Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

53 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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Stadiums

Host countries

1892

Oldest

Goodison Park

2018

Newest

Nizhny Novgorod Stadium

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Venues used in 1962, 1966, 1994, 2002, 2018 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details

53 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.
Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos
Santiago, Chile
575 m
cap 48,665
2.
Estadio El Teniente
Rancagua, Chile
512 m
cap 15,000
3.
Pontiac Silverdome
Pontiac, United States
296 m
cap 80,338
4.
Yekaterinburg Arena
Yekaterinburg, Russia
277 m
cap 35,696
5.
Rose Bowl
Pasadena, United States
247 m
cap 92,800
6.
Soldier Field
Chicago, United States
187 m
cap 61,500
7.
Samara Arena
Samara, Russia
161 m
cap 44,918
8.
Luzhniki Stadium
Moscow, Russia
159 m
cap 78,011
9.
Cotton Bowl
Dallas, United States
149 m
cap 92,100
10.
Mordovia Arena
Saransk, Russia
144 m
cap 44,442

GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1962, 1966, 1994, 2002, 2018

1.
Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos
Santiago, Chile
10 matches
1962 (10)
2.
Wembley Stadium (old)
London, England
9 matches
1966 (9)
3.
Rose Bowl
Pasadena, United States
8 matches
1994 (8)
4.
Estadio Sausalito
Viña del Mar, Chile
8 matches
1962 (8)
5.
Luzhniki Stadium
Moscow, Russia
7 matches
2018 (7)
6.
Giants Stadium
East Rutherford, United States
7 matches
1994 (7)
7.
Krestovsky Stadium (Saint Petersburg Stadium)
Saint Petersburg, Russia
7 matches
2018 (7)
8.
Estadio Carlos Dittborn
Arica, Chile
7 matches
1962 (7)
9.
Estadio El Teniente
Rancagua, Chile
7 matches
1962 (7)
10.
Cotton Bowl
Dallas, United States
6 matches
1994 (6)
11.
Seoul World Cup Stadium
Seoul, South Korea
6 matches
2002 (6)
12.
Foxboro Stadium
Foxborough, United States
6 matches
1994 (6)

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)

2.67g/m

556 goals · 208 matches · 46 venues

Low (200-800m)

2.61g/m

86 goals · 33 matches · 5 venues

goals.sum / matches.count, grouped by elevation band

All venues

Sort:WC appearances Capacity Altitude Opening year Name

Stadium	Country	Capacity	Altitude	Opened	WC editions
Wembley Stadium (old) London · demolished 2003	England	98,600	60 m	1923	1966
Rose Bowl Pasadena	United States	92,800	247 m	1922	1994
Cotton Bowl Dallas	United States	92,100	149 m	1932	1994
Pontiac Silverdome Pontiac · demolished 2018	United States	80,338	296 m	1975	1994
Luzhniki Stadium Moscow	Russia	78,011	159 m	1956	2018
White City Stadium London · demolished 1985	England	76,567	13 m	1908	1966
Giants Stadium East Rutherford · demolished 2010	United States	75,338	23 m	1976	1994
Old Trafford Manchester	England	74,310	45 m	1910	1966
International Stadium Yokohama Yokohama	Japan	72,327	38 m	1998	2002
Krestovsky Stadium (Saint Petersburg Stadium) Saint Petersburg	Russia	68,134	16 m	2017	2018
Seoul World Cup Stadium Seoul	South Korea	66,704	29 m	2001	2002
Daegu World Cup Stadium Daegu	South Korea	66,422	82 m	2001	2002
Camping World Stadium Orlando	United States	65,000	37 m	1936	1994
Saitama Stadium 2002 Saitama	Japan	63,700	11 m	2001	2002
Soldier Field Chicago	United States	61,500	187 m	1924	1994
RFK Stadium Washington · demolished 2025	United States	56,692	6 m	1961	1994
Busan Asiad Stadium Busan	South Korea	53,769	25 m	2001	2002
Foxboro Stadium Foxborough · demolished 2002	United States	53,644	83 m	1971	1994
Shizuoka Stadium ECOPA Fukuroi	Japan	50,889	50 m	2001	2002
Stanford Stadium Stanford	United States	50,424	14 m	1921	1994
Incheon Munhak Stadium Incheon	South Korea	50,256	38 m	2002	2002
Miyagi Stadium Rifu	Japan	49,000	56 m	2000	2002
Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos Santiago	Chile	48,665	575 m	1938	1962
Fisht Olympic Stadium Sochi	Russia	47,659	1 m	2013	2018
Yanmar Stadium Nagai Osaka	Japan	47,000	13 m	1996	2002
Volgograd Arena Volgograd	Russia	45,568	94 m	2018	2018
Ak Bars Arena (Kazan Arena) Kazan	Russia	45,379	49 m	2013	2018
Otkrytie Arena (Spartak Stadium) Moscow	Russia	45,360	125 m	2014	2018
Rostov Arena Rostov-on-Don	Russia	45,000	0 m	2018	2018
Samara Arena Samara	Russia	44,918	161 m	2018	2018
Nizhny Novgorod Stadium Nizhny Novgorod	Russia	44,899	74 m	2018	2018
Mordovia Arena Saransk	Russia	44,442	144 m	2017	2018
Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium Ulsan	South Korea	43,550	8 m	2001	2002
Suwon World Cup Stadium Suwon	South Korea	43,288	68 m	2001	2002
Villa Park Birmingham	England	42,918	103 m	1897	1966
Gwangju World Cup Stadium Gwangju	South Korea	42,880	48 m	2001	2002
Jeonju World Cup Stadium Jeonju	South Korea	42,477	13 m	2001	2002
Niigata Stadium (Big Swan) Niigata	Japan	42,300	1 m	2001	2002
Sapporo Dome Sapporo	Japan	41,484	101 m	2001	2002
Kashima Soccer Stadium Kashima	Japan	40,728	51 m	1993	2002
Daejeon World Cup Stadium Daejeon	South Korea	40,535	61 m	2001	2002
Roker Park Sunderland · demolished 1997	England	40,310	30 m	1898	1966
Ayresome Park Middlesbrough · demolished 1997	England	40,000	11 m	1903	1966
Ōita Stadium (Big Eye) Ōita	Japan	40,000	108 m	2001	2002
Hillsborough Stadium Sheffield	England	39,732	69 m	1899	1966
Goodison Park Liverpool	England	39,414	46 m	1892	1966
Yekaterinburg Arena Yekaterinburg	Russia	35,696	277 m	1957	2018
Jeju World Cup Stadium Seogwipo	South Korea	35,657	72 m	2001	2002
Kaliningrad Stadium Kaliningrad	Russia	35,212	5 m	2018	2018
Noevir Stadium Kobe Kobe	Japan	30,132	-1 m	2001	2002
Estadio Sausalito Viña del Mar	Chile	18,000	13 m	1929	1962
Estadio Carlos Dittborn Arica	Chile	17,786	49 m	1962	1962
Estadio El Teniente Rancagua	Chile	15,000	512 m	1945	1962