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Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

56 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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56
Stadiums
6
Host countries
1897
Oldest
Parc des Princes
2021
Newest
Lusail Stadium

Stadium map

Venues used in 1958, 1978, 1998, 2002, 2022 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details
56 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 Geoffroy-Guichard
    Saint-Étienne, France
    488 m
    cap 41,965
  3. 3.
    Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes
    Córdoba, Argentina
    422 m
    cap 57,000
  4. 4.
    Stade de Gerland
    Lyon, France
    173 m
    cap 41,000
  5. 5.
    Stadium de Toulouse
    Toulouse, France
    148 m
    cap 33,150
  6. 6.
    Ryavallen
    Borås, Sweden
    138 m
    cap 21,000
  7. 7.
    Ōita Stadium (Big Eye)
    Ōita, Japan
    108 m
    cap 40,000
  8. 8.
    Sapporo Dome
    Sapporo, Japan
    101 m
    cap 41,484
  9. 9.
    Daegu World Cup Stadium
    Daegu, South Korea
    82 m
    cap 66,422
  10. 10.
    Jeju World Cup Stadium
    Seogwipo, South Korea
    72 m
    cap 35,657
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1958, 1978, 1998, 2002, 2022
  1. 1.
    Lusail Stadium
    Lusail, Qatar
    10 matches
    2022 (10)
  2. 2.
    Estadio Monumental
    Buenos Aires, Argentina
    9 matches
    1978 (9)
  3. 3.
    Stade de France
    Saint-Denis, France
    9 matches
    1998 (9)
  4. 4.
    Al Bayt Stadium
    Al Khor, Qatar
    9 matches
    2022 (9)
  5. 5.
    Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes
    Córdoba, Argentina
    8 matches
    1978 (8)
  6. 6.
    Råsunda Stadium
    Solna, Sweden
    8 matches
    1958 (8)
  7. 7.
    Khalifa International Stadium
    Doha, Qatar
    8 matches
    2022 (8)
  8. 8.
    Education City Stadium
    Al Rayyan, Qatar
    8 matches
    2022 (8)
  9. 9.
    Al Thumama Stadium
    Doha, Qatar
    8 matches
    2022 (8)
  10. 10.
    Stade Vélodrome
    Marseille, France
    7 matches
    1938, 1998 (7)
  11. 11.
    Ahmad bin Ali Stadium
    Al Rayyan, Qatar
    7 matches
    2022 (7)
  12. 12.
    Al Janoub Stadium
    Al Wakrah, 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)
2.72g/m
652 goals · 240 matches · 50 venues
Low (200-800m)
3.29g/m
46 goals · 14 matches · 2 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
Stade Vélodrome
Marseille
France67,39412 m19371938, 1998
Parc des Princes
Paris
France47,92942 m18971938, 1998
Stade de Gerland
Lyon
France41,000173 m19261938, 1998
Stade Chaban-Delmas
Bordeaux
France34,46224 m19381938, 1998
Lusail Stadium
Lusail
Qatar88,96610 m20212022
Estadio Monumental
Buenos Aires
Argentina83,21415 m19381978
Stade de France
Saint-Denis
France80,69857 m19981998
International Stadium Yokohama
Yokohama
Japan72,32738 m19982002
Al Bayt Stadium
Al Khor
Qatar68,8955 m20212022
Seoul World Cup Stadium
Seoul
South Korea66,70429 m20012002
Daegu World Cup Stadium
Daegu
South Korea66,42282 m20012002
Saitama Stadium 2002
Saitama
Japan63,70011 m20012002
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
Råsunda Stadium
Solna · demolished 2013
Sweden50,00022 m19371958
Estadio José Amalfitani
Buenos Aires
Argentina49,54018 m19511978
Miyagi Stadium
Rifu
Japan49,00056 m20002002
Yanmar Stadium Nagai
Osaka
Japan47,00013 m19962002
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
Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium
Ulsan
South Korea43,5508 m20012002
Suwon World Cup Stadium
Suwon
South Korea43,28868 m20012002
Ullevi
Gothenburg
Sweden43,0008 m19581958
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
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Saint-Étienne
France41,965488 m19311998
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
Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Lens
France37,70541 m19331998
Jeju World Cup Stadium
Seogwipo
South Korea35,65772 m20012002
Estadio José María Minella
Mar del Plata
Argentina35,50012 m19781978
Stade de la Beaujoire
Nantes
France35,32227 m19841998
Stadium de Toulouse
Toulouse
France33,150148 m19371998
Stade de la Mosson
Montpellier
France32,93941 m19721998
Noevir Stadium Kobe
Kobe
Japan30,132-1 m20012002
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