Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.
37 venues across 3 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 (3 selected)
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Stadiums
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Host countries
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Oldest
Olympia2021
Newest
Lusail StadiumStadium map
Venues used in 1958, 1982, 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.
Santiago BernabéuMadrid, Spain720 mcap 81,044 - 2.Estadio José ZorrillaValladolid, Spain719 mcap 26,512
- 3.Estadio Vicente CalderónMadrid, Spain583 mcap 65,695
- 4.Estadio Carlos Tartiere (old)Oviedo, Spain245 mcap 23,500
- 5.Estadio La RomaredaZaragoza, Spain229 mcap 33,608
- 6.RyavallenBorås, Sweden138 mcap 21,000
- 7.Estadio SarriáBarcelona, Spain95 mcap 44,000
- 8.Estadio José Rico PérezAlicante, Spain79 mcap 30,000
- 9.Estadio Manuel Martínez ValeroElche, Spain79 mcap 33,732
- 10.Camp NouBarcelona, Spain62 mcap 99,354
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)
Most-used venues
Ranked by match count in 1958, 1982, 2022
- 1.Lusail StadiumLusail, Qatar10 matches2022 (10)
- 2.Al Bayt StadiumAl Khor, Qatar9 matches2022 (9)
- 3.Råsunda StadiumSolna, Sweden8 matches1958 (8)
- 4.Khalifa International StadiumDoha, Qatar8 matches2022 (8)
- 5.Education City StadiumAl Rayyan, Qatar8 matches2022 (8)
- 6.Al Thumama StadiumDoha, Qatar8 matches2022 (8)
- 7.Ahmad bin Ali StadiumAl Rayyan, Qatar7 matches2022 (7)
- 8.Al Janoub StadiumAl Wakrah, Qatar7 matches2022 (7)
- 9.Stadium 974Doha, Qatar7 matches2022 (7)
- 10.UlleviGothenburg, Sweden7 matches1958 (7)
- 11.Estadio José ZorrillaValladolid, Spain6 matches1982 (6)
- 12.Camp NouBarcelona, Spain5 matches1982 (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
3 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)
2.94g/m
382 goals · 130 matches · 30 venues
Low (200-800m)
2.68g/m
51 goals · 19 matches · 5 venues
goals.sum / matches.count, grouped by elevation band
All venues
| Stadium | Country | Capacity | Altitude | Opened | WC editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Camp Nou Barcelona | Spain | 99,354 | 62 m | 1957 | 1982 |
Lusail Stadium Lusail | Qatar | 88,966 | 10 m | 2021 | 2022 |
Santiago Bernabéu Madrid | Spain | 81,044 | 720 m | 1947 | 1982 |
Al Bayt Stadium Al Khor | Qatar | 68,895 | 5 m | 2021 | 2022 |
Estadio Vicente Calderón Madrid · demolished 2019 | Spain | 65,695 | 583 m | 1966 | 1982 |
Estadio Benito Villamarín Seville | Spain | 60,721 | 20 m | 1929 | 1982 |
Råsunda Stadium Solna · demolished 2013 | Sweden | 50,000 | 22 m | 1937 | 1958 |
Mestalla Valencia | Spain | 49,500 | 20 m | 1923 | 1982 |
San Mamés (old) Bilbao · demolished 2013 | Spain | 46,200 | 30 m | 1913 | 1982 |
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 |
Estadio Sarriá Barcelona · demolished 1997 | Spain | 44,000 | 95 m | 1923 | 1982 |
Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Seville | Spain | 43,883 | 19 m | 1958 | 1982 |
Ullevi Gothenburg | Sweden | 43,000 | 8 m | 1958 | 1958 |
Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero Elche | Spain | 33,732 | 79 m | 1976 | 1982 |
Estadio La Romareda Zaragoza | Spain | 33,608 | 229 m | 1957 | 1982 |
Estadio Riazor A Coruña | Spain | 32,660 | 28 m | 1944 | 1982 |
Estadio La Rosaleda Málaga | Spain | 30,044 | 23 m | 1941 | 1982 |
Malmö Stadion Malmö | Sweden | 30,000 | 12 m | 1958 | 1958 |
Estadio José Rico Pérez Alicante | Spain | 30,000 | 79 m | 1974 | 1982 |
El Molinón Gijón | Spain | 29,538 | 5 m | 1908 | 1982 |
Estadio de Balaídos Vigo | Spain | 29,000 | 10 m | 1928 | 1982 |
Estadio José Zorrilla Valladolid | Spain | 26,512 | 719 m | 1982 | 1982 |
Estadio Carlos Tartiere (old) Oviedo · demolished 2003 | Spain | 23,500 | 245 m | 1932 | 1982 |
Ryavallen Borås | Sweden | 21,000 | 138 m | 1941 | 1958 |
Arosvallen Västerås | Sweden | 20,000 | 18 m | 1932 | 1958 |
Idrottsparken Norrköping | Sweden | 17,234 | 39 m | 1903 | 1958 |
Rimnersvallen Uddevalla | Sweden | 17,000 | 5 m | 1923 | 1958 |
Olympia Helsingborg | Sweden | 16,500 | 34 m | 1898 | 1958 |
Örjans Vall Halmstad | Sweden | 15,500 | 7 m | 1922 | 1958 |
Eyravallen Örebro | Sweden | 13,000 | 35 m | 1923 | 1958 |
Tunavallen Eskilstuna | Sweden | 7,800 | 15 m | 1921 | 1958 |
Jernvallen Sandviken | Sweden | 7,500 | 0 m | 1938 | 1958 |