Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.
27 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}).
Tournament — click to filter (4 selected)
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Stadiums
4
Host countries
1921
Oldest
Stanford Stadium2021
Newest
Lusail StadiumStadium map
Venues used in 1950, 1962, 1994, 2022 — 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.
Estádio Durival de Britto (Vila Capanema)Curitiba, Brazil887 mcap 20,000 - 2.Estádio IndependênciaBelo Horizonte, Brazil847 mcap 23,018
- 3.Estádio do PacaembuSão Paulo, Brazil773 mcap 40,199
- 4.
Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez PrádanosSantiago, Chile575 mcap 48,665 - 5.Estadio El TenienteRancagua, Chile512 mcap 15,000
- 6.Pontiac SilverdomePontiac, United States296 mcap 80,338
- 7.Rose BowlPasadena, United States247 mcap 92,800
- 8.Soldier FieldChicago, United States187 mcap 61,500
- 9.Cotton BowlDallas, United States149 mcap 92,100
- 10.Foxboro StadiumFoxborough, United States83 mcap 53,644
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)
Most-used venues
Ranked by match count in 1950, 1962, 1994, 2022
- 1.Lusail StadiumLusail, Qatar10 matches2022 (10)
- 2.Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez PrádanosSantiago, Chile10 matches1962 (10)
- 3.Al Bayt StadiumAl Khor, Qatar9 matches2022 (9)
- 4.Rose BowlPasadena, United States8 matches1994 (8)
- 5.Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã)Rio de Janeiro, Brazil8 matches1950 (8), 2014
- 6.Khalifa International StadiumDoha, Qatar8 matches2022 (8)
- 7.Education City StadiumAl Rayyan, Qatar8 matches2022 (8)
- 8.Al Thumama StadiumDoha, Qatar8 matches2022 (8)
- 9.Estadio SausalitoViña del Mar, Chile8 matches1962 (8)
- 10.Giants StadiumEast Rutherford, United States7 matches1994 (7)
- 11.Ahmad bin Ali StadiumAl Rayyan, Qatar7 matches2022 (7)
- 12.Al Janoub StadiumAl Wakrah, Qatar7 matches2022 (7)
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
4 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)
2.84g/m
369 goals · 130 matches · 20 venues
Low (200-800m)
2.89g/m
101 goals · 35 matches · 5 venues
Mid (800-1500m)
4.00g/m
20 goals · 5 matches · 2 venues
goals.sum / matches.count, grouped by elevation band
All venues
| Stadium | Country | Capacity | Altitude | Opened | WC editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã) Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | 78,838 | 21 m | 1950 | 1950, 2014 |
Rose Bowl Pasadena | United States | 92,800 | 247 m | 1922 | 1994 |
Cotton Bowl Dallas | United States | 92,100 | 149 m | 1932 | 1994 |
Lusail Stadium Lusail | Qatar | 88,966 | 10 m | 2021 | 2022 |
Pontiac Silverdome Pontiac · demolished 2018 | United States | 80,338 | 296 m | 1975 | 1994 |
Giants Stadium East Rutherford · demolished 2010 | United States | 75,338 | 23 m | 1976 | 1994 |
Al Bayt Stadium Al Khor | Qatar | 68,895 | 5 m | 2021 | 2022 |
Camping World Stadium Orlando | United States | 65,000 | 37 m | 1936 | 1994 |
Soldier Field Chicago | United States | 61,500 | 187 m | 1924 | 1994 |
RFK Stadium Washington · demolished 2025 | United States | 56,692 | 6 m | 1961 | 1994 |
Foxboro Stadium Foxborough · demolished 2002 | United States | 53,644 | 83 m | 1971 | 1994 |
Stanford Stadium Stanford | United States | 50,424 | 14 m | 1921 | 1994 |
Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos Santiago | Chile | 48,665 | 575 m | 1938 | 1962 |
Khalifa International Stadium Doha | Qatar | 45,857 | 26 m | 1976 | 2022 |
Ahmad bin Ali Stadium Al Rayyan | Qatar | 44,740 | 38 m | 2020 | 2022 |
Education City Stadium Al Rayyan | Qatar | 44,667 | 19 m | 2020 | 2022 |
Al Thumama Stadium Doha | Qatar | 44,400 | 17 m | 2021 | 2022 |
Al Janoub Stadium Al Wakrah | Qatar | 44,325 | 8 m | 2019 | 2022 |
Stadium 974 Doha · demolished 2024 | Qatar | 44,089 | 7 m | 2021 | 2022 |
Estádio do Pacaembu São Paulo | Brazil | 40,199 | 773 m | 1940 | 1950 |
Estádio Ilha do Retiro Recife | Brazil | 30,000 | 6 m | 1937 | 1950 |
Estádio Independência Belo Horizonte | Brazil | 23,018 | 847 m | 1950 | 1950 |
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 |
Estadio Sausalito Viña del Mar | Chile | 18,000 | 13 m | 1929 | 1962 |
Estadio Carlos Dittborn Arica | Chile | 17,786 | 49 m | 1962 | 1962 |
Estadio El Teniente Rancagua | Chile | 15,000 | 512 m | 1945 | 1962 |