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Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

54 venues across 7 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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54
Stadiums
7
Host countries
1898
Oldest
Olympia
2021
Newest
Lusail Stadium

Stadium map

Venues used in 1958, 1978, 2006, 2022, 2026 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details
54 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 Azteca
    Mexico City, Mexico
    2,287 m
    cap 87,000
  2. 2.
    Estadio Akron
    Zapopan, Mexico
    1,671 m
    cap 49,850
  3. 3.
    Estadio Malvinas Argentinas
    Mendoza, Argentina
    839 m
    cap 40,268
  4. 4.
    Estadio BBVA
    Guadalupe, Mexico
    493 m
    cap 53,500
  5. 5.
    Allianz Arena
    Munich, Germany
    490 m
    cap 75,000
  6. 6.
    Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes
    Córdoba, Argentina
    422 m
    cap 57,000
  7. 7.
    Max-Morlock-Stadion
    Nuremberg, Germany
    324 m
    cap 50,000
  8. 8.
    Mercedes-Benz Stadium
    Atlanta, United States
    313 m
    cap 71,000
  9. 9.
    Fritz-Walter-Stadion
    Kaiserslautern, Germany
    292 m
    cap 49,850
  10. 10.
    GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium
    Kansas City, United States
    273 m
    cap 76,416
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1958, 1978, 2006, 2022, 2026
  1. 1.
    Lusail Stadium
    Lusail, Qatar
    10 matches
    2022 (10)
  2. 2.
    Estadio Monumental
    Buenos Aires, Argentina
    9 matches
    1978 (9)
  3. 3.
    AT&T Stadium
    Arlington, United States
    9 matches
    2026 (9)
  4. 4.
    Al Bayt Stadium
    Al Khor, Qatar
    9 matches
    2022 (9)
  5. 5.
    MetLife Stadium
    East Rutherford, United States
    8 matches
    2026 (8)
  6. 6.
    Olympiastadion
    Berlin, Germany
    8 matches
    1974, 2006 (6)
  7. 7.
    Mercedes-Benz Stadium
    Atlanta, United States
    8 matches
    2026 (8)
  8. 8.
    SoFi Stadium
    Inglewood, United States
    8 matches
    2026 (8)
  9. 9.
    Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes
    Córdoba, Argentina
    8 matches
    1978 (8)
  10. 10.
    Råsunda Stadium
    Solna, Sweden
    8 matches
    1958 (8)
  11. 11.
    Khalifa International Stadium
    Doha, Qatar
    8 matches
    2022 (8)
  12. 12.
    Education City Stadium
    Al Rayyan, Qatar
    8 matches
    2022 (8)
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

7 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)
1.83g/m
443 goals · 242 matches · 42 venues
Low (200-800m)
1.83g/m
88 goals · 48 matches · 8 venues
Mid (800-1500m)
2.67g/m
16 goals · 6 matches · 1 venue
High (1500-2200m)
0.00g/m
0 goals · 4 matches · 1 venue
Very high (≥2200m)
0.00g/m
0 goals · 5 matches · 1 venue
goals.sum / matches.count, grouped by elevation band

All venues

Sort:WC appearancesCapacityAltitudeOpening yearName
StadiumCountryCapacityAltitudeOpenedWC editions
Estadio Azteca
Mexico City
Mexico87,0002,287 m19661970, 1986, 2026
Signal Iduna Park
Dortmund
Germany81,365108 m19741974, 2006
Olympiastadion
Berlin
Germany74,47565 m19361974, 2006
MHPArena
Stuttgart
Germany60,449224 m19331974, 2006
Volksparkstadion
Hamburg
Germany57,00025 m19531974, 2006
Deutsche Bank Park
Frankfurt
Germany51,500116 m19251974, 2006
HDI-Arena
Hannover
Germany49,00065 m19541974, 2006
Lusail Stadium
Lusail
Qatar88,96610 m20212022
Estadio Monumental
Buenos Aires
Argentina83,21415 m19381978
MetLife Stadium
East Rutherford
United States82,5009 m20102026
AT&T Stadium
Arlington
United States80,000177 m20092026
GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium
Kansas City
United States76,416273 m19722026
Allianz Arena
Munich
Germany75,000490 m20052006
NRG Stadium
Houston
United States72,22015 m20022026
Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Atlanta
United States71,000313 m20172026
SoFi Stadium
Inglewood
United States70,24045 m20202026
Lincoln Financial Field
Philadelphia
United States69,87913 m20032026
Al Bayt Stadium
Al Khor
Qatar68,8955 m20212022
Lumen Field
Seattle
United States68,74014 m20022026
Levi's Stadium
Santa Clara
United States68,5001 m20142026
Gillette Stadium
Foxborough
United States65,87883 m20022026
Hard Rock Stadium
Miami Gardens
United States65,32613 m19872026
Veltins-Arena
Gelsenkirchen
Germany62,27157 m20012006
Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes
Córdoba
Argentina57,000422 m19781978
BC Place
Vancouver
Canada54,50011 m19832026
Estadio BBVA
Guadalupe
Mexico53,500493 m20152026
Råsunda Stadium
Solna · demolished 2013
Sweden50,00022 m19371958
RheinEnergieStadion
Cologne
Germany50,00071 m20042006
Max-Morlock-Stadion
Nuremberg
Germany50,000324 m19282006
Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Kaiserslautern
Germany49,850292 m19202006
Estadio Akron
Zapopan
Mexico49,8501,671 m20102026
Estadio José Amalfitani
Buenos Aires
Argentina49,54018 m19511978
Red Bull Arena (Leipzig)
Leipzig
Germany47,069114 m20042006
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
Ullevi
Gothenburg
Sweden43,0008 m19581958
Estadio Gigante de Arroyito
Rosario
Argentina41,6549 m19291978
Estadio Malvinas Argentinas
Mendoza
Argentina40,268839 m19781978
Estadio José María Minella
Mar del Plata
Argentina35,50012 m19781978
Malmö Stadion
Malmö
Sweden30,00012 m19581958
BMO Field
Toronto
Canada30,00081 m20072026
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