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Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

52 venues across 6 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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52
Stadiums
6
Host countries
1904
Oldest
Stade Olympique de la Pontaise
2021
Newest
Lusail Stadium

Stadium map

Venues used in 1954, 1978, 2002, 2018, 2022 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details
52 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 Malvinas Argentinas
    Mendoza, Argentina
    839 m
    cap 40,268
  2. 2.
    Stade Olympique de la Pontaise
    Lausanne, Switzerland
    614 m
    cap 15,850
  3. 3.
    Wankdorf Stadium
    Bern, Switzerland
    560 m
    cap 64,000
  4. 4.
    Stade des Charmilles
    Geneva, Switzerland
    432 m
    cap 35,000
  5. 5.
    Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes
    Córdoba, Argentina
    422 m
    cap 57,000
  6. 6.
    Hardturm
    Zürich, Switzerland
    401 m
    cap 35,000
  7. 7.
    Cornaredo Stadium
    Lugano, Switzerland
    364 m
    cap 6,330
  8. 8.
    Yekaterinburg Arena
    Yekaterinburg, Russia
    277 m
    cap 35,696
  9. 9.
    St. Jakob Stadium
    Basel, Switzerland
    262 m
    cap 60,000
  10. 10.
    Samara Arena
    Samara, Russia
    161 m
    cap 44,918
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1954, 1978, 2002, 2018, 2022
  1. 1.
    Lusail Stadium
    Lusail, Qatar
    10 matches
    2022 (10)
  2. 2.
    Estadio Monumental
    Buenos Aires, Argentina
    9 matches
    1978 (9)
  3. 3.
    Al Bayt Stadium
    Al Khor, Qatar
    9 matches
    2022 (9)
  4. 4.
    Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes
    Córdoba, Argentina
    8 matches
    1978 (8)
  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.
    Krestovsky Stadium (Saint Petersburg Stadium)
    Saint Petersburg, Russia
    7 matches
    2018 (7)
  10. 10.
    Ahmad bin Ali Stadium
    Al Rayyan, Qatar
    7 matches
    2022 (7)
  11. 11.
    Al Janoub Stadium
    Al Wakrah, Qatar
    7 matches
    2022 (7)
  12. 12.
    Stadium 974
    Doha, 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

6 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)
2.58g/m
540 goals · 209 matches · 41 venues
Low (200-800m)
4.76g/m
181 goals · 38 matches · 8 venues
Mid (800-1500m)
2.67g/m
16 goals · 6 matches · 1 venue
goals.sum / matches.count, grouped by elevation band

All venues

Sort:WC appearancesCapacityAltitudeOpening yearName
StadiumCountryCapacityAltitudeOpenedWC editions
Lusail Stadium
Lusail
Qatar88,96610 m20212022
Estadio Monumental
Buenos Aires
Argentina83,21415 m19381978
Luzhniki Stadium
Moscow
Russia78,011159 m19562018
International Stadium Yokohama
Yokohama
Japan72,32738 m19982002
Al Bayt Stadium
Al Khor
Qatar68,8955 m20212022
Krestovsky Stadium (Saint Petersburg Stadium)
Saint Petersburg
Russia68,13416 m20172018
Seoul World Cup Stadium
Seoul
South Korea66,70429 m20012002
Daegu World Cup Stadium
Daegu
South Korea66,42282 m20012002
Wankdorf Stadium
Bern · demolished 2001
Switzerland64,000560 m19251954
Saitama Stadium 2002
Saitama
Japan63,70011 m20012002
St. Jakob Stadium
Basel · demolished 1998
Switzerland60,000262 m19541954
Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes
Córdoba
Argentina57,000422 m19781978
Busan Asiad Stadium
Busan
South Korea53,76925 m20012002
Shizuoka Stadium ECOPA
Fukuroi
Japan50,88950 m20012002
Incheon Munhak Stadium
Incheon
South Korea50,25638 m20022002
Estadio José Amalfitani
Buenos Aires
Argentina49,54018 m19511978
Miyagi Stadium
Rifu
Japan49,00056 m20002002
Fisht Olympic Stadium
Sochi
Russia47,6591 m20132018
Yanmar Stadium Nagai
Osaka
Japan47,00013 m19962002
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
Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium
Ulsan
South Korea43,5508 m20012002
Suwon World Cup Stadium
Suwon
South Korea43,28868 m20012002
Gwangju World Cup Stadium
Gwangju
South Korea42,88048 m20012002
Jeonju World Cup Stadium
Jeonju
South Korea42,47713 m20012002
Niigata Stadium (Big Swan)
Niigata
Japan42,3001 m20012002
Estadio Gigante de Arroyito
Rosario
Argentina41,6549 m19291978
Sapporo Dome
Sapporo
Japan41,484101 m20012002
Kashima Soccer Stadium
Kashima
Japan40,72851 m19932002
Daejeon World Cup Stadium
Daejeon
South Korea40,53561 m20012002
Estadio Malvinas Argentinas
Mendoza
Argentina40,268839 m19781978
Ōita Stadium (Big Eye)
Ōita
Japan40,000108 m20012002
Yekaterinburg Arena
Yekaterinburg
Russia35,696277 m19572018
Jeju World Cup Stadium
Seogwipo
South Korea35,65772 m20012002
Estadio José María Minella
Mar del Plata
Argentina35,50012 m19781978
Kaliningrad Stadium
Kaliningrad
Russia35,2125 m20182018
Hardturm
Zürich · demolished 2008
Switzerland35,000401 m19291954
Stade des Charmilles
Geneva · demolished 2003
Switzerland35,000432 m19301954
Noevir Stadium Kobe
Kobe
Japan30,132-1 m20012002
Stade Olympique de la Pontaise
Lausanne
Switzerland15,850614 m19041954
Cornaredo Stadium
Lugano
Switzerland6,330364 m19511954