia | 45,360 | 125 m | 2014 | 2018 |
Rostov Arena Rostov-on-Don | Russia | 45,000 | 0 m | 2018 | 2018 |
Samara Arena Samara | Russia | 44,918 | 161 m | 2018 | 2018 |
Nizhny Novgorod Stadium Nizhny Novgorod | Russia | 44,899 | 74 m | 2018 | 2018 |
Mordovia Arena Saransk | Russia | 44,442 | 144 m | 2017 | 2018 |
Yekaterinburg Arena Yekaterinburg | Russia | 35,696 | 277 m | 1957 | 2018 |
Kaliningrad Stadium Kaliningrad | Russia | 35,212 | 5 m | 2018 | 2018 |
Stade de la Meinau Strasbourg | France | 26,109 | 145 m | 1914 | 1938 |
Stade Auguste-Delaune Reims | France | 21,684 | 79 m | 1935 | 1938 |
Estadio Sausalito Viña del Mar | Chile | 18,000 | 13 m | 1929 | 1962 |
Estadio Carlos Dittborn Arica | Chile | 17,786 | 49 m | 1962 | 1962 |
Stade Victor Boucquey Lille · demolished 1975 | France | 15,000 | 30 m | 1902 | 1938 |
Estadio El Teniente Rancagua | Chile | 15,000 | 512 m | 1945 | 1962 |
Stade Cavée Verte Le Havre · demolished 1970 | France | 10,000 | 9 m | 1932 | 1938 |
Stade du Fort Carré Antibes | France | 8,000 | 4 m | 1928 | 1938 |