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Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

42 venues across 6 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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42
Stadiums
6
Host countries
1892
Oldest
Goodison Park
2020
Newest
SoFi Stadium

Stadium map

Venues used in 1950, 1966, 2018, 2026 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details
42 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.
    Estadio Azteca
    Mexico City, Mexico
    2,287 m
    cap 87,000
  2. 2.
    Estadio Akron
    Zapopan, Mexico
    1,671 m
    cap 49,850
  3. 3.
    Estádio Durival de Britto (Vila Capanema)
    Curitiba, Brazil
    887 m
    cap 20,000
  4. 4.
    Estádio Independência
    Belo Horizonte, Brazil
    847 m
    cap 23,018
  5. 5.
    Estádio do Pacaembu
    São Paulo, Brazil
    773 m
    cap 40,199
  6. 6.
    Estadio BBVA
    Guadalupe, Mexico
    493 m
    cap 53,500
  7. 7.
    Mercedes-Benz Stadium
    Atlanta, United States
    313 m
    cap 71,000
  8. 8.
    Yekaterinburg Arena
    Yekaterinburg, Russia
    277 m
    cap 35,696
  9. 9.
    GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium
    Kansas City, United States
    273 m
    cap 76,416
  10. 10.
    AT&T Stadium
    Arlington, United States
    177 m
    cap 80,000
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1950, 1966, 2018, 2026
  1. 1.
    Wembley Stadium (old)
    London, England
    9 matches
    1966 (9)
  2. 2.
    AT&T Stadium
    Arlington, United States
    9 matches
    2026 (9)
  3. 3.
    MetLife Stadium
    East Rutherford, United States
    8 matches
    2026 (8)
  4. 4.
    Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã)
    Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    8 matches
    1950 (8), 2014
  5. 5.
    Mercedes-Benz Stadium
    Atlanta, United States
    8 matches
    2026 (8)
  6. 6.
    SoFi Stadium
    Inglewood, United States
    8 matches
    2026 (8)
  7. 7.
    Luzhniki Stadium
    Moscow, Russia
    7 matches
    2018 (7)
  8. 8.
    NRG Stadium
    Houston, United States
    7 matches
    2026 (7)
  9. 9.
    Krestovsky Stadium (Saint Petersburg Stadium)
    Saint Petersburg, Russia
    7 matches
    2018 (7)
  10. 10.
    Gillette Stadium
    Foxborough, United States
    7 matches
    2026 (7)
  11. 11.
    Hard Rock Stadium
    Miami Gardens, United States
    7 matches
    2026 (7)
  12. 12.
    BC Place
    Vancouver, Canada
    7 matches
    2026 (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

6 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)
1.63g/m
293 goals · 180 matches · 33 venues
Low (200-800m)
1.18g/m
33 goals · 28 matches · 5 venues
Mid (800-1500m)
4.00g/m
20 goals · 5 matches · 2 venues
High (1500-2200m)
0.00g/m
0 goals · 4 matches · 1 venue
Very high (≥2200m)
0.00g/m
0 goals · 5 matches · 1 venue
goals.sum / matches.count, grouped by elevation band

All venues

Sort:WC appearancesCapacityAltitudeOpening yearName
StadiumCountryCapacityAltitudeOpenedWC editions
Estadio Azteca
Mexico City
Mexico87,0002,287 m19661970, 1986, 2026
Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã)
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil78,83821 m19501950, 2014
Wembley Stadium (old)
London · demolished 2003
England98,60060 m19231966
MetLife Stadium
East Rutherford
United States82,5009 m20102026
AT&T Stadium
Arlington
United States80,000177 m20092026
Luzhniki Stadium
Moscow
Russia78,011159 m19562018
White City Stadium
London · demolished 1985
England76,56713 m19081966
GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium
Kansas City
United States76,416273 m19722026
Old Trafford
Manchester
England74,31045 m19101966
NRG Stadium
Houston
United States72,22015 m20022026
Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Atlanta
United States71,000313 m20172026
SoFi Stadium
Inglewood
United States70,24045 m20202026
Lincoln Financial Field
Philadelphia
United States69,87913 m20032026
Lumen Field
Seattle
United States68,74014 m20022026
Levi's Stadium
Santa Clara
United States68,5001 m20142026
Krestovsky Stadium (Saint Petersburg Stadium)
Saint Petersburg
Russia68,13416 m20172018
Gillette Stadium
Foxborough
United States65,87883 m20022026
Hard Rock Stadium
Miami Gardens
United States65,32613 m19872026
BC Place
Vancouver
Canada54,50011 m19832026
Estadio BBVA
Guadalupe
Mexico53,500493 m20152026
Estadio Akron
Zapopan
Mexico49,8501,671 m20102026
Fisht Olympic Stadium
Sochi
Russia47,6591 m20132018
Volgograd Arena
Volgograd
Russia45,56894 m20182018
Ak Bars Arena (Kazan Arena)
Kazan
Russia45,37949 m20132018
Otkrytie Arena (Spartak Stadium)
Moscow
Russia45,360125 m20142018
Rostov Arena
Rostov-on-Don
Russia45,0000 m20182018
Samara Arena
Samara
Russia44,918161 m20182018
Nizhny Novgorod Stadium
Nizhny Novgorod
Russia44,89974 m20182018
Mordovia Arena
Saransk
Russia44,442144 m20172018
Villa Park
Birmingham
England42,918103 m18971966
Roker Park
Sunderland · demolished 1997
England40,31030 m18981966
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
Yekaterinburg Arena
Yekaterinburg
Russia35,696277 m19572018
Kaliningrad Stadium
Kaliningrad
Russia35,2125 m20182018
Estádio Ilha do Retiro
Recife
Brazil30,0006 m19371950
BMO Field
Toronto
Canada30,00081 m20072026
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