Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.
24 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
3
Host countries
1892
Oldest
Goodison Park2018
Newest
Nizhny Novgorod StadiumStadium map
Venues used in 1962, 1966, 2018 — 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.
Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez PrádanosSantiago, Chile575 mcap 48,665 - 2.Estadio El TenienteRancagua, Chile512 mcap 15,000
- 3.Yekaterinburg ArenaYekaterinburg, Russia277 mcap 35,696
- 4.Samara ArenaSamara, Russia161 mcap 44,918
- 5.Luzhniki StadiumMoscow, Russia159 mcap 78,011
- 6.Mordovia ArenaSaransk, Russia144 mcap 44,442
- 7.Otkrytie Arena (Spartak Stadium)Moscow, Russia125 mcap 45,360
- 8.Villa ParkBirmingham, England103 mcap 42,918
- 9.Volgograd ArenaVolgograd, Russia94 mcap 45,568
- 10.Nizhny Novgorod StadiumNizhny Novgorod, Russia74 mcap 44,899
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)
Most-used venues
Ranked by match count in 1962, 1966, 2018
- 1.Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez PrádanosSantiago, Chile10 matches1962 (10)
- 2.Wembley Stadium (old)London, England9 matches1966 (9)
- 3.Estadio SausalitoViña del Mar, Chile8 matches1962 (8)
- 4.Luzhniki StadiumMoscow, Russia7 matches2018 (7)
- 5.Krestovsky Stadium (Saint Petersburg Stadium)Saint Petersburg, Russia7 matches2018 (7)
- 6.Estadio Carlos DittbornArica, Chile7 matches1962 (7)
- 7.Estadio El TenienteRancagua, Chile7 matches1962 (7)
- 8.Fisht Olympic StadiumSochi, Russia6 matches2018 (6)
- 9.Ak Bars Arena (Kazan Arena)Kazan, Russia6 matches2018 (6)
- 10.Samara ArenaSamara, Russia6 matches2018 (6)
- 11.Nizhny Novgorod StadiumNizhny Novgorod, Russia6 matches2018 (6)
- 12.Otkrytie Arena (Spartak Stadium)Moscow, Russia5 matches2018 (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)
2.77g/m
296 goals · 107 matches · 21 venues
Low (200-800m)
2.43g/m
51 goals · 21 matches · 3 venues
goals.sum / matches.count, grouped by elevation band
All venues
| Stadium | Country | Capacity | Altitude | Opened | WC editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wembley Stadium (old) London · demolished 2003 | England | 98,600 | 60 m | 1923 | 1966 |
Luzhniki Stadium Moscow | Russia | 78,011 | 159 m | 1956 | 2018 |
White City Stadium London · demolished 1985 | England | 76,567 | 13 m | 1908 | 1966 |
Old Trafford Manchester | England | 74,310 | 45 m | 1910 | 1966 |
Krestovsky Stadium (Saint Petersburg Stadium) Saint Petersburg | Russia | 68,134 | 16 m | 2017 | 2018 |
Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos Santiago | Chile | 48,665 | 575 m | 1938 | 1962 |
Fisht Olympic Stadium Sochi | Russia | 47,659 | 1 m | 2013 | 2018 |
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 |
Villa Park Birmingham | England | 42,918 | 103 m | 1897 | 1966 |
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 |
Yekaterinburg Arena Yekaterinburg | Russia | 35,696 | 277 m | 1957 | 2018 |
Kaliningrad Stadium Kaliningrad | Russia | 35,212 | 5 m | 2018 | 2018 |
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 |