Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.
59 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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Stadiums
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Host countries
1892
Oldest
2018
Newest
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Venues used in 1966, 1982, 1998, 2014, 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.
Estádio Nacional Mané GarrinchaBrasília, Brazil1,119 mcap 72,788 - 2.
Ligga Arena (Arena da Baixada)Curitiba, Brazil910 mcap 40,502 - 3.
Estádio MineirãoBelo Horizonte, Brazil850 mcap 58,170 - 4.
Neo Química ArenaSão Paulo, Brazil785 mcap 49,205 - 5.
Santiago BernabéuMadrid, Spain720 mcap 81,044 - 6.
Estadio José ZorrillaValladolid, Spain719 mcap 26,512 - 7.
Estadio Vicente CalderónMadrid, Spain583 mcap 65,695 - 8.
Stade Geoffroy-GuichardSaint-Étienne, France488 mcap 41,965 - 9.
Yekaterinburg ArenaYekaterinburg, Russia277 mcap 35,696 - 10.
Estadio Carlos Tartiere (old)Oviedo, Spain245 mcap 23,500
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)
Most-used venues
Ranked by match count in 1966, 1982, 1998, 2014, 2018
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Wembley Stadium (old)London, England9 matches1966 (9) - 2.
Stade de FranceSaint-Denis, France9 matches1998 (9) - 3.
Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã)Rio de Janeiro, Brazil7 matches1950, 2014 (7) - 4.
Luzhniki StadiumMoscow, Russia7 matches2018 (7) - 5.
Estádio Nacional Mané GarrinchaBrasília, Brazil7 matches2014 (7) - 6.
Krestovsky Stadium (Saint Petersburg Stadium)Saint Petersburg, Russia7 matches2018 (7) - 7.
Stade VélodromeMarseille, France7 matches1938, 1998 (7) - 8.
Arena CastelãoFortaleza, Brazil6 matches2014 (6) - 9.
Estádio MineirãoBelo Horizonte, Brazil6 matches2014 (6) - 10.
Arena Fonte NovaSalvador, Brazil6 matches2014 (6) - 11.
Neo Química ArenaSão Paulo, Brazil6 matches2014 (6) - 12.
Parc des PrincesParis, France6 matches1938, 1998 (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)
2.75g/m
616 goals · 224 matches · 47 venues
Low (200-800m)
2.43g/m
85 goals · 35 matches · 8 venues
Mid (800-1500m)
2.65g/m
45 goals · 17 matches · 3 venues
goals.sum / matches.count, grouped by elevation band
All venues
| Stadium | Country | Capacity | Altitude | Opened | WC editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã) Rio de Janeiro | 78,838 | 21 m | 1950 | 1950, 2014 | |
Stade Vélodrome Marseille | 67,394 | 12 m | 1937 | 1938, 1998 | |
Parc des Princes Paris | 47,929 | 42 m | 1897 | 1938, 1998 | |
Stade de Gerland Lyon | 41,000 | 173 m | 1926 | 1938, 1998 | |
Stade Chaban-Delmas Bordeaux | 34,462 | 24 m | 1938 | 1938, 1998 | |
Camp Nou Barcelona | 99,354 | 62 m | 1957 | 1982 | |
Wembley Stadium (old) London · demolished 2003 | 98,600 | 60 m | 1923 | 1966 | |
Santiago Bernabéu Madrid | 81,044 | 720 m | 1947 | 1982 | |
Stade de France Saint-Denis | 80,698 | 57 m | 1998 | 1998 | |
Luzhniki Stadium Moscow | 78,011 | 159 m | 1956 | 2018 | |
White City Stadium London · demolished 1985 | 76,567 | 13 m | 1908 | 1966 | |
Old Trafford Manchester | 74,310 | 45 m | 1910 | 1966 | |
Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha Brasília | 72,788 | 1,119 m | 2013 | 2014 | |
Krestovsky Stadium (Saint Petersburg Stadium) Saint Petersburg | 68,134 | 16 m | 2017 | 2018 | |
Estadio Vicente Calderón Madrid · demolished 2019 | 65,695 | 583 m | 1966 | 1982 | |
Arena Castelão Fortaleza | 64,846 | 29 m | 1973 | 2014 | |
Estadio Benito Villamarín Seville | 60,721 | 20 m | 1929 | 1982 | |
Estádio Mineirão Belo Horizonte | 58,170 | 850 m | 1965 | 2014 | |
Arena Fonte Nova Salvador | 51,900 | 55 m | 2013 | 2014 | |
Estádio Beira-Rio Porto Alegre | 50,128 | 9 m | 1969 | 2014 | |
Mestalla Valencia | 49,500 | 20 m | 1923 | 1982 | |
Neo Química Arena São Paulo | 49,205 | 785 m | 2014 | 2014 | |
Fisht Olympic Stadium Sochi | 47,659 | 1 m | 2013 | 2018 | |
San Mamés (old) Bilbao · demolished 2013 | 46,200 | 30 m | 1913 | 1982 | |
Volgograd Arena Volgograd | 45,568 | 94 m | 2018 | 2018 | |
Ak Bars Arena (Kazan Arena) Kazan | 45,379 | 49 m | 2013 | 2018 | |
Otkrytie Arena (Spartak Stadium) Moscow | 45,360 | 125 m | 2014 | 2018 | |
Rostov Arena Rostov-on-Don | 45,000 | 0 m | 2018 | 2018 | |
Samara Arena Samara | 44,918 | 161 m | 2018 | 2018 | |
Nizhny Novgorod Stadium Nizhny Novgorod | 44,899 | 74 m | 2018 | 2018 | |
Mordovia Arena Saransk | 44,442 | 144 m | 2017 | 2018 | |
Arena Pernambuco São Lourenço da Mata | 44,248 | 26 m | 2013 | 2014 | |
Estadio Sarriá Barcelona · demolished 1997 | 44,000 | 95 m | 1923 | 1982 | |
Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Seville | 43,883 | 19 m | 1958 | 1982 | |
Villa Park Birmingham | 42,918 | 103 m | 1897 | 1966 | |
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Saint-Étienne | 41,965 | 488 m | 1931 | 1998 | |
Arena Pantanal Cuiabá | 41,390 | 173 m | 2014 | 2014 | |
Arena da Amazônia Manaus | 40,549 | 41 m | 2014 | 2014 | |
Ligga Arena (Arena da Baixada) Curitiba | 40,502 | 910 m | 1914 | 2014 | |
Roker Park Sunderland · demolished 1997 | 40,310 | 30 m | 1898 | 1966 | |
Ayresome Park Middlesbrough · demolished 1997 | 40,000 | 11 m | 1903 | 1966 | |
Hillsborough Stadium Sheffield | 39,732 | 69 m | 1899 | 1966 | |
Goodison Park Liverpool | 39,414 | 46 m | 1892 | 1966 | |
Stade Bollaert-Delelis Lens | 37,705 | 41 m | 1933 | 1998 | |
Yekaterinburg Arena Yekaterinburg | 35,696 | 277 m | 1957 | 2018 | |
Stade de la Beaujoire Nantes | 35,322 | 27 m | 1984 | 1998 | |
Kaliningrad Stadium Kaliningrad | 35,212 | 5 m | 2018 | 2018 | |
Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero Elche | 33,732 | 79 m | 1976 | 1982 | |
Estadio La Romareda Zaragoza | 33,608 | 229 m | 1957 | 1982 | |
Stadium de Toulouse Toulouse | 33,150 | 148 m | 1937 | 1998 | |
Stade de la Mosson Montpellier | 32,939 | 41 m | 1972 | 1998 | |
Estadio Riazor A Coruña | 32,660 | 28 m | 1944 | 1982 | |
Arena das Dunas Natal | 31,375 | 34 m | 2014 | 2014 | |
Estadio La Rosaleda Málaga | 30,044 | 23 m | 1941 | 1982 | |
Estadio José Rico Pérez Alicante | 30,000 | 79 m | 1974 | 1982 | |
El Molinón Gijón | 29,538 | 5 m | 1908 | 1982 | |
Estadio de Balaídos Vigo | 29,000 | 10 m | 1928 | 1982 | |
Estadio José Zorrilla Valladolid | 26,512 | 719 m | 1982 | 1982 | |
Estadio Carlos Tartiere (old) Oviedo · demolished 2003 | 23,500 | 245 m | 1932 | 1982 |