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Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

59 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
1908
Oldest
El Molinón
2018
Newest
Nizhny Novgorod Stadium

Stadium map

Venues used in 1950, 1982, 1986, 1990, 2018 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details
59 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 Nemesio Díez
    Toluca, Mexico
    2,666 m
    cap 30,000
  2. 2.
    Estadio Olímpico Universitario
    Mexico City, Mexico
    2,307 m
    cap 72,000
  3. 3.
    Estadio Azteca
    Mexico City, Mexico
    2,287 m
    cap 87,000
  4. 4.
    Estadio Neza 86
    Nezahualcóyotl, Mexico
    2,236 m
    cap 34,536
  5. 5.
    Estadio Cuauhtémoc
    Puebla, Mexico
    2,124 m
    cap 51,726
  6. 6.
    Estadio León
    León, Mexico
    1,808 m
    cap 31,297
  7. 7.
    Estadio Corregidora
    Querétaro, Mexico
    1,807 m
    cap 38,575
  8. 8.
    Estadio Sergio León Chávez
    Irapuato, Mexico
    1,718 m
    cap 25,000
  9. 9.
    Estadio Tres de Marzo
    Zapopan, Mexico
    1,633 m
    cap 30,015
  10. 10.
    Estadio Jalisco
    Guadalajara, Mexico
    1,538 m
    cap 55,020
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1950, 1982, 1986, 1990, 2018
  1. 1.
    Estadio Azteca
    Mexico City, Mexico
    9 matches
    1970, 1986 (9), 2026
  2. 2.
    Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã)
    Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    8 matches
    1950 (8), 2014
  3. 3.
    Luzhniki Stadium
    Moscow, Russia
    7 matches
    2018 (7)
  4. 4.
    Krestovsky Stadium (Saint Petersburg Stadium)
    Saint Petersburg, Russia
    7 matches
    2018 (7)
  5. 5.
    Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)
    Milan, Italy
    6 matches
    1934, 1990 (6)
  6. 6.
    Stadio Olimpico
    Rome, Italy
    6 matches
    1990 (6)
  7. 7.
    Estadio Jalisco
    Guadalajara, Mexico
    6 matches
    1970, 1986 (6)
  8. 8.
    Fisht Olympic Stadium
    Sochi, Russia
    6 matches
    2018 (6)
  9. 9.
    Ak Bars Arena (Kazan Arena)
    Kazan, Russia
    6 matches
    2018 (6)
  10. 10.
    Samara Arena
    Samara, Russia
    6 matches
    2018 (6)
  11. 11.
    Nizhny Novgorod Stadium
    Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
    6 matches
    2018 (6)
  12. 12.
    Estádio do Pacaembu
    São Paulo, Brazil
    6 matches
    1950 (6)
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)
2.69g/m
406 goals · 151 matches · 36 venues
Low (200-800m)
2.40g/m
101 goals · 42 matches · 10 venues
Mid (800-1500m)
4.00g/m
20 goals · 5 matches · 2 venues
High (1500-2200m)
2.96g/m
74 goals · 25 matches · 6 venues
Very high (≥2200m)
2.58g/m
49 goals · 19 matches · 4 venues
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
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)
Milan
Italy75,923176 m19261934, 1990
Estadio Jalisco
Guadalajara
Mexico55,0201,538 m19601970, 1986
Estadio Cuauhtémoc
Puebla
Mexico51,7262,124 m19681970, 1986
Stadio Artemio Franchi
Florence
Italy47,29051 m19311934, 1990
Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Bologna
Italy38,27964 m19271934, 1990
Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Genoa
Italy36,59926 m19111934, 1990
Estadio León
León
Mexico31,2971,808 m19671970, 1986
Estadio Nemesio Díez
Toluca
Mexico30,0002,666 m19541970, 1986
Camp Nou
Barcelona
Spain99,35462 m19571982
Santiago Bernabéu
Madrid
Spain81,044720 m19471982
Luzhniki Stadium
Moscow
Russia78,011159 m19562018
Stadio Olimpico
Rome
Italy73,60337 m19531990
Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Mexico City
Mexico72,0002,307 m19521986
Krestovsky Stadium (Saint Petersburg Stadium)
Saint Petersburg
Russia68,13416 m20172018
Stadio delle Alpi
Turin · demolished 2008
Italy67,229278 m19901990
Estadio Vicente Calderón
Madrid · demolished 2019
Spain65,695583 m19661982
Estadio Benito Villamarín
Seville
Spain60,72120 m19291982
Stadio San Nicola
Bari
Italy58,27062 m19901990
Stadio Diego Armando Maradona
Naples
Italy54,72651 m19591990
Mestalla
Valencia
Spain49,50020 m19231982
Fisht Olympic Stadium
Sochi
Russia47,6591 m20132018
San Mamés (old)
Bilbao · demolished 2013
Spain46,20030 m19131982
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
Estadio Sarriá
Barcelona · demolished 1997
Spain44,00095 m19231982
Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Seville
Spain43,88319 m19581982
Estadio Universitario
San Nicolás de los Garza
Mexico43,780529 m19671986
Stadio Friuli
Udine
Italy41,652115 m19761990
Estádio do Pacaembu
São Paulo
Brazil40,199773 m19401950
Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi
Verona
Italy39,37160 m19631990
Stadio Sant'Elia
Cagliari
Italy39,0001 m19701990
Estadio Corregidora
Querétaro
Mexico38,5751,807 m19851986
Estadio Tecnológico
Monterrey · demolished 2017
Mexico38,000544 m19501986
Stadio Renzo Barbera
Palermo
Italy36,34943 m19321990
Yekaterinburg Arena
Yekaterinburg
Russia35,696277 m19572018
Kaliningrad Stadium
Kaliningrad
Russia35,2125 m20182018
Estadio Neza 86
Nezahualcóyotl
Mexico34,5362,236 m19811986
Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero
Elche
Spain33,73279 m19761982
Estadio La Romareda
Zaragoza
Spain33,608229 m19571982
Estadio Riazor
A Coruña
Spain32,66028 m19441982
Estadio La Rosaleda
Málaga
Spain30,04423 m19411982
Estadio Tres de Marzo
Zapopan
Mexico30,0151,633 m19711986
Estádio Ilha do Retiro
Recife
Brazil30,0006 m19371950
Estadio José Rico Pérez
Alicante
Spain30,00079 m19741982
El Molinón
Gijón
Spain29,5385 m19081982
Estadio de Balaídos
Vigo
Spain29,00010 m19281982
Estadio José Zorrilla
Valladolid
Spain26,512719 m19821982
Estadio Sergio León Chávez
Irapuato
Mexico25,0001,718 m19741986
Estadio Carlos Tartiere (old)
Oviedo · demolished 2003
Spain23,500245 m19321982
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