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Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

34 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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34
Stadiums
4
Host countries
1892
Oldest
Goodison Park
2021
Newest
Lusail Stadium

Stadium map

Venues used in 1966, 1978, 2018, 2022 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details
34 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.
    Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes
    Córdoba, Argentina
    422 m
    cap 57,000
  3. 3.
    Yekaterinburg Arena
    Yekaterinburg, Russia
    277 m
    cap 35,696
  4. 4.
    Samara Arena
    Samara, Russia
    161 m
    cap 44,918
  5. 5.
    Luzhniki Stadium
    Moscow, Russia
    159 m
    cap 78,011
  6. 6.
    Mordovia Arena
    Saransk, Russia
    144 m
    cap 44,442
  7. 7.
    Otkrytie Arena (Spartak Stadium)
    Moscow, Russia
    125 m
    cap 45,360
  8. 8.
    Villa Park
    Birmingham, England
    103 m
    cap 42,918
  9. 9.
    Volgograd Arena
    Volgograd, Russia
    94 m
    cap 45,568
  10. 10.
    Nizhny Novgorod Stadium
    Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
    74 m
    cap 44,899
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1966, 1978, 2018, 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.
    Luzhniki Stadium
    Moscow, Russia
    7 matches
    2018 (7)
  10. 10.
    Krestovsky Stadium (Saint Petersburg Stadium)
    Saint Petersburg, Russia
    7 matches
    2018 (7)
  11. 11.
    Ahmad bin Ali Stadium
    Al Rayyan, Qatar
    7 matches
    2022 (7)
  12. 12.
    Al Janoub Stadium
    Al Wakrah, 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

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)
2.64g/m
475 goals · 180 matches · 31 venues
Low (200-800m)
3.42g/m
41 goals · 12 matches · 2 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
Wembley Stadium (old)
London · demolished 2003
England98,60060 m19231966
Lusail Stadium
Lusail
Qatar88,96610 m20212022
Estadio Monumental
Buenos Aires
Argentina83,21415 m19381978
Luzhniki Stadium
Moscow
Russia78,011159 m19562018
White City Stadium
London · demolished 1985
England76,56713 m19081966
Old Trafford
Manchester
England74,31045 m19101966
Al Bayt Stadium
Al Khor
Qatar68,8955 m20212022
Krestovsky Stadium (Saint Petersburg Stadium)
Saint Petersburg
Russia68,13416 m20172018
Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes
Córdoba
Argentina57,000422 m19781978
Estadio José Amalfitani
Buenos Aires
Argentina49,54018 m19511978
Fisht Olympic Stadium
Sochi
Russia47,6591 m20132018
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
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
Yekaterinburg Arena
Yekaterinburg
Russia35,696277 m19572018
Estadio José María Minella
Mar del Plata
Argentina35,50012 m19781978
Kaliningrad Stadium
Kaliningrad
Russia35,2125 m20182018