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Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

40 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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Stadiums
5
Host countries
1892
Oldest
Goodison Park
2021
Newest
Lusail Stadium

Stadium map

Venues used in 1950, 1966, 1978, 2006, 2022 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details
40 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 Durival de Britto (Vila Capanema)
    Curitiba, Brazil
    887 m
    cap 20,000
  2. 2.
    Estádio Independência
    Belo Horizonte, Brazil
    847 m
    cap 23,018
  3. 3.
    Estadio Malvinas Argentinas
    Mendoza, Argentina
    839 m
    cap 40,268
  4. 4.
    Estádio do Pacaembu
    São Paulo, Brazil
    773 m
    cap 40,199
  5. 5.
    Allianz Arena
    Munich, Germany
    490 m
    cap 75,000
  6. 6.
    Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes
    Córdoba, Argentina
    422 m
    cap 57,000
  7. 7.
    Max-Morlock-Stadion
    Nuremberg, Germany
    324 m
    cap 50,000
  8. 8.
    Fritz-Walter-Stadion
    Kaiserslautern, Germany
    292 m
    cap 49,850
  9. 9.
    MHPArena
    Stuttgart, Germany
    224 m
    cap 60,449
  10. 10.
    Deutsche Bank Park
    Frankfurt, Germany
    116 m
    cap 51,500
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1950, 1966, 1978, 2006, 2022
  1. 1.
    Lusail Stadium
    Lusail, Qatar
    10 matches
    2022 (10)
  2. 2.
    Wembley Stadium (old)
    London, England
    9 matches
    1966 (9)
  3. 3.
    Estadio Monumental
    Buenos Aires, Argentina
    9 matches
    1978 (9)
  4. 4.
    Al Bayt Stadium
    Al Khor, Qatar
    9 matches
    2022 (9)
  5. 5.
    Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã)
    Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    8 matches
    1950 (8), 2014
  6. 6.
    Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes
    Córdoba, Argentina
    8 matches
    1978 (8)
  7. 7.
    Khalifa International Stadium
    Doha, Qatar
    8 matches
    2022 (8)
  8. 8.
    Education City Stadium
    Al Rayyan, Qatar
    8 matches
    2022 (8)
  9. 9.
    Al Thumama Stadium
    Doha, Qatar
    8 matches
    2022 (8)
  10. 10.
    Ahmad bin Ali Stadium
    Al Rayyan, Qatar
    7 matches
    2022 (7)
  11. 11.
    Al Janoub Stadium
    Al Wakrah, Qatar
    7 matches
    2022 (7)
  12. 12.
    Stadium 974
    Doha, Qatar
    7 matches
    2022 (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

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)
2.60g/m
450 goals · 173 matches · 31 venues
Low (200-800m)
3.11g/m
112 goals · 36 matches · 6 venues
Mid (800-1500m)
3.27g/m
36 goals · 11 matches · 3 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
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
Wembley Stadium (old)
London · demolished 2003
England98,60060 m19231966
Lusail Stadium
Lusail
Qatar88,96610 m20212022
Estadio Monumental
Buenos Aires
Argentina83,21415 m19381978
White City Stadium
London · demolished 1985
England76,56713 m19081966
Allianz Arena
Munich
Germany75,000490 m20052006
Old Trafford
Manchester
England74,31045 m19101966
Al Bayt Stadium
Al Khor
Qatar68,8955 m20212022
Veltins-Arena
Gelsenkirchen
Germany62,27157 m20012006
Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes
Córdoba
Argentina57,000422 m19781978
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
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
Stadium 974
Doha · demolished 2024
Qatar44,0897 m20212022
Villa Park
Birmingham
England42,918103 m18971966
Estadio Gigante de Arroyito
Rosario
Argentina41,6549 m19291978
Roker Park
Sunderland · demolished 1997
England40,31030 m18981966
Estadio Malvinas Argentinas
Mendoza
Argentina40,268839 m19781978
Estádio do Pacaembu
São Paulo
Brazil40,199773 m19401950
Ayresome Park
Middlesbrough · demolished 1997
England40,00011 m19031966
Hillsborough Stadium
Sheffield
England39,73269 m18991966
Goodison Park
Liverpool
England39,41446 m18921966
Estadio José María Minella
Mar del Plata
Argentina35,50012 m19781978
Estádio Ilha do Retiro
Recife
Brazil30,0006 m19371950
Estádio Independência
Belo Horizonte
Brazil23,018847 m19501950
Estádio Durival de Britto (Vila Capanema)
Curitiba
Brazil20,000887 m19471950
Estádio dos Eucaliptos
Porto Alegre · demolished 1981
Brazil20,00053 m19311950