Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

37 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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1920

Oldest

Fritz-Walter-Stadion

2021

Newest

Lusail Stadium

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Venues used in 1950, 1970, 1978, 2006, 2022 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details

37 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.
Estadio Nemesio Díez
Toluca, Mexico
2,666 m
cap 30,000
2.
Estadio Azteca
Mexico City, Mexico
2,287 m
cap 87,000
3.
Estadio Cuauhtémoc
Puebla, Mexico
2,124 m
cap 51,726
4.
Estadio León
León, Mexico
1,808 m
cap 31,297
5.
Estadio Jalisco
Guadalajara, Mexico
1,538 m
cap 55,020
6.
Estádio Durival de Britto (Vila Capanema)
Curitiba, Brazil
887 m
cap 20,000
7.
Estádio Independência
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
847 m
cap 23,018
8.
Estadio Malvinas Argentinas
Mendoza, Argentina
839 m
cap 40,268
9.
Estádio do Pacaembu
São Paulo, Brazil
773 m
cap 40,199
10.
Allianz Arena
Munich, Germany
490 m
cap 75,000

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Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1950, 1970, 1978, 2006, 2022

1.
Lusail Stadium
Lusail, Qatar
10 matches
2022 (10)
2.
Estadio Azteca
Mexico City, Mexico
10 matches
1970 (10), 1986, 2026
3.
Estadio Monumental
Buenos Aires, Argentina
9 matches
1978 (9)
4.
Al Bayt Stadium
Al Khor, Qatar
9 matches
2022 (9)
5.
Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
8 matches
1950 (8), 2014
6.
Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes
Córdoba, Argentina
8 matches
1978 (8)
7.
Estadio Jalisco
Guadalajara, Mexico
8 matches
1970 (8), 1986
8.
Khalifa International Stadium
Doha, Qatar
8 matches
2022 (8)
9.
Education City Stadium
Al Rayyan, Qatar
8 matches
2022 (8)
10.
Al Thumama Stadium
Doha, Qatar
8 matches
2022 (8)
11.
Ahmad bin Ali Stadium
Al Rayyan, Qatar
7 matches
2022 (7)
12.
Al Janoub Stadium
Al Wakrah, Qatar
7 matches
2022 (7)

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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)

2.56g/m

361 goals · 141 matches · 23 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

High (1500-2200m)

3.22g/m

58 goals · 18 matches · 3 venues

Very high (≥2200m)

2.64g/m

37 goals · 14 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
Estadio Azteca Mexico City	Mexico	87,000	2,287 m	1966	1970, 1986, 2026
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
Estadio Jalisco Guadalajara	Mexico	55,020	1,538 m	1960	1970, 1986
Estadio Cuauhtémoc Puebla	Mexico	51,726	2,124 m	1968	1970, 1986
Deutsche Bank Park Frankfurt	Germany	51,500	116 m	1925	1974, 2006
HDI-Arena Hannover	Germany	49,000	65 m	1954	1974, 2006
Estadio León León	Mexico	31,297	1,808 m	1967	1970, 1986
Estadio Nemesio Díez Toluca	Mexico	30,000	2,666 m	1954	1970, 1986
Lusail Stadium Lusail	Qatar	88,966	10 m	2021	2022
Estadio Monumental Buenos Aires	Argentina	83,214	15 m	1938	1978
Allianz Arena Munich	Germany	75,000	490 m	2005	2006
Al Bayt Stadium Al Khor	Qatar	68,895	5 m	2021	2022
Veltins-Arena Gelsenkirchen	Germany	62,271	57 m	2001	2006
Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes Córdoba	Argentina	57,000	422 m	1978	1978
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
Estadio José Amalfitani Buenos Aires	Argentina	49,540	18 m	1951	1978
Red Bull Arena (Leipzig) Leipzig	Germany	47,069	114 m	2004	2006
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 Gigante de Arroyito Rosario	Argentina	41,654	9 m	1929	1978
Estadio Malvinas Argentinas Mendoza	Argentina	40,268	839 m	1978	1978
Estádio do Pacaembu São Paulo	Brazil	40,199	773 m	1940	1950
Estadio José María Minella Mar del Plata	Argentina	35,500	12 m	1978	1978
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