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Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

71 venues across 7 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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71
Stadiums
7
Host countries
1897
Oldest
Parc des Princes
2021
Newest
Lusail Stadium

Stadium map

Venues used in 1962, 1982, 1998, 2002, 2018, 2022 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details
71 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.
    Santiago Bernabéu
    Madrid, Spain
    720 m
    cap 81,044
  2. 2.
    Estadio José Zorrilla
    Valladolid, Spain
    719 m
    cap 26,512
  3. 3.
    Estadio Vicente Calderón
    Madrid, Spain
    583 m
    cap 65,695
  4. 4.
    Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos
    Santiago, Chile
    575 m
    cap 48,665
  5. 5.
    Estadio El Teniente
    Rancagua, Chile
    512 m
    cap 15,000
  6. 6.
    Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
    Saint-Étienne, France
    488 m
    cap 41,965
  7. 7.
    Yekaterinburg Arena
    Yekaterinburg, Russia
    277 m
    cap 35,696
  8. 8.
    Estadio Carlos Tartiere (old)
    Oviedo, Spain
    245 m
    cap 23,500
  9. 9.
    Estadio La Romareda
    Zaragoza, Spain
    229 m
    cap 33,608
  10. 10.
    Stade de Gerland
    Lyon, France
    173 m
    cap 41,000
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1962, 1982, 1998, 2002, 2018, 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.
    Stade de France
    Saint-Denis, France
    9 matches
    1998 (9)
  4. 4.
    Al Bayt Stadium
    Al Khor, Qatar
    9 matches
    2022 (9)
  5. 5.
    Khalifa International Stadium
    Doha, Qatar
    8 matches
    2022 (8)
  6. 6.
    Education City Stadium
    Al Rayyan, Qatar
    8 matches
    2022 (8)
  7. 7.
    Al Thumama Stadium
    Doha, Qatar
    8 matches
    2022 (8)
  8. 8.
    Estadio Sausalito
    Viña del Mar, Chile
    8 matches
    1962 (8)
  9. 9.
    Luzhniki Stadium
    Moscow, Russia
    7 matches
    2018 (7)
  10. 10.
    Krestovsky Stadium (Saint Petersburg Stadium)
    Saint Petersburg, Russia
    7 matches
    2018 (7)
  11. 11.
    Stade Vélodrome
    Marseille, France
    7 matches
    1938, 1998 (7)
  12. 12.
    Ahmad bin Ali Stadium
    Al Rayyan, 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

7 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)
2.70g/m
785 goals · 291 matches · 59 venues
Low (200-800m)
2.52g/m
116 goals · 46 matches · 9 venues
goals.sum / matches.count, grouped by elevation band

All venues

Sort:WC appearancesCapacityAltitudeOpening yearName
StadiumCountryCapacityAltitudeOpenedWC editions
Stade Vélodrome
Marseille
France67,39412 m19371938, 1998
Parc des Princes
Paris
France47,92942 m18971938, 1998
Stade de Gerland
Lyon
France41,000173 m19261938, 1998
Stade Chaban-Delmas
Bordeaux
France34,46224 m19381938, 1998
Camp Nou
Barcelona
Spain99,35462 m19571982
Lusail Stadium
Lusail
Qatar88,96610 m20212022
Santiago Bernabéu
Madrid
Spain81,044720 m19471982
Stade de France
Saint-Denis
France80,69857 m19981998
Luzhniki Stadium
Moscow
Russia78,011159 m19562018
International Stadium Yokohama
Yokohama
Japan72,32738 m19982002
Al Bayt Stadium
Al Khor
Qatar68,8955 m20212022
Krestovsky Stadium (Saint Petersburg Stadium)
Saint Petersburg
Russia68,13416 m20172018
Seoul World Cup Stadium
Seoul
South Korea66,70429 m20012002
Daegu World Cup Stadium
Daegu
South Korea66,42282 m20012002
Estadio Vicente Calderón
Madrid · demolished 2019
Spain65,695583 m19661982
Saitama Stadium 2002
Saitama
Japan63,70011 m20012002
Estadio Benito Villamarín
Seville
Spain60,72120 m19291982
Busan Asiad Stadium
Busan
South Korea53,76925 m20012002
Shizuoka Stadium ECOPA
Fukuroi
Japan50,88950 m20012002
Incheon Munhak Stadium
Incheon
South Korea50,25638 m20022002
Mestalla
Valencia
Spain49,50020 m19231982
Miyagi Stadium
Rifu
Japan49,00056 m20002002
Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos
Santiago
Chile48,665575 m19381962
Fisht Olympic Stadium
Sochi
Russia47,6591 m20132018
Yanmar Stadium Nagai
Osaka
Japan47,00013 m19962002
San Mamés (old)
Bilbao · demolished 2013
Spain46,20030 m19131982
Khalifa International Stadium
Doha
Qatar45,85726 m19762022
Volgograd Arena
Volgograd
Russia45,56894 m20182018
Ak Bars Arena (Kazan Arena)
Kazan
Russia45,37949 m20132018
Otkrytie Arena (Spartak Stadium)
Moscow
Russia45,360125 m20142018
Rostov Arena
Rostov-on-Don
Russia45,0000 m20182018
Samara Arena
Samara
Russia44,918161 m20182018
Nizhny Novgorod Stadium
Nizhny Novgorod
Russia44,89974 m20182018
Ahmad bin Ali Stadium
Al Rayyan
Qatar44,74038 m20202022
Education City Stadium
Al Rayyan
Qatar44,66719 m20202022
Mordovia Arena
Saransk
Russia44,442144 m20172018
Al Thumama Stadium
Doha
Qatar44,40017 m20212022
Al Janoub Stadium
Al Wakrah
Qatar44,3258 m20192022
Stadium 974
Doha · demolished 2024
Qatar44,0897 m20212022
Estadio Sarriá
Barcelona · demolished 1997
Spain44,00095 m19231982
Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Seville
Spain43,88319 m19581982
Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium
Ulsan
South Korea43,5508 m20012002
Suwon World Cup Stadium
Suwon
South Korea43,28868 m20012002
Gwangju World Cup Stadium
Gwangju
South Korea42,88048 m20012002
Jeonju World Cup Stadium
Jeonju
South Korea42,47713 m20012002
Niigata Stadium (Big Swan)
Niigata
Japan42,3001 m20012002
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Saint-Étienne
France41,965488 m19311998
Sapporo Dome
Sapporo
Japan41,484101 m20012002
Kashima Soccer Stadium
Kashima
Japan40,72851 m19932002
Daejeon World Cup Stadium
Daejeon
South Korea40,53561 m20012002
Ōita Stadium (Big Eye)
Ōita
Japan40,000108 m20012002
Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Lens
France37,70541 m19331998
Yekaterinburg Arena
Yekaterinburg
Russia35,696277 m19572018
Jeju World Cup Stadium
Seogwipo
South Korea35,65772 m20012002
Stade de la Beaujoire
Nantes
France35,32227 m19841998
Kaliningrad Stadium
Kaliningrad
Russia35,2125 m20182018
Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero
Elche
Spain33,73279 m19761982
Estadio La Romareda
Zaragoza
Spain33,608229 m19571982
Stadium de Toulouse
Toulouse
France33,150148 m19371998
Stade de la Mosson
Montpellier
France32,93941 m19721998
Estadio Riazor
A Coruña
Spain32,66028 m19441982
Noevir Stadium Kobe
Kobe
Japan30,132-1 m20012002
Estadio La Rosaleda
Málaga
Spain30,04423 m19411982
Estadio José Rico Pérez
Alicante
Spain30,00079 m19741982
El Molinón
Gijón
Spain29,5385 m19081982
Estadio de Balaídos
Vigo
Spain29,00010 m19281982
Estadio José Zorrilla
Valladolid
Spain26,512719 m19821982
Estadio Carlos Tartiere (old)
Oviedo · demolished 2003
Spain23,500245 m19321982
Estadio Sausalito
Viña del Mar
Chile18,00013 m19291962
Estadio Carlos Dittborn
Arica
Chile17,78649 m19621962
Estadio El Teniente
Rancagua
Chile15,000512 m19451962