Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

47 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

Olympia

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Newest

Nizhny Novgorod Stadium

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Venues used in 1950, 1958, 1982, 2018 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details

47 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.
Estádio Durival de Britto (Vila Capanema)
Curitiba, Brazil
887 m
cap 20,000
2.
Estádio Independência
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
847 m
cap 23,018
3.
Estádio do Pacaembu
São Paulo, Brazil
773 m
cap 40,199
4.
Santiago Bernabéu
Madrid, Spain
720 m
cap 81,044
5.
Estadio José Zorrilla
Valladolid, Spain
719 m
cap 26,512
6.
Estadio Vicente Calderón
Madrid, Spain
583 m
cap 65,695
7.
Yekaterinburg Arena
Yekaterinburg, Russia
277 m
cap 35,696
8.
Estadio Carlos Tartiere (old)
Oviedo, Spain
245 m
cap 23,500
9.
Estadio La Romareda
Zaragoza, Spain
229 m
cap 33,608
10.
Samara Arena
Samara, Russia
161 m
cap 44,918

GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1950, 1958, 1982, 2018

1.
Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
8 matches
1950 (8), 2014
2.
Råsunda Stadium
Solna, Sweden
8 matches
1958 (8)
3.
Luzhniki Stadium
Moscow, Russia
7 matches
2018 (7)
4.
Krestovsky Stadium (Saint Petersburg Stadium)
Saint Petersburg, Russia
7 matches
2018 (7)
5.
Ullevi
Gothenburg, Sweden
7 matches
1958 (7)
6.
Fisht Olympic Stadium
Sochi, Russia
6 matches
2018 (6)
7.
Ak Bars Arena (Kazan Arena)
Kazan, Russia
6 matches
2018 (6)
8.
Samara Arena
Samara, Russia
6 matches
2018 (6)
9.
Nizhny Novgorod Stadium
Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
6 matches
2018 (6)
10.
Estádio do Pacaembu
São Paulo, Brazil
6 matches
1950 (6)
11.
Estadio José Zorrilla
Valladolid, Spain
6 matches
1982 (6)
12.
Camp Nou
Barcelona, Spain
5 matches
1982 (5)

GET /matches?year=… (count grouped by stadiumId)

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)

3.02g/m

414 goals · 137 matches · 36 venues

Low (200-800m)

2.90g/m

84 goals · 29 matches · 7 venues

Mid (800-1500m)

4.00g/m

20 goals · 5 matches · 2 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
Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã) Rio de Janeiro	Brazil	78,838	21 m	1950	1950, 2014
Camp Nou Barcelona	Spain	99,354	62 m	1957	1982
Santiago Bernabéu Madrid	Spain	81,044	720 m	1947	1982
Luzhniki Stadium Moscow	Russia	78,011	159 m	1956	2018
Krestovsky Stadium (Saint Petersburg Stadium) Saint Petersburg	Russia	68,134	16 m	2017	2018
Estadio Vicente Calderón Madrid · demolished 2019	Spain	65,695	583 m	1966	1982
Estadio Benito Villamarín Seville	Spain	60,721	20 m	1929	1982
Råsunda Stadium Solna · demolished 2013	Sweden	50,000	22 m	1937	1958
Mestalla Valencia	Spain	49,500	20 m	1923	1982
Fisht Olympic Stadium Sochi	Russia	47,659	1 m	2013	2018
San Mamés (old) Bilbao · demolished 2013	Spain	46,200	30 m	1913	1982
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
Estadio Sarriá Barcelona · demolished 1997	Spain	44,000	95 m	1923	1982
Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Seville	Spain	43,883	19 m	1958	1982
Ullevi Gothenburg	Sweden	43,000	8 m	1958	1958
Estádio do Pacaembu São Paulo	Brazil	40,199	773 m	1940	1950
Yekaterinburg Arena Yekaterinburg	Russia	35,696	277 m	1957	2018
Kaliningrad Stadium Kaliningrad	Russia	35,212	5 m	2018	2018
Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero Elche	Spain	33,732	79 m	1976	1982
Estadio La Romareda Zaragoza	Spain	33,608	229 m	1957	1982
Estadio Riazor A Coruña	Spain	32,660	28 m	1944	1982
Estadio La Rosaleda Málaga	Spain	30,044	23 m	1941	1982
Estádio Ilha do Retiro Recife	Brazil	30,000	6 m	1937	1950
Malmö Stadion Malmö	Sweden	30,000	12 m	1958	1958
Estadio José Rico Pérez Alicante	Spain	30,000	79 m	1974	1982
El Molinón Gijón	Spain	29,538	5 m	1908	1982
Estadio de Balaídos Vigo	Spain	29,000	10 m	1928	1982
Estadio José Zorrilla Valladolid	Spain	26,512	719 m	1982	1982
Estadio Carlos Tartiere (old) Oviedo · demolished 2003	Spain	23,500	245 m	1932	1982
Estádio Independência Belo Horizonte	Brazil	23,018	847 m	1950	1950
Ryavallen Borås	Sweden	21,000	138 m	1941	1958
Estádio Durival de Britto (Vila Capanema) Curitiba	Brazil	20,000	887 m	1947	1950
Estádio dos Eucaliptos Porto Alegre · demolished 1981	Brazil	20,000	53 m	1931	1950
Arosvallen Västerås	Sweden	20,000	18 m	1932	1958
Idrottsparken Norrköping	Sweden	17,234	39 m	1903	1958
Rimnersvallen Uddevalla	Sweden	17,000	5 m	1923	1958
Olympia Helsingborg	Sweden	16,500	34 m	1898	1958
Örjans Vall Halmstad	Sweden	15,500	7 m	1922	1958
Eyravallen Örebro	Sweden	13,000	35 m	1923	1958
Tunavallen Eskilstuna	Sweden	7,800	15 m	1921	1958
Jernvallen Sandviken	Sweden	7,500	0 m	1938	1958