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Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

44 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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44
Stadiums
4
Host countries
1904
Oldest
Stade Olympique de la Pontaise
2018
Newest
Nizhny Novgorod Stadium

Stadium map

Venues used in 1954, 1974, 1982, 2018 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details
44 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.
    Olympiastadion München
    Munich, Germany
    524 m
    cap 80,000
  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, 1974, 1982, 2018
  1. 1.
    Olympiastadion
    Berlin, Germany
    8 matches
    1974 (8), 2006
  2. 2.
    Luzhniki Stadium
    Moscow, Russia
    7 matches
    2018 (7)
  3. 3.
    Krestovsky Stadium (Saint Petersburg Stadium)
    Saint Petersburg, Russia
    7 matches
    2018 (7)
  4. 4.
    St. Jakob Stadium
    Basel, Switzerland
    6 matches
    1954 (6)
  5. 5.
    Fisht Olympic Stadium
    Sochi, Russia
    6 matches
    2018 (6)
  6. 6.
    Ak Bars Arena (Kazan Arena)
    Kazan, Russia
    6 matches
    2018 (6)
  7. 7.
    Samara Arena
    Samara, Russia
    6 matches
    2018 (6)
  8. 8.
    Nizhny Novgorod Stadium
    Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
    6 matches
    2018 (6)
  9. 9.
    Estadio José Zorrilla
    Valladolid, Spain
    6 matches
    1982 (6)
  10. 10.
    Camp Nou
    Barcelona, Spain
    5 matches
    1982 (5)
  11. 11.
    Rheinstadion
    Düsseldorf, Germany
    5 matches
    1974 (5)
  12. 12.
    Parkstadion
    Gelsenkirchen, Germany
    5 matches
    1974 (5)
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)
2.69g/m
341 goals · 127 matches · 29 venues
Low (200-800m)
3.98g/m
211 goals · 53 matches · 13 venues
goals.sum / matches.count, grouped by elevation band

All venues

Sort:WC appearancesCapacityAltitudeOpening yearName
StadiumCountryCapacityAltitudeOpenedWC editions
Signal Iduna Park
Dortmund
Germany81,365108 m19741974, 2006
Olympiastadion
Berlin
Germany74,47565 m19361974, 2006
MHPArena
Stuttgart
Germany60,449224 m19331974, 2006
Volksparkstadion
Hamburg
Germany57,00025 m19531974, 2006
Deutsche Bank Park
Frankfurt
Germany51,500116 m19251974, 2006
HDI-Arena
Hannover
Germany49,00065 m19541974, 2006
Camp Nou
Barcelona
Spain99,35462 m19571982
Santiago Bernabéu
Madrid
Spain81,044720 m19471982
Olympiastadion München
Munich
Germany80,000524 m19721974
Luzhniki Stadium
Moscow
Russia78,011159 m19562018
Rheinstadion
Düsseldorf · demolished 2002
Germany70,00038 m19251974
Parkstadion
Gelsenkirchen · demolished 2008
Germany70,00057 m19731974
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
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
Yekaterinburg Arena
Yekaterinburg
Russia35,696277 m19572018
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
Estadio Riazor
A Coruña
Spain32,66028 m19441982
Estadio La Rosaleda
Málaga
Spain30,04423 m19411982
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
Stade Olympique de la Pontaise
Lausanne
Switzerland15,850614 m19041954
Cornaredo Stadium
Lugano
Switzerland6,330364 m19511954