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Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

39 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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39
Stadiums
4
Host countries
1892
Oldest
Goodison Park
2021
Newest
Lusail Stadium

Stadium map

Venues used in 1966, 1978, 1982, 2022 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details
39 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 Malvinas Argentinas
    Mendoza, Argentina
    839 m
    cap 40,268
  2. 2.
    Santiago Bernabéu
    Madrid, Spain
    720 m
    cap 81,044
  3. 3.
    Estadio José Zorrilla
    Valladolid, Spain
    719 m
    cap 26,512
  4. 4.
    Estadio Vicente Calderón
    Madrid, Spain
    583 m
    cap 65,695
  5. 5.
    Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes
    Córdoba, Argentina
    422 m
    cap 57,000
  6. 6.
    Estadio Carlos Tartiere (old)
    Oviedo, Spain
    245 m
    cap 23,500
  7. 7.
    Estadio La Romareda
    Zaragoza, Spain
    229 m
    cap 33,608
  8. 8.
    Villa Park
    Birmingham, England
    103 m
    cap 42,918
  9. 9.
    Estadio Sarriá
    Barcelona, Spain
    95 m
    cap 44,000
  10. 10.
    Estadio José Rico Pérez
    Alicante, Spain
    79 m
    cap 30,000
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1966, 1978, 1982, 2022
  1. 1.
    Lusail Stadium
    Lusail, Qatar
    10 matches
    2022 (10)
  2. 2.
    Wembley Stadium (old)
    London, England
    9 matches
    1966 (9)
  3. 3.
    Estadio Monumental
    Buenos Aires, Argentina
    9 matches
    1978 (9)
  4. 4.
    Al Bayt Stadium
    Al Khor, Qatar
    9 matches
    2022 (9)
  5. 5.
    Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes
    Córdoba, Argentina
    8 matches
    1978 (8)
  6. 6.
    Khalifa International Stadium
    Doha, Qatar
    8 matches
    2022 (8)
  7. 7.
    Education City Stadium
    Al Rayyan, Qatar
    8 matches
    2022 (8)
  8. 8.
    Al Thumama Stadium
    Doha, Qatar
    8 matches
    2022 (8)
  9. 9.
    Ahmad bin Ali Stadium
    Al Rayyan, Qatar
    7 matches
    2022 (7)
  10. 10.
    Al Janoub Stadium
    Al Wakrah, Qatar
    7 matches
    2022 (7)
  11. 11.
    Stadium 974
    Doha, Qatar
    7 matches
    2022 (7)
  12. 12.
    Estadio Gigante de Arroyito
    Rosario, Argentina
    6 matches
    1978 (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

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)
2.68g/m
410 goals · 153 matches · 31 venues
Low (200-800m)
3.07g/m
83 goals · 27 matches · 6 venues
Mid (800-1500m)
2.67g/m
16 goals · 6 matches · 1 venue
goals.sum / matches.count, grouped by elevation band

All venues

Sort:WC appearancesCapacityAltitudeOpening yearName
StadiumCountryCapacityAltitudeOpenedWC editions
Camp Nou
Barcelona
Spain99,35462 m19571982
Wembley Stadium (old)
London · demolished 2003
England98,60060 m19231966
Lusail Stadium
Lusail
Qatar88,96610 m20212022
Estadio Monumental
Buenos Aires
Argentina83,21415 m19381978
Santiago Bernabéu
Madrid
Spain81,044720 m19471982
White City Stadium
London · demolished 1985
England76,56713 m19081966
Old Trafford
Manchester
England74,31045 m19101966
Al Bayt Stadium
Al Khor
Qatar68,8955 m20212022
Estadio Vicente Calderón
Madrid · demolished 2019
Spain65,695583 m19661982
Estadio Benito Villamarín
Seville
Spain60,72120 m19291982
Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes
Córdoba
Argentina57,000422 m19781978
Estadio José Amalfitani
Buenos Aires
Argentina49,54018 m19511978
Mestalla
Valencia
Spain49,50020 m19231982
San Mamés (old)
Bilbao · demolished 2013
Spain46,20030 m19131982
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
Estadio Sarriá
Barcelona · demolished 1997
Spain44,00095 m19231982
Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Seville
Spain43,88319 m19581982
Villa Park
Birmingham
England42,918103 m18971966
Estadio Gigante de Arroyito
Rosario
Argentina41,6549 m19291978
Roker Park
Sunderland · demolished 1997
England40,31030 m18981966
Estadio Malvinas Argentinas
Mendoza
Argentina40,268839 m19781978
Ayresome Park
Middlesbrough · demolished 1997
England40,00011 m19031966
Hillsborough Stadium
Sheffield
England39,73269 m18991966
Goodison Park
Liverpool
England39,41446 m18921966
Estadio José María Minella
Mar del Plata
Argentina35,50012 m19781978
Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero
Elche
Spain33,73279 m19761982
Estadio La Romareda
Zaragoza
Spain33,608229 m19571982
Estadio Riazor
A Coruña
Spain32,66028 m19441982
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