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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Host countries

1892

Oldest

Goodison Park

2018

Newest

Nizhny Novgorod Stadium

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Venues used in 1966, 1982, 1998, 2014, 2018 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details

59 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.
Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha
Brasília, Brazil
1,119 m
cap 72,788
2.
Ligga Arena (Arena da Baixada)
Curitiba, Brazil
910 m
cap 40,502
3.
Estádio Mineirão
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
850 m
cap 58,170
4.
Neo Química Arena
São Paulo, Brazil
785 m
cap 49,205
5.
Santiago Bernabéu
Madrid, Spain
720 m
cap 81,044
6.
Estadio José Zorrilla
Valladolid, Spain
719 m
cap 26,512
7.
Estadio Vicente Calderón
Madrid, Spain
583 m
cap 65,695
8.
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Saint-Étienne, France
488 m
cap 41,965
9.
Yekaterinburg Arena
Yekaterinburg, Russia
277 m
cap 35,696
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, 1998, 2014, 2018

1.
Wembley Stadium (old)
London, England
9 matches
1966 (9)
2.
Stade de France
Saint-Denis, France
9 matches
1998 (9)
3.
Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
7 matches
1950, 2014 (7)
4.
Luzhniki Stadium
Moscow, Russia
7 matches
2018 (7)
5.
Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha
Brasília, Brazil
7 matches
2014 (7)
6.
Krestovsky Stadium (Saint Petersburg Stadium)
Saint Petersburg, Russia
7 matches
2018 (7)
7.
Stade Vélodrome
Marseille, France
7 matches
1938, 1998 (7)
8.
Arena Castelão
Fortaleza, Brazil
6 matches
2014 (6)
9.
Estádio Mineirão
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
6 matches
2014 (6)
10.
Arena Fonte Nova
Salvador, Brazil
6 matches
2014 (6)
11.
Neo Química Arena
São Paulo, Brazil
6 matches
2014 (6)
12.
Parc des Princes
Paris, France
6 matches
1938, 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

Sort:WC appearances Capacity Altitude Opening year Name

Stadium	Country	Capacity	Altitude	Opened	WC editions
Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã) Rio de Janeiro	Brazil	78,838	21 m	1950	1950, 2014
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
Camp Nou Barcelona	Spain	99,354	62 m	1957	1982
Wembley Stadium (old) London · demolished 2003	England	98,600	60 m	1923	1966
Santiago Bernabéu Madrid	Spain	81,044	720 m	1947	1982
Stade de France Saint-Denis	France	80,698	57 m	1998	1998
Luzhniki Stadium Moscow	Russia	78,011	159 m	1956	2018
White City Stadium London · demolished 1985	England	76,567	13 m	1908	1966
Old Trafford Manchester	England	74,310	45 m	1910	1966
Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha Brasília	Brazil	72,788	1,119 m	2013	2014
Krestovsky Stadium (Saint Petersburg Stadium) Saint Petersburg	Russia	68,134	16 m	2017	2018
Estadio Vicente Calderón Madrid · demolished 2019	Spain	65,695	583 m	1966	1982
Arena Castelão Fortaleza	Brazil	64,846	29 m	1973	2014
Estadio Benito Villamarín Seville	Spain	60,721	20 m	1929	1982
Estádio Mineirão Belo Horizonte	Brazil	58,170	850 m	1965	2014
Arena Fonte Nova Salvador	Brazil	51,900	55 m	2013	2014
Estádio Beira-Rio Porto Alegre	Brazil	50,128	9 m	1969	2014
Mestalla Valencia	Spain	49,500	20 m	1923	1982
Neo Química Arena São Paulo	Brazil	49,205	785 m	2014	2014
Fisht Olympic Stadium Sochi	Russia	47,659	1 m	2013	2018
San Mamés (old) Bilbao · demolished 2013	Spain	46,200	30 m	1913	1982
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
Arena Pernambuco São Lourenço da Mata	Brazil	44,248	26 m	2013	2014
Estadio Sarriá Barcelona · demolished 1997	Spain	44,000	95 m	1923	1982
Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Seville	Spain	43,883	19 m	1958	1982
Villa Park Birmingham	England	42,918	103 m	1897	1966
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Saint-Étienne	France	41,965	488 m	1931	1998
Arena Pantanal Cuiabá	Brazil	41,390	173 m	2014	2014
Arena da Amazônia Manaus	Brazil	40,549	41 m	2014	2014
Ligga Arena (Arena da Baixada) Curitiba	Brazil	40,502	910 m	1914	2014
Roker Park Sunderland · demolished 1997	England	40,310	30 m	1898	1966
Ayresome Park Middlesbrough · demolished 1997	England	40,000	11 m	1903	1966
Hillsborough Stadium Sheffield	England	39,732	69 m	1899	1966
Goodison Park Liverpool	England	39,414	46 m	1892	1966
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
Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero Elche	Spain	33,732	79 m	1976	1982
Estadio La Romareda Zaragoza	Spain	33,608	229 m	1957	1982
Stadium de Toulouse Toulouse	France	33,150	148 m	1937	1998
Stade de la Mosson Montpellier	France	32,939	41 m	1972	1998
Estadio Riazor A Coruña	Spain	32,660	28 m	1944	1982
Arena das Dunas Natal	Brazil	31,375	34 m	2014	2014
Estadio La Rosaleda Málaga	Spain	30,044	23 m	1941	1982
Estadio José Rico Pérez Alicante	Spain	30,000	79 m	1974	1982
El Molinón Gijón	Spain	29,538	5 m	1908	1982
Estadio de Balaídos Vigo	Spain	29,000	10 m	1928	1982
Estadio José Zorrilla Valladolid	Spain	26,512	719 m	1982	1982
Estadio Carlos Tartiere (old) Oviedo · demolished 2003	Spain	23,500	245 m	1932	1982