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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
2018
Newest
Nizhny Novgorod Stadium

Stadium map

Venues used in 1938, 1978, 1990, 2006, 2018 — 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 Malvinas Argentinas
    Mendoza, Argentina
    839 m
    cap 40,268
  2. 2.
    Allianz Arena
    Munich, Germany
    490 m
    cap 75,000
  3. 3.
    Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes
    Córdoba, Argentina
    422 m
    cap 57,000
  4. 4.
    Max-Morlock-Stadion
    Nuremberg, Germany
    324 m
    cap 50,000
  5. 5.
    Fritz-Walter-Stadion
    Kaiserslautern, Germany
    292 m
    cap 49,850
  6. 6.
    Stadio delle Alpi
    Turin, Italy
    278 m
    cap 67,229
  7. 7.
    Yekaterinburg Arena
    Yekaterinburg, Russia
    277 m
    cap 35,696
  8. 8.
    MHPArena
    Stuttgart, Germany
    224 m
    cap 60,449
  9. 9.
    Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)
    Milan, Italy
    176 m
    cap 75,923
  10. 10.
    Stade de Gerland
    Lyon, France
    173 m
    cap 41,000
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1938, 1978, 1990, 2006, 2018
  1. 1.
    Estadio Monumental
    Buenos Aires, Argentina
    9 matches
    1978 (9)
  2. 2.
    Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes
    Córdoba, Argentina
    8 matches
    1978 (8)
  3. 3.
    Luzhniki Stadium
    Moscow, Russia
    7 matches
    2018 (7)
  4. 4.
    Krestovsky Stadium (Saint Petersburg Stadium)
    Saint Petersburg, Russia
    7 matches
    2018 (7)
  5. 5.
    Signal Iduna Park
    Dortmund, Germany
    6 matches
    1974, 2006 (6)
  6. 6.
    Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)
    Milan, Italy
    6 matches
    1934, 1990 (6)
  7. 7.
    Allianz Arena
    Munich, Germany
    6 matches
    2006 (6)
  8. 8.
    Olympiastadion
    Berlin, Germany
    6 matches
    1974, 2006 (6)
  9. 9.
    Stadio Olimpico
    Rome, Italy
    6 matches
    1990 (6)
  10. 10.
    MHPArena
    Stuttgart, Germany
    6 matches
    1974, 2006 (6)
  11. 11.
    Fisht Olympic Stadium
    Sochi, Russia
    6 matches
    2018 (6)
  12. 12.
    Ak Bars Arena (Kazan Arena)
    Kazan, Russia
    6 matches
    2018 (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)
2.57g/m
484 goals · 188 matches · 41 venues
Low (200-800m)
2.69g/m
105 goals · 39 matches · 7 venues
Mid (800-1500m)
2.67g/m
16 goals · 6 matches · 1 venue
goals.sum / matches.count, grouped by elevation band

All venues

Sort:WC appearancesCapacityAltitudeOpening yearName
StadiumCountryCapacityAltitudeOpenedWC editions
Signal Iduna Park
Dortmund
Germany81,365108 m19741974, 2006
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)
Milan
Italy75,923176 m19261934, 1990
Olympiastadion
Berlin
Germany74,47565 m19361974, 2006
Stade Vélodrome
Marseille
France67,39412 m19371938, 1998
MHPArena
Stuttgart
Germany60,449224 m19331974, 2006
Volksparkstadion
Hamburg
Germany57,00025 m19531974, 2006
Deutsche Bank Park
Frankfurt
Germany51,500116 m19251974, 2006
HDI-Arena
Hannover
Germany49,00065 m19541974, 2006
Parc des Princes
Paris
France47,92942 m18971938, 1998
Stadio Artemio Franchi
Florence
Italy47,29051 m19311934, 1990
Stade de Gerland
Lyon
France41,000173 m19261938, 1998
Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Bologna
Italy38,27964 m19271934, 1990
Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Genoa
Italy36,59926 m19111934, 1990
Stade Chaban-Delmas
Bordeaux
France34,46224 m19381938, 1998
Estadio Monumental
Buenos Aires
Argentina83,21415 m19381978
Luzhniki Stadium
Moscow
Russia78,011159 m19562018
Allianz Arena
Munich
Germany75,000490 m20052006
Stadio Olimpico
Rome
Italy73,60337 m19531990
Krestovsky Stadium (Saint Petersburg Stadium)
Saint Petersburg
Russia68,13416 m20172018
Stadio delle Alpi
Turin · demolished 2008
Italy67,229278 m19901990
Veltins-Arena
Gelsenkirchen
Germany62,27157 m20012006
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
Colombes
France60,00045 m19071938
Stadio San Nicola
Bari
Italy58,27062 m19901990
Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes
Córdoba
Argentina57,000422 m19781978
Stadio Diego Armando Maradona
Naples
Italy54,72651 m19591990
RheinEnergieStadion
Cologne
Germany50,00071 m20042006
Max-Morlock-Stadion
Nuremberg
Germany50,000324 m19282006
Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Kaiserslautern
Germany49,850292 m19202006
Estadio José Amalfitani
Buenos Aires
Argentina49,54018 m19511978
Fisht Olympic Stadium
Sochi
Russia47,6591 m20132018
Red Bull Arena (Leipzig)
Leipzig
Germany47,069114 m20042006
Volgograd Arena
Volgograd
Russia45,56894 m20182018
Ak Bars Arena (Kazan Arena)
Kazan
Russia45,37949 m20132018
Otkrytie Arena (Spartak Stadium)
Moscow
Russia45,360125 m20142018
Rostov Arena
Rostov-on-Don
Russia45,0000 m20182018
Samara Arena
Samara
Russia44,918161 m20182018
Nizhny Novgorod Stadium
Nizhny Novgorod
Russia44,89974 m20182018
Mordovia Arena
Saransk
Russia44,442144 m20172018
Estadio Gigante de Arroyito
Rosario
Argentina41,6549 m19291978
Stadio Friuli
Udine
Italy41,652115 m19761990
Estadio Malvinas Argentinas
Mendoza
Argentina40,268839 m19781978
Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi
Verona
Italy39,37160 m19631990
Stadio Sant'Elia
Cagliari
Italy39,0001 m19701990
Stadio Renzo Barbera
Palermo
Italy36,34943 m19321990
Yekaterinburg Arena
Yekaterinburg
Russia35,696277 m19572018
Estadio José María Minella
Mar del Plata
Argentina35,50012 m19781978
Kaliningrad Stadium
Kaliningrad
Russia35,2125 m20182018
Stade de la Meinau
Strasbourg
France26,109145 m19141938
Stade Auguste-Delaune
Reims
France21,68479 m19351938
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