Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.
14 venues across 2 host nations for the selected years. Capacity, altitude, opening year, tournament appearances. Click any row to query the underlying API (GET /stadiums/{id}).
Tournament — click to filter (2 selected)
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Stadiums
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Host countries
1904
Oldest
Stade Olympique de la Pontaise2021
Newest
Lusail StadiumStadium map
Venues used in 1954, 2022 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details
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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.Stade Olympique de la PontaiseLausanne, Switzerland614 mcap 15,850
- 2.Wankdorf StadiumBern, Switzerland560 mcap 64,000
- 3.Stade des CharmillesGeneva, Switzerland432 mcap 35,000
- 4.HardturmZürich, Switzerland401 mcap 35,000
- 5.Cornaredo StadiumLugano, Switzerland364 mcap 6,330
- 6.St. Jakob StadiumBasel, Switzerland262 mcap 60,000
- 7.Ahmad bin Ali StadiumAl Rayyan, Qatar38 mcap 44,740
- 8.Khalifa International StadiumDoha, Qatar26 mcap 45,857
- 9.Education City StadiumAl Rayyan, Qatar19 mcap 44,667
- 10.Al Thumama StadiumDoha, Qatar17 mcap 44,400
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)
Most-used venues
Ranked by match count in 1954, 2022
- 1.Lusail StadiumLusail, Qatar10 matches2022 (10)
- 2.Al Bayt StadiumAl Khor, Qatar9 matches2022 (9)
- 3.Khalifa International StadiumDoha, Qatar8 matches2022 (8)
- 4.Education City StadiumAl Rayyan, Qatar8 matches2022 (8)
- 5.Al Thumama StadiumDoha, Qatar8 matches2022 (8)
- 6.Ahmad bin Ali StadiumAl Rayyan, Qatar7 matches2022 (7)
- 7.Al Janoub StadiumAl Wakrah, Qatar7 matches2022 (7)
- 8.Stadium 974Doha, Qatar7 matches2022 (7)
- 9.St. Jakob StadiumBasel, Switzerland6 matches1954 (6)
- 10.Wankdorf StadiumBern, Switzerland5 matches1954 (5)
- 11.HardturmZürich, Switzerland5 matches1954 (5)
- 12.Stade Olympique de la PontaiseLausanne, Switzerland5 matches1954 (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
2 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
172 goals · 64 matches · 8 venues
Low (200-800m)
5.38g/m
140 goals · 26 matches · 6 venues
goals.sum / matches.count, grouped by elevation band
All venues
| Stadium | Country | Capacity | Altitude | Opened | WC editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lusail Stadium Lusail | Qatar | 88,966 | 10 m | 2021 | 2022 |
Al Bayt Stadium Al Khor | Qatar | 68,895 | 5 m | 2021 | 2022 |
Wankdorf Stadium Bern · demolished 2001 | Switzerland | 64,000 | 560 m | 1925 | 1954 |
St. Jakob Stadium Basel · demolished 1998 | Switzerland | 60,000 | 262 m | 1954 | 1954 |
Khalifa International Stadium Doha | Qatar | 45,857 | 26 m | 1976 | 2022 |
Ahmad bin Ali Stadium Al Rayyan | Qatar | 44,740 | 38 m | 2020 | 2022 |
Education City Stadium Al Rayyan | Qatar | 44,667 | 19 m | 2020 | 2022 |
Al Thumama Stadium Doha | Qatar | 44,400 | 17 m | 2021 | 2022 |
Al Janoub Stadium Al Wakrah | Qatar | 44,325 | 8 m | 2019 | 2022 |
Stadium 974 Doha · demolished 2024 | Qatar | 44,089 | 7 m | 2021 | 2022 |
Hardturm Zürich · demolished 2008 | Switzerland | 35,000 | 401 m | 1929 | 1954 |
Stade des Charmilles Geneva · demolished 2003 | Switzerland | 35,000 | 432 m | 1930 | 1954 |
Stade Olympique de la Pontaise Lausanne | Switzerland | 15,850 | 614 m | 1904 | 1954 |
Cornaredo Stadium Lugano | Switzerland | 6,330 | 364 m | 1951 | 1954 |