Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

65 venues across 7 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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Host countries

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Oldest

Parc des Princes

2018

Newest

Nizhny Novgorod Stadium

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Venues used in 1954, 1970, 1998, 2002, 2014, 2018 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details

65 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 Nacional Mané Garrincha
Brasília, Brazil
1,119 m
cap 72,788
7.
Ligga Arena (Arena da Baixada)
Curitiba, Brazil
910 m
cap 40,502
8.
Estádio Mineirão
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
850 m
cap 58,170
9.
Neo Química Arena
São Paulo, Brazil
785 m
cap 49,205
10.
Stade Olympique de la Pontaise
Lausanne, Switzerland
614 m
cap 15,850

GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1954, 1970, 1998, 2002, 2014, 2018

1.
Estadio Azteca
Mexico City, Mexico
10 matches
1970 (10), 1986, 2026
2.
Stade de France
Saint-Denis, France
9 matches
1998 (9)
3.
Estadio Jalisco
Guadalajara, Mexico
8 matches
1970 (8), 1986
4.
Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
7 matches
1950, 2014 (7)
5.
Luzhniki Stadium
Moscow, Russia
7 matches
2018 (7)
6.
Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha
Brasília, Brazil
7 matches
2014 (7)
7.
Krestovsky Stadium (Saint Petersburg Stadium)
Saint Petersburg, Russia
7 matches
2018 (7)
8.
Stade Vélodrome
Marseille, France
7 matches
1938, 1998 (7)
9.
Estadio León
León, Mexico
7 matches
1970 (7), 1986
10.
Seoul World Cup Stadium
Seoul, South Korea
6 matches
2002 (6)
11.
Arena Castelão
Fortaleza, Brazil
6 matches
2014 (6)
12.
St. Jakob Stadium
Basel, Switzerland
6 matches
1954 (6)

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Average capacity by opening decade

Are WC venues getting bigger over time?

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Stadiums by host country

7 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)

2.66g/m

586 goals · 220 matches · 46 venues

Low (200-800m)

4.14g/m

174 goals · 42 matches · 9 venues

Mid (800-1500m)

2.65g/m

45 goals · 17 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
Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã) Rio de Janeiro	Brazil	78,838	21 m	1950	1950, 2014
Stade Vélodrome Marseille	France	67,394	12 m	1937	1938, 1998
Estadio Jalisco Guadalajara	Mexico	55,020	1,538 m	1960	1970, 1986
Estadio Cuauhtémoc Puebla	Mexico	51,726	2,124 m	1968	1970, 1986
Parc des Princes Paris	France	47,929	42 m	1897	1938, 1998
Stade de Gerland Lyon	France	41,000	173 m	1926	1938, 1998
Stade Chaban-Delmas Bordeaux	France	34,462	24 m	1938	1938, 1998
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
Stade de France Saint-Denis	France	80,698	57 m	1998	1998
Luzhniki Stadium Moscow	Russia	78,011	159 m	1956	2018
Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha Brasília	Brazil	72,788	1,119 m	2013	2014
International Stadium Yokohama Yokohama	Japan	72,327	38 m	1998	2002
Krestovsky Stadium (Saint Petersburg Stadium) Saint Petersburg	Russia	68,134	16 m	2017	2018
Seoul World Cup Stadium Seoul	South Korea	66,704	29 m	2001	2002
Daegu World Cup Stadium Daegu	South Korea	66,422	82 m	2001	2002
Arena Castelão Fortaleza	Brazil	64,846	29 m	1973	2014
Wankdorf Stadium Bern · demolished 2001	Switzerland	64,000	560 m	1925	1954
Saitama Stadium 2002 Saitama	Japan	63,700	11 m	2001	2002
St. Jakob Stadium Basel · demolished 1998	Switzerland	60,000	262 m	1954	1954
Estádio Mineirão Belo Horizonte	Brazil	58,170	850 m	1965	2014
Busan Asiad Stadium Busan	South Korea	53,769	25 m	2001	2002
Arena Fonte Nova Salvador	Brazil	51,900	55 m	2013	2014
Shizuoka Stadium ECOPA Fukuroi	Japan	50,889	50 m	2001	2002
Incheon Munhak Stadium Incheon	South Korea	50,256	38 m	2002	2002
Estádio Beira-Rio Porto Alegre	Brazil	50,128	9 m	1969	2014
Neo Química Arena São Paulo	Brazil	49,205	785 m	2014	2014
Miyagi Stadium Rifu	Japan	49,000	56 m	2000	2002
Fisht Olympic Stadium Sochi	Russia	47,659	1 m	2013	2018
Yanmar Stadium Nagai Osaka	Japan	47,000	13 m	1996	2002
Volgograd Arena Volgograd	Russia	45,568	94 m	2018	2018
Ak Bars Arena (Kazan Arena) Kazan	Russia	45,379	49 m	2013	2018
Otkrytie Arena (Spartak Stadium) Moscow	Russia	45,360	125 m	2014	2018
Rostov Arena Rostov-on-Don	Russia	45,000	0 m	2018	2018
Samara Arena Samara	Russia	44,918	161 m	2018	2018
Nizhny Novgorod Stadium Nizhny Novgorod	Russia	44,899	74 m	2018	2018
Mordovia Arena Saransk	Russia	44,442	144 m	2017	2018
Arena Pernambuco São Lourenço da Mata	Brazil	44,248	26 m	2013	2014
Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium Ulsan	South Korea	43,550	8 m	2001	2002
Suwon World Cup Stadium Suwon	South Korea	43,288	68 m	2001	2002
Gwangju World Cup Stadium Gwangju	South Korea	42,880	48 m	2001	2002
Jeonju World Cup Stadium Jeonju	South Korea	42,477	13 m	2001	2002
Niigata Stadium (Big Swan) Niigata	Japan	42,300	1 m	2001	2002
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Saint-Étienne	France	41,965	488 m	1931	1998
Sapporo Dome Sapporo	Japan	41,484	101 m	2001	2002
Arena Pantanal Cuiabá	Brazil	41,390	173 m	2014	2014
Kashima Soccer Stadium Kashima	Japan	40,728	51 m	1993	2002
Arena da Amazônia Manaus	Brazil	40,549	41 m	2014	2014
Daejeon World Cup Stadium Daejeon	South Korea	40,535	61 m	2001	2002
Ligga Arena (Arena da Baixada) Curitiba	Brazil	40,502	910 m	1914	2014
Ōita Stadium (Big Eye) Ōita	Japan	40,000	108 m	2001	2002
Stade Bollaert-Delelis Lens	France	37,705	41 m	1933	1998
Yekaterinburg Arena Yekaterinburg	Russia	35,696	277 m	1957	2018
Jeju World Cup Stadium Seogwipo	South Korea	35,657	72 m	2001	2002
Stade de la Beaujoire Nantes	France	35,322	27 m	1984	1998
Kaliningrad Stadium Kaliningrad	Russia	35,212	5 m	2018	2018
Hardturm Zürich · demolished 2008	Switzerland	35,000	401 m	1929	1954
Stade des Charmilles Geneva · demolished 2003	Switzerland	35,000	432 m	1930	1954
Stadium de Toulouse Toulouse	France	33,150	148 m	1937	1998
Stade de la Mosson Montpellier	France	32,939	41 m	1972	1998
Arena das Dunas Natal	Brazil	31,375	34 m	2014	2014
Noevir Stadium Kobe Kobe	Japan	30,132	-1 m	2001	2002
Stade Olympique de la Pontaise Lausanne	Switzerland	15,850	614 m	1904	1954
Cornaredo Stadium Lugano	Switzerland	6,330	364 m	1951	1954