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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
1904
Oldest
Stade Olympique de la Pontaise
2021
Newest
Lusail Stadium

Stadium map

Venues used in 1954, 1990, 1994, 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.
    Stade Olympique de la Pontaise
    Lausanne, Switzerland
    614 m
    cap 15,850
  2. 2.
    Wankdorf Stadium
    Bern, Switzerland
    560 m
    cap 64,000
  3. 3.
    Stade des Charmilles
    Geneva, Switzerland
    432 m
    cap 35,000
  4. 4.
    Hardturm
    Zürich, Switzerland
    401 m
    cap 35,000
  5. 5.
    Cornaredo Stadium
    Lugano, Switzerland
    364 m
    cap 6,330
  6. 6.
    Pontiac Silverdome
    Pontiac, United States
    296 m
    cap 80,338
  7. 7.
    Stadio delle Alpi
    Turin, Italy
    278 m
    cap 67,229
  8. 8.
    St. Jakob Stadium
    Basel, Switzerland
    262 m
    cap 60,000
  9. 9.
    Rose Bowl
    Pasadena, United States
    247 m
    cap 92,800
  10. 10.
    Soldier Field
    Chicago, United States
    187 m
    cap 61,500
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1954, 1990, 1994, 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.
    Khalifa International Stadium
    Doha, Qatar
    8 matches
    2022 (8)
  5. 5.
    Education City Stadium
    Al Rayyan, Qatar
    8 matches
    2022 (8)
  6. 6.
    Al Thumama Stadium
    Doha, Qatar
    8 matches
    2022 (8)
  7. 7.
    Giants Stadium
    East Rutherford, United States
    7 matches
    1994 (7)
  8. 8.
    Ahmad bin Ali Stadium
    Al Rayyan, Qatar
    7 matches
    2022 (7)
  9. 9.
    Al Janoub Stadium
    Al Wakrah, Qatar
    7 matches
    2022 (7)
  10. 10.
    Stadium 974
    Doha, Qatar
    7 matches
    2022 (7)
  11. 11.
    Cotton Bowl
    Dallas, United States
    6 matches
    1994 (6)
  12. 12.
    Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)
    Milan, Italy
    6 matches
    1934, 1990 (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

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)
2.55g/m
385 goals · 151 matches · 26 venues
Low (200-800m)
4.26g/m
183 goals · 43 matches · 9 venues
goals.sum / matches.count, grouped by elevation band

All venues

Sort:WC appearancesCapacityAltitudeOpening yearName
StadiumCountryCapacityAltitudeOpenedWC editions
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)
Milan
Italy75,923176 m19261934, 1990
Stadio Artemio Franchi
Florence
Italy47,29051 m19311934, 1990
Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Bologna
Italy38,27964 m19271934, 1990
Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Genoa
Italy36,59926 m19111934, 1990
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
Giants Stadium
East Rutherford · demolished 2010
United States75,33823 m19761994
Stadio Olimpico
Rome
Italy73,60337 m19531990
Al Bayt Stadium
Al Khor
Qatar68,8955 m20212022
Stadio delle Alpi
Turin · demolished 2008
Italy67,229278 m19901990
Camping World Stadium
Orlando
United States65,00037 m19361994
Wankdorf Stadium
Bern · demolished 2001
Switzerland64,000560 m19251954
Soldier Field
Chicago
United States61,500187 m19241994
St. Jakob Stadium
Basel · demolished 1998
Switzerland60,000262 m19541954
Stadio San Nicola
Bari
Italy58,27062 m19901990
RFK Stadium
Washington · demolished 2025
United States56,6926 m19611994
Stadio Diego Armando Maradona
Naples
Italy54,72651 m19591990
Foxboro Stadium
Foxborough · demolished 2002
United States53,64483 m19711994
Stanford Stadium
Stanford
United States50,42414 m19211994
Khalifa International Stadium
Doha
Qatar45,85726 m19762022
Ahmad bin Ali Stadium
Al Rayyan
Qatar44,74038 m20202022
Education City Stadium
Al Rayyan
Qatar44,66719 m20202022
Al Thumama Stadium
Doha
Qatar44,40017 m20212022
Al Janoub Stadium
Al Wakrah
Qatar44,3258 m20192022
Stadium 974
Doha · demolished 2024
Qatar44,0897 m20212022
Stadio Friuli
Udine
Italy41,652115 m19761990
Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi
Verona
Italy39,37160 m19631990
Stadio Sant'Elia
Cagliari
Italy39,0001 m19701990
Stadio Renzo Barbera
Palermo
Italy36,34943 m19321990
Hardturm
Zürich · demolished 2008
Switzerland35,000401 m19291954
Stade des Charmilles
Geneva · demolished 2003
Switzerland35,000432 m19301954
Stade Olympique de la Pontaise
Lausanne
Switzerland15,850614 m19041954
Cornaredo Stadium
Lugano
Switzerland6,330364 m19511954