Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

51 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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Oldest

Goodison Park

2021

Newest

Lusail Stadium

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Venues used in 1950, 1966, 1982, 2006, 2022 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details

51 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.
Allianz Arena
Munich, Germany
490 m
cap 75,000
8.
Max-Morlock-Stadion
Nuremberg, Germany
324 m
cap 50,000
9.
Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Kaiserslautern, Germany
292 m
cap 49,850
10.
Estadio Carlos Tartiere (old)
Oviedo, Spain
245 m
cap 23,500

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Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1950, 1966, 1982, 2006, 2022

1.
Lusail Stadium
Lusail, Qatar
10 matches
2022 (10)
2.
Wembley Stadium (old)
London, England
9 matches
1966 (9)
3.
Al Bayt Stadium
Al Khor, Qatar
9 matches
2022 (9)
4.
Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
8 matches
1950 (8), 2014
5.
Khalifa International Stadium
Doha, Qatar
8 matches
2022 (8)
6.
Education City Stadium
Al Rayyan, Qatar
8 matches
2022 (8)
7.
Al Thumama Stadium
Doha, Qatar
8 matches
2022 (8)
8.
Ahmad bin Ali Stadium
Al Rayyan, Qatar
7 matches
2022 (7)
9.
Al Janoub Stadium
Al Wakrah, Qatar
7 matches
2022 (7)
10.
Stadium 974
Doha, Qatar
7 matches
2022 (7)
11.
Signal Iduna Park
Dortmund, Germany
6 matches
1974, 2006 (6)
12.
Allianz Arena
Munich, Germany
6 matches
2006 (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

5 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)

2.70g/m

491 goals · 182 matches · 38 venues

Low (200-800m)

2.79g/m

131 goals · 47 matches · 10 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
Signal Iduna Park Dortmund	Germany	81,365	108 m	1974	1974, 2006
Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã) Rio de Janeiro	Brazil	78,838	21 m	1950	1950, 2014
Olympiastadion Berlin	Germany	74,475	65 m	1936	1974, 2006
MHPArena Stuttgart	Germany	60,449	224 m	1933	1974, 2006
Volksparkstadion Hamburg	Germany	57,000	25 m	1953	1974, 2006
Deutsche Bank Park Frankfurt	Germany	51,500	116 m	1925	1974, 2006
HDI-Arena Hannover	Germany	49,000	65 m	1954	1974, 2006
Camp Nou Barcelona	Spain	99,354	62 m	1957	1982
Wembley Stadium (old) London · demolished 2003	England	98,600	60 m	1923	1966
Lusail Stadium Lusail	Qatar	88,966	10 m	2021	2022
Santiago Bernabéu Madrid	Spain	81,044	720 m	1947	1982
White City Stadium London · demolished 1985	England	76,567	13 m	1908	1966
Allianz Arena Munich	Germany	75,000	490 m	2005	2006
Old Trafford Manchester	England	74,310	45 m	1910	1966
Al Bayt Stadium Al Khor	Qatar	68,895	5 m	2021	2022
Estadio Vicente Calderón Madrid · demolished 2019	Spain	65,695	583 m	1966	1982
Veltins-Arena Gelsenkirchen	Germany	62,271	57 m	2001	2006
Estadio Benito Villamarín Seville	Spain	60,721	20 m	1929	1982
RheinEnergieStadion Cologne	Germany	50,000	71 m	2004	2006
Max-Morlock-Stadion Nuremberg	Germany	50,000	324 m	1928	2006
Fritz-Walter-Stadion Kaiserslautern	Germany	49,850	292 m	1920	2006
Mestalla Valencia	Spain	49,500	20 m	1923	1982
Red Bull Arena (Leipzig) Leipzig	Germany	47,069	114 m	2004	2006
San Mamés (old) Bilbao · demolished 2013	Spain	46,200	30 m	1913	1982
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
Estadio Sarriá Barcelona · demolished 1997	Spain	44,000	95 m	1923	1982
Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Seville	Spain	43,883	19 m	1958	1982
Villa Park Birmingham	England	42,918	103 m	1897	1966
Roker Park Sunderland · demolished 1997	England	40,310	30 m	1898	1966
Estádio do Pacaembu São Paulo	Brazil	40,199	773 m	1940	1950
Ayresome Park Middlesbrough · demolished 1997	England	40,000	11 m	1903	1966
Hillsborough Stadium Sheffield	England	39,732	69 m	1899	1966
Goodison Park Liverpool	England	39,414	46 m	1892	1966
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
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
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