Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

32 venues across 4 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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1892

Oldest

Goodison Park

2021

Newest

Lusail Stadium

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Venues used in 1962, 1966, 2014, 2022 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details

32 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.
Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha
Brasília, Brazil
1,119 m
cap 72,788
2.
Ligga Arena (Arena da Baixada)
Curitiba, Brazil
910 m
cap 40,502
3.
Estádio Mineirão
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
850 m
cap 58,170
4.
Neo Química Arena
São Paulo, Brazil
785 m
cap 49,205
5.
Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos
Santiago, Chile
575 m
cap 48,665
6.
Estadio El Teniente
Rancagua, Chile
512 m
cap 15,000
7.
Arena Pantanal
Cuiabá, Brazil
173 m
cap 41,390
8.
Villa Park
Birmingham, England
103 m
cap 42,918
9.
Hillsborough Stadium
Sheffield, England
69 m
cap 39,732
10.
Wembley Stadium (old)
London, England
60 m
cap 98,600

GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1962, 1966, 2014, 2022

1.
Lusail Stadium
Lusail, Qatar
10 matches
2022 (10)
2.
Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos
Santiago, Chile
10 matches
1962 (10)
3.
Wembley Stadium (old)
London, England
9 matches
1966 (9)
4.
Al Bayt Stadium
Al Khor, Qatar
9 matches
2022 (9)
5.
Khalifa International Stadium
Doha, Qatar
8 matches
2022 (8)
6.
Education City Stadium
Al Rayyan, Qatar
8 matches
2022 (8)
7.
Al Thumama Stadium
Doha, Qatar
8 matches
2022 (8)
8.
Estadio Sausalito
Viña del Mar, Chile
8 matches
1962 (8)
9.
Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
7 matches
1950, 2014 (7)
10.
Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha
Brasília, Brazil
7 matches
2014 (7)
11.
Ahmad bin Ali Stadium
Al Rayyan, Qatar
7 matches
2022 (7)
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

4 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)

2.78g/m

423 goals · 152 matches · 26 venues

Low (200-800m)

2.30g/m

53 goals · 23 matches · 3 venues

Mid (800-1500m)

2.65g/m

45 goals · 17 matches · 3 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
Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã) Rio de Janeiro	Brazil	78,838	21 m	1950	1950, 2014
Wembley Stadium (old) London · demolished 2003	England	98,600	60 m	1923	1966
Lusail Stadium Lusail	Qatar	88,966	10 m	2021	2022
White City Stadium London · demolished 1985	England	76,567	13 m	1908	1966
Old Trafford Manchester	England	74,310	45 m	1910	1966
Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha Brasília	Brazil	72,788	1,119 m	2013	2014
Al Bayt Stadium Al Khor	Qatar	68,895	5 m	2021	2022
Arena Castelão Fortaleza	Brazil	64,846	29 m	1973	2014
Estádio Mineirão Belo Horizonte	Brazil	58,170	850 m	1965	2014
Arena Fonte Nova Salvador	Brazil	51,900	55 m	2013	2014
Estádio Beira-Rio Porto Alegre	Brazil	50,128	9 m	1969	2014
Neo Química Arena São Paulo	Brazil	49,205	785 m	2014	2014
Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos Santiago	Chile	48,665	575 m	1938	1962
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
Arena Pernambuco São Lourenço da Mata	Brazil	44,248	26 m	2013	2014
Stadium 974 Doha · demolished 2024	Qatar	44,089	7 m	2021	2022
Villa Park Birmingham	England	42,918	103 m	1897	1966
Arena Pantanal Cuiabá	Brazil	41,390	173 m	2014	2014
Arena da Amazônia Manaus	Brazil	40,549	41 m	2014	2014
Ligga Arena (Arena da Baixada) Curitiba	Brazil	40,502	910 m	1914	2014
Roker Park Sunderland · demolished 1997	England	40,310	30 m	1898	1966
Ayresome Park Middlesbrough · demolished 1997	England	40,000	11 m	1903	1966
Hillsborough Stadium Sheffield	England	39,732	69 m	1899	1966
Goodison Park Liverpool	England	39,414	46 m	1892	1966
Arena das Dunas Natal	Brazil	31,375	34 m	2014	2014
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