Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.
26 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
1897
Oldest
Parc des Princes2018
Newest
Nizhny Novgorod StadiumStadium map
Venues used in 1962, 1998, 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.Stade Geoffroy-GuichardSaint-Étienne, France488 mcap 41,965
- 4.Yekaterinburg ArenaYekaterinburg, Russia277 mcap 35,696
- 5.Stade de GerlandLyon, France173 mcap 41,000
- 6.Samara ArenaSamara, Russia161 mcap 44,918
- 7.Luzhniki StadiumMoscow, Russia159 mcap 78,011
- 8.Stadium de ToulouseToulouse, France148 mcap 33,150
- 9.Mordovia ArenaSaransk, Russia144 mcap 44,442
- 10.Otkrytie Arena (Spartak Stadium)Moscow, Russia125 mcap 45,360
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)
Most-used venues
Ranked by match count in 1962, 1998, 2018
- 1.Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez PrádanosSantiago, Chile10 matches1962 (10)
- 2.Stade de FranceSaint-Denis, France9 matches1998 (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.Stade VélodromeMarseille, France7 matches1938, 1998 (7)
- 7.Estadio Carlos DittbornArica, Chile7 matches1962 (7)
- 8.Estadio El TenienteRancagua, Chile7 matches1962 (7)
- 9.Parc des PrincesParis, France6 matches1938, 1998 (6)
- 10.Fisht Olympic StadiumSochi, Russia6 matches2018 (6)
- 11.Ak Bars Arena (Kazan Arena)Kazan, Russia6 matches2018 (6)
- 12.Samara ArenaSamara, Russia6 matches2018 (6)
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)
2.74g/m
364 goals · 133 matches · 22 venues
Low (200-800m)
2.41g/m
65 goals · 27 matches · 4 venues
goals.sum / matches.count, grouped by elevation band
All venues
| Stadium | Country | Capacity | Altitude | Opened | WC editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Stade Vélodrome Marseille | France | 67,394 | 12 m | 1937 | 1938, 1998 |
Parc des Princes Paris | France | 47,929 | 42 m | 1897 | 1938, 1998 |
Stade de Gerland Lyon | France | 41,000 | 173 m | 1926 | 1938, 1998 |
Stade Chaban-Delmas Bordeaux | France | 34,462 | 24 m | 1938 | 1938, 1998 |
Stade de France Saint-Denis | France | 80,698 | 57 m | 1998 | 1998 |
Luzhniki Stadium Moscow | Russia | 78,011 | 159 m | 1956 | 2018 |
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 |
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Saint-Étienne | France | 41,965 | 488 m | 1931 | 1998 |
Stade Bollaert-Delelis Lens | France | 37,705 | 41 m | 1933 | 1998 |
Yekaterinburg Arena Yekaterinburg | Russia | 35,696 | 277 m | 1957 | 2018 |
Stade de la Beaujoire Nantes | France | 35,322 | 27 m | 1984 | 1998 |
Kaliningrad Stadium Kaliningrad | Russia | 35,212 | 5 m | 2018 | 2018 |
Stadium de Toulouse Toulouse | France | 33,150 | 148 m | 1937 | 1998 |
Stade de la Mosson Montpellier | France | 32,939 | 41 m | 1972 | 1998 |
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 |