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Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

35 venues across 4 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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35
Stadiums
4
Host countries
1921
Oldest
Stanford Stadium
2021
Newest
Lusail Stadium

Stadium map

Venues used in 1950, 1994, 2018, 2022 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details
35 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.
    Estádio do Pacaembu
    São Paulo, Brazil
    773 m
    cap 40,199
  4. 4.
    Pontiac Silverdome
    Pontiac, United States
    296 m
    cap 80,338
  5. 5.
    Yekaterinburg Arena
    Yekaterinburg, Russia
    277 m
    cap 35,696
  6. 6.
    Rose Bowl
    Pasadena, United States
    247 m
    cap 92,800
  7. 7.
    Soldier Field
    Chicago, United States
    187 m
    cap 61,500
  8. 8.
    Samara Arena
    Samara, Russia
    161 m
    cap 44,918
  9. 9.
    Luzhniki Stadium
    Moscow, Russia
    159 m
    cap 78,011
  10. 10.
    Cotton Bowl
    Dallas, United States
    149 m
    cap 92,100
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1950, 1994, 2018, 2022
  1. 1.
    Lusail Stadium
    Lusail, Qatar
    10 matches
    2022 (10)
  2. 2.
    Al Bayt Stadium
    Al Khor, Qatar
    9 matches
    2022 (9)
  3. 3.
    Rose Bowl
    Pasadena, United States
    8 matches
    1994 (8)
  4. 4.
    Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã)
    Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    8 matches
    1950 (8), 2014
  5. 5.
    Khalifa International Stadium
    Doha, Qatar
    8 matches
    2022 (8)
  6. 6.
    Education City Stadium
    Al Rayyan, Qatar
    8 matches
    2022 (8)
  7. 7.
    Al Thumama Stadium
    Doha, Qatar
    8 matches
    2022 (8)
  8. 8.
    Luzhniki Stadium
    Moscow, Russia
    7 matches
    2018 (7)
  9. 9.
    Giants Stadium
    East Rutherford, United States
    7 matches
    1994 (7)
  10. 10.
    Krestovsky Stadium (Saint Petersburg Stadium)
    Saint Petersburg, Russia
    7 matches
    2018 (7)
  11. 11.
    Ahmad bin Ali Stadium
    Al Rayyan, Qatar
    7 matches
    2022 (7)
  12. 12.
    Al Janoub Stadium
    Al Wakrah, 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

4 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)
2.75g/m
482 goals · 175 matches · 29 venues
Low (200-800m)
3.09g/m
68 goals · 22 matches · 4 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 appearancesCapacityAltitudeOpening yearName
StadiumCountryCapacityAltitudeOpenedWC editions
Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã)
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil78,83821 m19501950, 2014
Rose Bowl
Pasadena
United States92,800247 m19221994
Cotton Bowl
Dallas
United States92,100149 m19321994
Lusail Stadium
Lusail
Qatar88,96610 m20212022
Pontiac Silverdome
Pontiac · demolished 2018
United States80,338296 m19751994
Luzhniki Stadium
Moscow
Russia78,011159 m19562018
Giants Stadium
East Rutherford · demolished 2010
United States75,33823 m19761994
Al Bayt Stadium
Al Khor
Qatar68,8955 m20212022
Krestovsky Stadium (Saint Petersburg Stadium)
Saint Petersburg
Russia68,13416 m20172018
Camping World Stadium
Orlando
United States65,00037 m19361994
Soldier Field
Chicago
United States61,500187 m19241994
RFK Stadium
Washington · demolished 2025
United States56,6926 m19611994
Foxboro Stadium
Foxborough · demolished 2002
United States53,64483 m19711994
Stanford Stadium
Stanford
United States50,42414 m19211994
Fisht Olympic Stadium
Sochi
Russia47,6591 m20132018
Khalifa International Stadium
Doha
Qatar45,85726 m19762022
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
Ahmad bin Ali Stadium
Al Rayyan
Qatar44,74038 m20202022
Education City Stadium
Al Rayyan
Qatar44,66719 m20202022
Mordovia Arena
Saransk
Russia44,442144 m20172018
Al Thumama Stadium
Doha
Qatar44,40017 m20212022
Al Janoub Stadium
Al Wakrah
Qatar44,3258 m20192022
Stadium 974
Doha · demolished 2024
Qatar44,0897 m20212022
Estádio do Pacaembu
São Paulo
Brazil40,199773 m19401950
Yekaterinburg Arena
Yekaterinburg
Russia35,696277 m19572018
Kaliningrad Stadium
Kaliningrad
Russia35,2125 m20182018
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