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Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

42 venues across 5 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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42
Stadiums
5
Host countries
1892
Oldest
Goodison Park
2021
Newest
Lusail Stadium

Stadium map

Venues used in 1962, 1966, 1998, 2006, 2022 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details
42 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 Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos
    Santiago, Chile
    575 m
    cap 48,665
  2. 2.
    Estadio El Teniente
    Rancagua, Chile
    512 m
    cap 15,000
  3. 3.
    Allianz Arena
    Munich, Germany
    490 m
    cap 75,000
  4. 4.
    Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
    Saint-Étienne, France
    488 m
    cap 41,965
  5. 5.
    Max-Morlock-Stadion
    Nuremberg, Germany
    324 m
    cap 50,000
  6. 6.
    Fritz-Walter-Stadion
    Kaiserslautern, Germany
    292 m
    cap 49,850
  7. 7.
    MHPArena
    Stuttgart, Germany
    224 m
    cap 60,449
  8. 8.
    Stade de Gerland
    Lyon, France
    173 m
    cap 41,000
  9. 9.
    Stadium de Toulouse
    Toulouse, France
    148 m
    cap 33,150
  10. 10.
    Deutsche Bank Park
    Frankfurt, Germany
    116 m
    cap 51,500
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1962, 1966, 1998, 2006, 2022
  1. 1.
    Lusail Stadium
    Lusail, Qatar
    10 matches
    2022 (10)
  2. 2.
    Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos
    Santiago, Chile
    10 matches
    1962 (10)
  3. 3.
    Wembley Stadium (old)
    London, England
    9 matches
    1966 (9)
  4. 4.
    Stade de France
    Saint-Denis, France
    9 matches
    1998 (9)
  5. 5.
    Al Bayt Stadium
    Al Khor, Qatar
    9 matches
    2022 (9)
  6. 6.
    Khalifa International Stadium
    Doha, Qatar
    8 matches
    2022 (8)
  7. 7.
    Education City Stadium
    Al Rayyan, Qatar
    8 matches
    2022 (8)
  8. 8.
    Al Thumama Stadium
    Doha, Qatar
    8 matches
    2022 (8)
  9. 9.
    Estadio Sausalito
    Viña del Mar, Chile
    8 matches
    1962 (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

5 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)
2.64g/m
556 goals · 211 matches · 35 venues
Low (200-800m)
2.49g/m
112 goals · 45 matches · 7 venues
goals.sum / matches.count, grouped by elevation band

All venues

Sort:WC appearancesCapacityAltitudeOpening yearName
StadiumCountryCapacityAltitudeOpenedWC editions
Signal Iduna Park
Dortmund
Germany81,365108 m19741974, 2006
Olympiastadion
Berlin
Germany74,47565 m19361974, 2006
Stade Vélodrome
Marseille
France67,39412 m19371938, 1998
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
Parc des Princes
Paris
France47,92942 m18971938, 1998
Stade de Gerland
Lyon
France41,000173 m19261938, 1998
Stade Chaban-Delmas
Bordeaux
France34,46224 m19381938, 1998
Wembley Stadium (old)
London · demolished 2003
England98,60060 m19231966
Lusail Stadium
Lusail
Qatar88,96610 m20212022
Stade de France
Saint-Denis
France80,69857 m19981998
White City Stadium
London · demolished 1985
England76,56713 m19081966
Allianz Arena
Munich
Germany75,000490 m20052006
Old Trafford
Manchester
England74,31045 m19101966
Al Bayt Stadium
Al Khor
Qatar68,8955 m20212022
Veltins-Arena
Gelsenkirchen
Germany62,27157 m20012006
RheinEnergieStadion
Cologne
Germany50,00071 m20042006
Max-Morlock-Stadion
Nuremberg
Germany50,000324 m19282006
Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Kaiserslautern
Germany49,850292 m19202006
Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos
Santiago
Chile48,665575 m19381962
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
Villa Park
Birmingham
England42,918103 m18971966
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Saint-Étienne
France41,965488 m19311998
Roker Park
Sunderland · demolished 1997
England40,31030 m18981966
Ayresome Park
Middlesbrough · demolished 1997
England40,00011 m19031966
Hillsborough Stadium
Sheffield
England39,73269 m18991966
Goodison Park
Liverpool
England39,41446 m18921966
Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Lens
France37,70541 m19331998
Stade de la Beaujoire
Nantes
France35,32227 m19841998
Stadium de Toulouse
Toulouse
France33,150148 m19371998
Stade de la Mosson
Montpellier
France32,93941 m19721998
Estadio Sausalito
Viña del Mar
Chile18,00013 m19291962
Estadio Carlos Dittborn
Arica
Chile17,78649 m19621962
Estadio El Teniente
Rancagua
Chile15,000512 m19451962