Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

46 venues across 4 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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Oldest

Parc des Princes

2018

Newest

Nizhny Novgorod Stadium

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Venues used in 1938, 1986, 2014, 2018 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details

46 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.
Estadio Nemesio Díez
Toluca, Mexico
2,666 m
cap 30,000
2.
Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Mexico City, Mexico
2,307 m
cap 72,000
3.
Estadio Azteca
Mexico City, Mexico
2,287 m
cap 87,000
4.
Estadio Neza 86
Nezahualcóyotl, Mexico
2,236 m
cap 34,536
5.
Estadio Cuauhtémoc
Puebla, Mexico
2,124 m
cap 51,726
6.
Estadio León
León, Mexico
1,808 m
cap 31,297
7.
Estadio Corregidora
Querétaro, Mexico
1,807 m
cap 38,575
8.
Estadio Sergio León Chávez
Irapuato, Mexico
1,718 m
cap 25,000
9.
Estadio Tres de Marzo
Zapopan, Mexico
1,633 m
cap 30,015
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, 1986, 2014, 2018

1.
Estadio Azteca
Mexico City, Mexico
9 matches
1970, 1986 (9), 2026
2.
Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
7 matches
1950, 2014 (7)
3.
Luzhniki Stadium
Moscow, Russia
7 matches
2018 (7)
4.
Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha
Brasília, Brazil
7 matches
2014 (7)
5.
Krestovsky Stadium (Saint Petersburg Stadium)
Saint Petersburg, Russia
7 matches
2018 (7)
6.
Arena Castelão
Fortaleza, Brazil
6 matches
2014 (6)
7.
Estádio Mineirão
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
6 matches
2014 (6)
8.
Estadio Jalisco
Guadalajara, Mexico
6 matches
1970, 1986 (6)
9.
Arena Fonte Nova
Salvador, Brazil
6 matches
2014 (6)
10.
Neo Química Arena
São Paulo, Brazil
6 matches
2014 (6)
11.
Fisht Olympic Stadium
Sochi, Russia
6 matches
2018 (6)
12.
Ak Bars Arena (Kazan Arena)
Kazan, Russia
6 matches
2018 (6)

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Average capacity by opening decade

Are WC venues getting bigger over time?

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Stadiums by host country

4 countries have hosted matches

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Goals per match by stadium altitude

Does the air thin out the defense? Bands aligned with FIFA altitude-acclimatization thresholds.

Sea level (<200m)

2.99g/m

347 goals · 116 matches · 26 venues

Low (200-800m)

1.61g/m

29 goals · 18 matches · 4 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 appearances Capacity Altitude Opening year Name

Stadium	Country	Capacity	Altitude	Opened	WC editions
Estadio Azteca Mexico City	Mexico	87,000	2,287 m	1966	1970, 1986, 2026
Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã) Rio de Janeiro	Brazil	78,838	21 m	1950	1950, 2014
Stade Vélodrome Marseille	France	67,394	12 m	1937	1938, 1998
Estadio Jalisco Guadalajara	Mexico	55,020	1,538 m	1960	1970, 1986
Estadio Cuauhtémoc Puebla	Mexico	51,726	2,124 m	1968	1970, 1986
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
Estadio León León	Mexico	31,297	1,808 m	1967	1970, 1986
Estadio Nemesio Díez Toluca	Mexico	30,000	2,666 m	1954	1970, 1986
Luzhniki Stadium Moscow	Russia	78,011	159 m	1956	2018
Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha Brasília	Brazil	72,788	1,119 m	2013	2014
Estadio Olímpico Universitario Mexico City	Mexico	72,000	2,307 m	1952	1986
Krestovsky Stadium (Saint Petersburg Stadium) Saint Petersburg	Russia	68,134	16 m	2017	2018
Arena Castelão Fortaleza	Brazil	64,846	29 m	1973	2014
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir Colombes	France	60,000	45 m	1907	1938
Estádio Mineirão Belo Horizonte	Brazil	58,170	850 m	1965	2014
Arena Fonte Nova Salvador	Brazil	51,900	55 m	2013	2014
Estádio Beira-Rio Porto Alegre	Brazil	50,128	9 m	1969	2014
Neo Química Arena São Paulo	Brazil	49,205	785 m	2014	2014
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
Arena Pernambuco São Lourenço da Mata	Brazil	44,248	26 m	2013	2014
Estadio Universitario San Nicolás de los Garza	Mexico	43,780	529 m	1967	1986
Arena Pantanal Cuiabá	Brazil	41,390	173 m	2014	2014
Arena da Amazônia Manaus	Brazil	40,549	41 m	2014	2014
Ligga Arena (Arena da Baixada) Curitiba	Brazil	40,502	910 m	1914	2014
Estadio Corregidora Querétaro	Mexico	38,575	1,807 m	1985	1986
Estadio Tecnológico Monterrey · demolished 2017	Mexico	38,000	544 m	1950	1986
Yekaterinburg Arena Yekaterinburg	Russia	35,696	277 m	1957	2018
Kaliningrad Stadium Kaliningrad	Russia	35,212	5 m	2018	2018
Estadio Neza 86 Nezahualcóyotl	Mexico	34,536	2,236 m	1981	1986
Arena das Dunas Natal	Brazil	31,375	34 m	2014	2014
Estadio Tres de Marzo Zapopan	Mexico	30,015	1,633 m	1971	1986
Stade de la Meinau Strasbourg	France	26,109	145 m	1914	1938
Estadio Sergio León Chávez Irapuato	Mexico	25,000	1,718 m	1974	1986
Stade Auguste-Delaune Reims	France	21,684	79 m	1935	1938
Stade Victor Boucquey Lille · demolished 1975	France	15,000	30 m	1902	1938
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