Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.
28 venues across 3 host nations for the selected years. Capacity, altitude, opening year, tournament appearances. Click any row to query the underlying API (GET /stadiums/{id}).
Tournament — click to filter (3 selected)
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Stadiums
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Host countries
1892
Oldest
Goodison Park2021
Newest
Lusail StadiumStadium map
Venues used in 1966, 2006, 2022 — 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.
Allianz ArenaMunich, Germany490 mcap 75,000 - 2.Max-Morlock-StadionNuremberg, Germany324 mcap 50,000
- 3.Fritz-Walter-StadionKaiserslautern, Germany292 mcap 49,850
- 4.MHPArenaStuttgart, Germany224 mcap 60,449
- 5.Deutsche Bank ParkFrankfurt, Germany116 mcap 51,500
- 6.Red Bull Arena (Leipzig)Leipzig, Germany114 mcap 47,069
- 7.Signal Iduna ParkDortmund, Germany108 mcap 81,365
- 8.Villa ParkBirmingham, England103 mcap 42,918
- 9.RheinEnergieStadionCologne, Germany71 mcap 50,000
- 10.Hillsborough StadiumSheffield, England69 mcap 39,732
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)
Most-used venues
Ranked by match count in 1966, 2006, 2022
- 1.Lusail StadiumLusail, Qatar10 matches2022 (10)
- 2.Wembley Stadium (old)London, England9 matches1966 (9)
- 3.Al Bayt StadiumAl Khor, Qatar9 matches2022 (9)
- 4.Khalifa International StadiumDoha, Qatar8 matches2022 (8)
- 5.Education City StadiumAl Rayyan, Qatar8 matches2022 (8)
- 6.Al Thumama StadiumDoha, Qatar8 matches2022 (8)
- 7.Ahmad bin Ali StadiumAl Rayyan, Qatar7 matches2022 (7)
- 8.Al Janoub StadiumAl Wakrah, Qatar7 matches2022 (7)
- 9.Stadium 974Doha, Qatar7 matches2022 (7)
- 10.Signal Iduna ParkDortmund, Germany6 matches1974, 2006 (6)
- 11.Allianz ArenaMunich, Germany6 matches2006 (6)
- 12.OlympiastadionBerlin, Germany6 matches1974, 2006 (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
3 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)
2.55g/m
352 goals · 138 matches · 24 venues
Low (200-800m)
2.55g/m
56 goals · 22 matches · 4 venues
goals.sum / matches.count, grouped by elevation band
All venues
| Stadium | Country | Capacity | Altitude | Opened | WC editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Signal Iduna Park Dortmund | Germany | 81,365 | 108 m | 1974 | 1974, 2006 |
Olympiastadion Berlin | Germany | 74,475 | 65 m | 1936 | 1974, 2006 |
MHPArena Stuttgart | Germany | 60,449 | 224 m | 1933 | 1974, 2006 |
Volksparkstadion Hamburg | Germany | 57,000 | 25 m | 1953 | 1974, 2006 |
Deutsche Bank Park Frankfurt | Germany | 51,500 | 116 m | 1925 | 1974, 2006 |
HDI-Arena Hannover | Germany | 49,000 | 65 m | 1954 | 1974, 2006 |
Wembley Stadium (old) London · demolished 2003 | England | 98,600 | 60 m | 1923 | 1966 |
Lusail Stadium Lusail | Qatar | 88,966 | 10 m | 2021 | 2022 |
White City Stadium London · demolished 1985 | England | 76,567 | 13 m | 1908 | 1966 |
Allianz Arena Munich | Germany | 75,000 | 490 m | 2005 | 2006 |
Old Trafford Manchester | England | 74,310 | 45 m | 1910 | 1966 |
Al Bayt Stadium Al Khor | Qatar | 68,895 | 5 m | 2021 | 2022 |
Veltins-Arena Gelsenkirchen | Germany | 62,271 | 57 m | 2001 | 2006 |
RheinEnergieStadion Cologne | Germany | 50,000 | 71 m | 2004 | 2006 |
Max-Morlock-Stadion Nuremberg | Germany | 50,000 | 324 m | 1928 | 2006 |
Fritz-Walter-Stadion Kaiserslautern | Germany | 49,850 | 292 m | 1920 | 2006 |
Red Bull Arena (Leipzig) Leipzig | Germany | 47,069 | 114 m | 2004 | 2006 |
Khalifa International Stadium Doha | Qatar | 45,857 | 26 m | 1976 | 2022 |
Ahmad bin Ali Stadium Al Rayyan | Qatar | 44,740 | 38 m | 2020 | 2022 |
Education City Stadium Al Rayyan | Qatar | 44,667 | 19 m | 2020 | 2022 |
Al Thumama Stadium Doha | Qatar | 44,400 | 17 m | 2021 | 2022 |
Al Janoub Stadium Al Wakrah | Qatar | 44,325 | 8 m | 2019 | 2022 |
Stadium 974 Doha · demolished 2024 | Qatar | 44,089 | 7 m | 2021 | 2022 |
Villa Park Birmingham | England | 42,918 | 103 m | 1897 | 1966 |
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 |