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Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

57 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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57
Stadiums
5
Host countries
1897
Oldest
Parc des Princes
2018
Newest
Nizhny Novgorod Stadium

Stadium map

Venues used in 1954, 1958, 1982, 1998, 2018 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details
57 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.
    Santiago Bernabéu
    Madrid, Spain
    720 m
    cap 81,044
  2. 2.
    Estadio José Zorrilla
    Valladolid, Spain
    719 m
    cap 26,512
  3. 3.
    Stade Olympique de la Pontaise
    Lausanne, Switzerland
    614 m
    cap 15,850
  4. 4.
    Estadio Vicente Calderón
    Madrid, Spain
    583 m
    cap 65,695
  5. 5.
    Wankdorf Stadium
    Bern, Switzerland
    560 m
    cap 64,000
  6. 6.
    Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
    Saint-Étienne, France
    488 m
    cap 41,965
  7. 7.
    Stade des Charmilles
    Geneva, Switzerland
    432 m
    cap 35,000
  8. 8.
    Hardturm
    Zürich, Switzerland
    401 m
    cap 35,000
  9. 9.
    Cornaredo Stadium
    Lugano, Switzerland
    364 m
    cap 6,330
  10. 10.
    Yekaterinburg Arena
    Yekaterinburg, Russia
    277 m
    cap 35,696
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1954, 1958, 1982, 1998, 2018
  1. 1.
    Stade de France
    Saint-Denis, France
    9 matches
    1998 (9)
  2. 2.
    Råsunda Stadium
    Solna, Sweden
    8 matches
    1958 (8)
  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.
    Stade Vélodrome
    Marseille, France
    7 matches
    1938, 1998 (7)
  6. 6.
    Ullevi
    Gothenburg, Sweden
    7 matches
    1958 (7)
  7. 7.
    St. Jakob Stadium
    Basel, Switzerland
    6 matches
    1954 (6)
  8. 8.
    Parc des Princes
    Paris, France
    6 matches
    1938, 1998 (6)
  9. 9.
    Fisht Olympic Stadium
    Sochi, Russia
    6 matches
    2018 (6)
  10. 10.
    Ak Bars Arena (Kazan Arena)
    Kazan, Russia
    6 matches
    2018 (6)
  11. 11.
    Samara Arena
    Samara, Russia
    6 matches
    2018 (6)
  12. 12.
    Nizhny Novgorod Stadium
    Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
    6 matches
    2018 (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)
2.86g/m
527 goals · 184 matches · 42 venues
Low (200-800m)
3.89g/m
214 goals · 55 matches · 13 venues
goals.sum / matches.count, grouped by elevation band

All venues

Sort:WC appearancesCapacityAltitudeOpening yearName
StadiumCountryCapacityAltitudeOpenedWC editions
Stade Vélodrome
Marseille
France67,39412 m19371938, 1998
Parc des Princes
Paris
France47,92942 m18971938, 1998
Stade de Gerland
Lyon
France41,000173 m19261938, 1998
Stade Chaban-Delmas
Bordeaux
France34,46224 m19381938, 1998
Camp Nou
Barcelona
Spain99,35462 m19571982
Santiago Bernabéu
Madrid
Spain81,044720 m19471982
Stade de France
Saint-Denis
France80,69857 m19981998
Luzhniki Stadium
Moscow
Russia78,011159 m19562018
Krestovsky Stadium (Saint Petersburg Stadium)
Saint Petersburg
Russia68,13416 m20172018
Estadio Vicente Calderón
Madrid · demolished 2019
Spain65,695583 m19661982
Wankdorf Stadium
Bern · demolished 2001
Switzerland64,000560 m19251954
Estadio Benito Villamarín
Seville
Spain60,72120 m19291982
St. Jakob Stadium
Basel · demolished 1998
Switzerland60,000262 m19541954
Råsunda Stadium
Solna · demolished 2013
Sweden50,00022 m19371958
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
Ullevi
Gothenburg
Sweden43,0008 m19581958
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Saint-Étienne
France41,965488 m19311998
Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Lens
France37,70541 m19331998
Yekaterinburg Arena
Yekaterinburg
Russia35,696277 m19572018
Stade de la Beaujoire
Nantes
France35,32227 m19841998
Kaliningrad Stadium
Kaliningrad
Russia35,2125 m20182018
Hardturm
Zürich · demolished 2008
Switzerland35,000401 m19291954
Stade des Charmilles
Geneva · demolished 2003
Switzerland35,000432 m19301954
Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero
Elche
Spain33,73279 m19761982
Estadio La Romareda
Zaragoza
Spain33,608229 m19571982
Stadium de Toulouse
Toulouse
France33,150148 m19371998
Stade de la Mosson
Montpellier
France32,93941 m19721998
Estadio Riazor
A Coruña
Spain32,66028 m19441982
Estadio La Rosaleda
Málaga
Spain30,04423 m19411982
Malmö Stadion
Malmö
Sweden30,00012 m19581958
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 Carlos Tartiere (old)
Oviedo · demolished 2003
Spain23,500245 m19321982
Ryavallen
Borås
Sweden21,000138 m19411958
Arosvallen
Västerås
Sweden20,00018 m19321958
Idrottsparken
Norrköping
Sweden17,23439 m19031958
Rimnersvallen
Uddevalla
Sweden17,0005 m19231958
Olympia
Helsingborg
Sweden16,50034 m18981958
Stade Olympique de la Pontaise
Lausanne
Switzerland15,850614 m19041954
Örjans Vall
Halmstad
Sweden15,5007 m19221958
Eyravallen
Örebro
Sweden13,00035 m19231958
Tunavallen
Eskilstuna
Sweden7,80015 m19211958
Jernvallen
Sandviken
Sweden7,5000 m19381958
Cornaredo Stadium
Lugano
Switzerland6,330364 m19511954