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Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

36 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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36
Stadiums
6
Host countries
1892
Oldest
Goodison Park
2021
Newest
Lusail Stadium

Stadium map

Venues used in 1962, 1966, 2022, 2026 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details
36 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 Azteca
    Mexico City, Mexico
    2,287 m
    cap 87,000
  2. 2.
    Estadio Akron
    Zapopan, Mexico
    1,671 m
    cap 49,850
  3. 3.
    Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos
    Santiago, Chile
    575 m
    cap 48,665
  4. 4.
    Estadio El Teniente
    Rancagua, Chile
    512 m
    cap 15,000
  5. 5.
    Estadio BBVA
    Guadalupe, Mexico
    493 m
    cap 53,500
  6. 6.
    Mercedes-Benz Stadium
    Atlanta, United States
    313 m
    cap 71,000
  7. 7.
    GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium
    Kansas City, United States
    273 m
    cap 76,416
  8. 8.
    AT&T Stadium
    Arlington, United States
    177 m
    cap 80,000
  9. 9.
    Villa Park
    Birmingham, England
    103 m
    cap 42,918
  10. 10.
    Gillette Stadium
    Foxborough, United States
    83 m
    cap 65,878
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1962, 1966, 2022, 2026
  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.
    AT&T Stadium
    Arlington, United States
    9 matches
    2026 (9)
  5. 5.
    Al Bayt Stadium
    Al Khor, Qatar
    9 matches
    2022 (9)
  6. 6.
    MetLife Stadium
    East Rutherford, United States
    8 matches
    2026 (8)
  7. 7.
    Mercedes-Benz Stadium
    Atlanta, United States
    8 matches
    2026 (8)
  8. 8.
    SoFi Stadium
    Inglewood, United States
    8 matches
    2026 (8)
  9. 9.
    Khalifa International Stadium
    Doha, Qatar
    8 matches
    2022 (8)
  10. 10.
    Education City Stadium
    Al Rayyan, Qatar
    8 matches
    2022 (8)
  11. 11.
    Al Thumama Stadium
    Doha, Qatar
    8 matches
    2022 (8)
  12. 12.
    Estadio Sausalito
    Viña del Mar, Chile
    8 matches
    1962 (8)
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)
1.64g/m
308 goals · 188 matches · 29 venues
Low (200-800m)
1.20g/m
42 goals · 35 matches · 5 venues
High (1500-2200m)
0.00g/m
0 goals · 4 matches · 1 venue
Very high (≥2200m)
0.00g/m
0 goals · 5 matches · 1 venue
goals.sum / matches.count, grouped by elevation band

All venues

Sort:WC appearancesCapacityAltitudeOpening yearName
StadiumCountryCapacityAltitudeOpenedWC editions
Estadio Azteca
Mexico City
Mexico87,0002,287 m19661970, 1986, 2026
Wembley Stadium (old)
London · demolished 2003
England98,60060 m19231966
Lusail Stadium
Lusail
Qatar88,96610 m20212022
MetLife Stadium
East Rutherford
United States82,5009 m20102026
AT&T Stadium
Arlington
United States80,000177 m20092026
White City Stadium
London · demolished 1985
England76,56713 m19081966
GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium
Kansas City
United States76,416273 m19722026
Old Trafford
Manchester
England74,31045 m19101966
NRG Stadium
Houston
United States72,22015 m20022026
Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Atlanta
United States71,000313 m20172026
SoFi Stadium
Inglewood
United States70,24045 m20202026
Lincoln Financial Field
Philadelphia
United States69,87913 m20032026
Al Bayt Stadium
Al Khor
Qatar68,8955 m20212022
Lumen Field
Seattle
United States68,74014 m20022026
Levi's Stadium
Santa Clara
United States68,5001 m20142026
Gillette Stadium
Foxborough
United States65,87883 m20022026
Hard Rock Stadium
Miami Gardens
United States65,32613 m19872026
BC Place
Vancouver
Canada54,50011 m19832026
Estadio BBVA
Guadalupe
Mexico53,500493 m20152026
Estadio Akron
Zapopan
Mexico49,8501,671 m20102026
Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos
Santiago
Chile48,665575 m19381962
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
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
BMO Field
Toronto
Canada30,00081 m20072026
Estadio Sausalito
Viña del Mar
Chile18,00013 m19291962
Estadio Carlos Dittborn
Arica
Chile17,78649 m19621962
Estadio El Teniente
Rancagua
Chile15,000512 m19451962