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Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

54 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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54
Stadiums
5
Host countries
1897
Oldest
Parc des Princes
2021
Newest
Lusail Stadium

Stadium map

Venues used in 1938, 1978, 1998, 2006, 2014, 2022 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details
54 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.
    Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha
    Brasília, Brazil
    1,119 m
    cap 72,788
  2. 2.
    Ligga Arena (Arena da Baixada)
    Curitiba, Brazil
    910 m
    cap 40,502
  3. 3.
    Estádio Mineirão
    Belo Horizonte, Brazil
    850 m
    cap 58,170
  4. 4.
    Estadio Malvinas Argentinas
    Mendoza, Argentina
    839 m
    cap 40,268
  5. 5.
    Neo Química Arena
    São Paulo, Brazil
    785 m
    cap 49,205
  6. 6.
    Allianz Arena
    Munich, Germany
    490 m
    cap 75,000
  7. 7.
    Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
    Saint-Étienne, France
    488 m
    cap 41,965
  8. 8.
    Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes
    Córdoba, Argentina
    422 m
    cap 57,000
  9. 9.
    Max-Morlock-Stadion
    Nuremberg, Germany
    324 m
    cap 50,000
  10. 10.
    Fritz-Walter-Stadion
    Kaiserslautern, Germany
    292 m
    cap 49,850
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1938, 1978, 1998, 2006, 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 Monumental
    Buenos Aires, Argentina
    9 matches
    1978 (9)
  4. 4.
    Stade de France
    Saint-Denis, France
    9 matches
    1998 (9)
  5. 5.
    Al Bayt Stadium
    Al Khor, Qatar
    9 matches
    2022 (9)
  6. 6.
    Parc des Princes
    Paris, France
    9 matches
    1938 (3), 1998 (6)
  7. 7.
    Stade Chaban-Delmas
    Bordeaux, France
    9 matches
    1938 (3), 1998 (6)
  8. 8.
    Stadium de Toulouse
    Toulouse, France
    9 matches
    1998 (6)
  9. 9.
    Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes
    Córdoba, Argentina
    8 matches
    1978 (8)
  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)
2.72g/m
673 goals · 247 matches · 41 venues
Low (200-800m)
2.69g/m
113 goals · 42 matches · 7 venues
Mid (800-1500m)
2.65g/m
61 goals · 23 matches · 4 venues
goals.sum / matches.count, grouped by elevation band

All venues

Sort:WC appearancesCapacityAltitudeOpening yearName
StadiumCountryCapacityAltitudeOpenedWC editions
Signal Iduna Park
Dortmund
Germany81,365108 m19741974, 2006
Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã)
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil78,83821 m19501950, 2014
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
Stade de Gerland
Lyon
France41,000173 m19261938, 1998
Stade Chaban-Delmas
Bordeaux
France34,46224 m19381938, 1998
Lusail Stadium
Lusail
Qatar88,96610 m20212022
Estadio Monumental
Buenos Aires
Argentina83,21415 m19381978
Stade de France
Saint-Denis
France80,69857 m19981998
Allianz Arena
Munich
Germany75,000490 m20052006
Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha
Brasília
Brazil72,7881,119 m20132014
Al Bayt Stadium
Al Khor
Qatar68,8955 m20212022
Arena Castelão
Fortaleza
Brazil64,84629 m19732014
Veltins-Arena
Gelsenkirchen
Germany62,27157 m20012006
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
Colombes
France60,00045 m19071938
Estádio Mineirão
Belo Horizonte
Brazil58,170850 m19652014
Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes
Córdoba
Argentina57,000422 m19781978
Arena Fonte Nova
Salvador
Brazil51,90055 m20132014
Estádio Beira-Rio
Porto Alegre
Brazil50,1289 m19692014
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
Neo Química Arena
São Paulo
Brazil49,205785 m20142014
Red Bull Arena (Leipzig)
Leipzig
Germany47,069114 m20042006
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
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Saint-Étienne
France41,965488 m19311998
Estadio Gigante de Arroyito
Rosario
Argentina41,6549 m19291978
Arena Pantanal
Cuiabá
Brazil41,390173 m20142014
Arena da Amazônia
Manaus
Brazil40,54941 m20142014
Ligga Arena (Arena da Baixada)
Curitiba
Brazil40,502910 m19142014
Estadio Malvinas Argentinas
Mendoza
Argentina40,268839 m19781978
Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Lens
France37,70541 m19331998
Estadio José María Minella
Mar del Plata
Argentina35,50012 m19781978
Stade de la Beaujoire
Nantes
France35,32227 m19841998
Stadium de Toulouse
Toulouse
France33,150148 m19371998
Stade de la Mosson
Montpellier
France32,93941 m19721998
Arena das Dunas
Natal
Brazil31,37534 m20142014
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