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Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

58 venues across 5 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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58
Stadiums
5
Host countries
1892
Oldest
Goodison Park
2018
Newest
Nizhny Novgorod Stadium

Stadium map

Venues used in 1966, 1982, 1994, 2006, 2018 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details
58 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.
    Allianz Arena
    Munich, Germany
    490 m
    cap 75,000
  5. 5.
    Max-Morlock-Stadion
    Nuremberg, Germany
    324 m
    cap 50,000
  6. 6.
    Pontiac Silverdome
    Pontiac, United States
    296 m
    cap 80,338
  7. 7.
    Fritz-Walter-Stadion
    Kaiserslautern, Germany
    292 m
    cap 49,850
  8. 8.
    Yekaterinburg Arena
    Yekaterinburg, Russia
    277 m
    cap 35,696
  9. 9.
    Rose Bowl
    Pasadena, United States
    247 m
    cap 92,800
  10. 10.
    Estadio Carlos Tartiere (old)
    Oviedo, Spain
    245 m
    cap 23,500
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1966, 1982, 1994, 2006, 2018
  1. 1.
    Wembley Stadium (old)
    London, England
    9 matches
    1966 (9)
  2. 2.
    Rose Bowl
    Pasadena, United States
    8 matches
    1994 (8)
  3. 3.
    Luzhniki Stadium
    Moscow, Russia
    7 matches
    2018 (7)
  4. 4.
    Giants Stadium
    East Rutherford, United States
    7 matches
    1994 (7)
  5. 5.
    Krestovsky Stadium (Saint Petersburg Stadium)
    Saint Petersburg, Russia
    7 matches
    2018 (7)
  6. 6.
    Cotton Bowl
    Dallas, United States
    6 matches
    1994 (6)
  7. 7.
    Signal Iduna Park
    Dortmund, Germany
    6 matches
    1974, 2006 (6)
  8. 8.
    Allianz Arena
    Munich, Germany
    6 matches
    2006 (6)
  9. 9.
    Olympiastadion
    Berlin, Germany
    6 matches
    1974, 2006 (6)
  10. 10.
    MHPArena
    Stuttgart, Germany
    6 matches
    1974, 2006 (6)
  11. 11.
    Foxboro Stadium
    Foxborough, United States
    6 matches
    1994 (6)
  12. 12.
    Stanford Stadium
    Stanford, United States
    6 matches
    1994 (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

5 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)
2.61g/m
541 goals · 207 matches · 45 venues
Low (200-800m)
2.65g/m
151 goals · 57 matches · 12 venues
goals.sum / matches.count, grouped by elevation band

All venues

Sort:WC appearancesCapacityAltitudeOpening yearName
StadiumCountryCapacityAltitudeOpenedWC editions
Signal Iduna Park
Dortmund
Germany81,365108 m19741974, 2006
Olympiastadion
Berlin
Germany74,47565 m19361974, 2006
MHPArena
Stuttgart
Germany60,449224 m19331974, 2006
Volksparkstadion
Hamburg
Germany57,00025 m19531974, 2006
Deutsche Bank Park
Frankfurt
Germany51,500116 m19251974, 2006
HDI-Arena
Hannover
Germany49,00065 m19541974, 2006
Camp Nou
Barcelona
Spain99,35462 m19571982
Wembley Stadium (old)
London · demolished 2003
England98,60060 m19231966
Rose Bowl
Pasadena
United States92,800247 m19221994
Cotton Bowl
Dallas
United States92,100149 m19321994
Santiago Bernabéu
Madrid
Spain81,044720 m19471982
Pontiac Silverdome
Pontiac · demolished 2018
United States80,338296 m19751994
Luzhniki Stadium
Moscow
Russia78,011159 m19562018
White City Stadium
London · demolished 1985
England76,56713 m19081966
Giants Stadium
East Rutherford · demolished 2010
United States75,33823 m19761994
Allianz Arena
Munich
Germany75,000490 m20052006
Old Trafford
Manchester
England74,31045 m19101966
Krestovsky Stadium (Saint Petersburg Stadium)
Saint Petersburg
Russia68,13416 m20172018
Estadio Vicente Calderón
Madrid · demolished 2019
Spain65,695583 m19661982
Camping World Stadium
Orlando
United States65,00037 m19361994
Veltins-Arena
Gelsenkirchen
Germany62,27157 m20012006
Soldier Field
Chicago
United States61,500187 m19241994
Estadio Benito Villamarín
Seville
Spain60,72120 m19291982
RFK Stadium
Washington · demolished 2025
United States56,6926 m19611994
Foxboro Stadium
Foxborough · demolished 2002
United States53,64483 m19711994
Stanford Stadium
Stanford
United States50,42414 m19211994
RheinEnergieStadion
Cologne
Germany50,00071 m20042006
Max-Morlock-Stadion
Nuremberg
Germany50,000324 m19282006
Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Kaiserslautern
Germany49,850292 m19202006
Mestalla
Valencia
Spain49,50020 m19231982
Fisht Olympic Stadium
Sochi
Russia47,6591 m20132018
Red Bull Arena (Leipzig)
Leipzig
Germany47,069114 m20042006
San Mamés (old)
Bilbao · demolished 2013
Spain46,20030 m19131982
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
Mordovia Arena
Saransk
Russia44,442144 m20172018
Estadio Sarriá
Barcelona · demolished 1997
Spain44,00095 m19231982
Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Seville
Spain43,88319 m19581982
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
Yekaterinburg Arena
Yekaterinburg
Russia35,696277 m19572018
Kaliningrad Stadium
Kaliningrad
Russia35,2125 m20182018
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