Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.
29 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, 1994, 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.
Pontiac SilverdomePontiac, United States296 mcap 80,338 - 2.Rose BowlPasadena, United States247 mcap 92,800
- 3.Soldier FieldChicago, United States187 mcap 61,500
- 4.Cotton BowlDallas, United States149 mcap 92,100
- 5.RyavallenBorås, Sweden138 mcap 21,000
- 6.Foxboro StadiumFoxborough, United States83 mcap 53,644
- 7.IdrottsparkenNorrköping, Sweden39 mcap 17,234
- 8.Ahmad bin Ali StadiumAl Rayyan, Qatar38 mcap 44,740
- 9.Camping World StadiumOrlando, United States37 mcap 65,000
- 10.EyravallenÖrebro, Sweden35 mcap 13,000
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)
Most-used venues
Ranked by match count in 1958, 1994, 2022
- 1.Lusail StadiumLusail, Qatar10 matches2022 (10)
- 2.Al Bayt StadiumAl Khor, Qatar9 matches2022 (9)
- 3.Rose BowlPasadena, United States8 matches1994 (8)
- 4.Råsunda StadiumSolna, Sweden8 matches1958 (8)
- 5.Khalifa International StadiumDoha, Qatar8 matches2022 (8)
- 6.Education City StadiumAl Rayyan, Qatar8 matches2022 (8)
- 7.Al Thumama StadiumDoha, Qatar8 matches2022 (8)
- 8.Giants StadiumEast Rutherford, United States7 matches1994 (7)
- 9.Ahmad bin Ali StadiumAl Rayyan, Qatar7 matches2022 (7)
- 10.Al Janoub StadiumAl Wakrah, Qatar7 matches2022 (7)
- 11.Stadium 974Doha, Qatar7 matches2022 (7)
- 12.UlleviGothenburg, Sweden7 matches1958 (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
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)
2.87g/m
393 goals · 137 matches · 26 venues
Low (200-800m)
2.92g/m
35 goals · 12 matches · 2 venues
goals.sum / matches.count, grouped by elevation band
All venues
| Stadium | Country | Capacity | Altitude | Opened | WC editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rose Bowl Pasadena | United States | 92,800 | 247 m | 1922 | 1994 |
Cotton Bowl Dallas | United States | 92,100 | 149 m | 1932 | 1994 |
Lusail Stadium Lusail | Qatar | 88,966 | 10 m | 2021 | 2022 |
Pontiac Silverdome Pontiac · demolished 2018 | United States | 80,338 | 296 m | 1975 | 1994 |
Giants Stadium East Rutherford · demolished 2010 | United States | 75,338 | 23 m | 1976 | 1994 |
Al Bayt Stadium Al Khor | Qatar | 68,895 | 5 m | 2021 | 2022 |
Camping World Stadium Orlando | United States | 65,000 | 37 m | 1936 | 1994 |
Soldier Field Chicago | United States | 61,500 | 187 m | 1924 | 1994 |
RFK Stadium Washington · demolished 2025 | United States | 56,692 | 6 m | 1961 | 1994 |
Foxboro Stadium Foxborough · demolished 2002 | United States | 53,644 | 83 m | 1971 | 1994 |
Stanford Stadium Stanford | United States | 50,424 | 14 m | 1921 | 1994 |
Råsunda Stadium Solna · demolished 2013 | Sweden | 50,000 | 22 m | 1937 | 1958 |
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 |
Ullevi Gothenburg | Sweden | 43,000 | 8 m | 1958 | 1958 |
Malmö Stadion Malmö | Sweden | 30,000 | 12 m | 1958 | 1958 |
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 |