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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
1892
Oldest
Goodison Park
2018
Newest
Nizhny Novgorod Stadium

Stadium map

Venues used in 1958, 1966, 1990, 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.
    Stadio delle Alpi
    Turin, Italy
    278 m
    cap 67,229
  2. 2.
    Yekaterinburg Arena
    Yekaterinburg, Russia
    277 m
    cap 35,696
  3. 3.
    Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)
    Milan, Italy
    176 m
    cap 75,923
  4. 4.
    Samara Arena
    Samara, Russia
    161 m
    cap 44,918
  5. 5.
    Luzhniki Stadium
    Moscow, Russia
    159 m
    cap 78,011
  6. 6.
    Mordovia Arena
    Saransk, Russia
    144 m
    cap 44,442
  7. 7.
    Ryavallen
    Borås, Sweden
    138 m
    cap 21,000
  8. 8.
    Otkrytie Arena (Spartak Stadium)
    Moscow, Russia
    125 m
    cap 45,360
  9. 9.
    Stadio Friuli
    Udine, Italy
    115 m
    cap 41,652
  10. 10.
    Villa Park
    Birmingham, England
    103 m
    cap 42,918
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1958, 1966, 1990, 2018
  1. 1.
    Wembley Stadium (old)
    London, England
    9 matches
    1966 (9)
  2. 2.
    Råsunda Stadium
    Solna, Sweden
    8 matches
    1958 (8)
  3. 3.
    Luzhniki Stadium
    Moscow, Russia
    7 matches
    2018 (7)
  4. 4.
    Krestovsky Stadium (Saint Petersburg Stadium)
    Saint Petersburg, Russia
    7 matches
    2018 (7)
  5. 5.
    Ullevi
    Gothenburg, Sweden
    7 matches
    1958 (7)
  6. 6.
    Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)
    Milan, Italy
    6 matches
    1934, 1990 (6)
  7. 7.
    Stadio Olimpico
    Rome, Italy
    6 matches
    1990 (6)
  8. 8.
    Fisht Olympic Stadium
    Sochi, Russia
    6 matches
    2018 (6)
  9. 9.
    Ak Bars Arena (Kazan Arena)
    Kazan, Russia
    6 matches
    2018 (6)
  10. 10.
    Samara Arena
    Samara, Russia
    6 matches
    2018 (6)
  11. 11.
    Nizhny Novgorod Stadium
    Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
    6 matches
    2018 (6)
  12. 12.
    Stadio delle Alpi
    Turin, Italy
    5 matches
    1990 (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)
2.74g/m
471 goals · 172 matches · 41 venues
Low (200-800m)
1.89g/m
17 goals · 9 matches · 2 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
Wembley Stadium (old)
London · demolished 2003
England98,60060 m19231966
Luzhniki Stadium
Moscow
Russia78,011159 m19562018
White City Stadium
London · demolished 1985
England76,56713 m19081966
Old Trafford
Manchester
England74,31045 m19101966
Stadio Olimpico
Rome
Italy73,60337 m19531990
Krestovsky Stadium (Saint Petersburg Stadium)
Saint Petersburg
Russia68,13416 m20172018
Stadio delle Alpi
Turin · demolished 2008
Italy67,229278 m19901990
Stadio San Nicola
Bari
Italy58,27062 m19901990
Stadio Diego Armando Maradona
Naples
Italy54,72651 m19591990
Råsunda Stadium
Solna · demolished 2013
Sweden50,00022 m19371958
Fisht Olympic Stadium
Sochi
Russia47,6591 m20132018
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
Ullevi
Gothenburg
Sweden43,0008 m19581958
Villa Park
Birmingham
England42,918103 m18971966
Stadio Friuli
Udine
Italy41,652115 m19761990
Roker Park
Sunderland · demolished 1997
England40,31030 m18981966
Ayresome Park
Middlesbrough · demolished 1997
England40,00011 m19031966
Hillsborough Stadium
Sheffield
England39,73269 m18991966
Goodison Park
Liverpool
England39,41446 m18921966
Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi
Verona
Italy39,37160 m19631990
Stadio Sant'Elia
Cagliari
Italy39,0001 m19701990
Stadio Renzo Barbera
Palermo
Italy36,34943 m19321990
Yekaterinburg Arena
Yekaterinburg
Russia35,696277 m19572018
Kaliningrad Stadium
Kaliningrad
Russia35,2125 m20182018
Malmö Stadion
Malmö
Sweden30,00012 m19581958
Ryavallen
Borås
Sweden21,000138 m19411958
Arosvallen
Västerås
Sweden20,00018 m19321958
Idrottsparken
Norrköping
Sweden17,23439 m19031958
Rimnersvallen
Uddevalla
Sweden17,0005 m19231958
Olympia
Helsingborg
Sweden16,50034 m18981958
Örjans Vall
Halmstad
Sweden15,5007 m19221958
Eyravallen
Örebro
Sweden13,00035 m19231958
Tunavallen
Eskilstuna
Sweden7,80015 m19211958
Jernvallen
Sandviken
Sweden7,5000 m19381958