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Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

54 venues across 6 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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54
Stadiums
6
Host countries
1908
Oldest
El Molinón
2020
Newest
SoFi Stadium

Stadium map

Venues used in 1974, 1982, 2018, 2026 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details
54 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 Azteca
    Mexico City, Mexico
    2,287 m
    cap 87,000
  2. 2.
    Estadio Akron
    Zapopan, Mexico
    1,671 m
    cap 49,850
  3. 3.
    Santiago Bernabéu
    Madrid, Spain
    720 m
    cap 81,044
  4. 4.
    Estadio José Zorrilla
    Valladolid, Spain
    719 m
    cap 26,512
  5. 5.
    Estadio Vicente Calderón
    Madrid, Spain
    583 m
    cap 65,695
  6. 6.
    Olympiastadion München
    Munich, Germany
    524 m
    cap 80,000
  7. 7.
    Estadio BBVA
    Guadalupe, Mexico
    493 m
    cap 53,500
  8. 8.
    Mercedes-Benz Stadium
    Atlanta, United States
    313 m
    cap 71,000
  9. 9.
    Yekaterinburg Arena
    Yekaterinburg, Russia
    277 m
    cap 35,696
  10. 10.
    GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium
    Kansas City, United States
    273 m
    cap 76,416
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1974, 1982, 2018, 2026
  1. 1.
    AT&T Stadium
    Arlington, United States
    9 matches
    2026 (9)
  2. 2.
    MetLife Stadium
    East Rutherford, United States
    8 matches
    2026 (8)
  3. 3.
    Olympiastadion
    Berlin, Germany
    8 matches
    1974 (8), 2006
  4. 4.
    Mercedes-Benz Stadium
    Atlanta, United States
    8 matches
    2026 (8)
  5. 5.
    SoFi Stadium
    Inglewood, United States
    8 matches
    2026 (8)
  6. 6.
    Luzhniki Stadium
    Moscow, Russia
    7 matches
    2018 (7)
  7. 7.
    NRG Stadium
    Houston, United States
    7 matches
    2026 (7)
  8. 8.
    Krestovsky Stadium (Saint Petersburg Stadium)
    Saint Petersburg, Russia
    7 matches
    2018 (7)
  9. 9.
    Gillette Stadium
    Foxborough, United States
    7 matches
    2026 (7)
  10. 10.
    Hard Rock Stadium
    Miami Gardens, United States
    7 matches
    2026 (7)
  11. 11.
    BC Place
    Vancouver, Canada
    7 matches
    2026 (7)
  12. 12.
    GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium
    Kansas City, United States
    6 matches
    2026 (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

6 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)
1.67g/m
341 goals · 204 matches · 40 venues
Low (200-800m)
1.58g/m
71 goals · 45 matches · 10 venues
High (1500-2200m)
0.00g/m
0 goals · 4 matches · 1 venue
Very high (≥2200m)
0.00g/m
0 goals · 5 matches · 1 venue
goals.sum / matches.count, grouped by elevation band

All venues

Sort:WC appearancesCapacityAltitudeOpening yearName
StadiumCountryCapacityAltitudeOpenedWC editions
Estadio Azteca
Mexico City
Mexico87,0002,287 m19661970, 1986, 2026
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
MetLife Stadium
East Rutherford
United States82,5009 m20102026
Santiago Bernabéu
Madrid
Spain81,044720 m19471982
Olympiastadion München
Munich
Germany80,000524 m19721974
AT&T Stadium
Arlington
United States80,000177 m20092026
Luzhniki Stadium
Moscow
Russia78,011159 m19562018
GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium
Kansas City
United States76,416273 m19722026
NRG Stadium
Houston
United States72,22015 m20022026
Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Atlanta
United States71,000313 m20172026
SoFi Stadium
Inglewood
United States70,24045 m20202026
Rheinstadion
Düsseldorf · demolished 2002
Germany70,00038 m19251974
Parkstadion
Gelsenkirchen · demolished 2008
Germany70,00057 m19731974
Lincoln Financial Field
Philadelphia
United States69,87913 m20032026
Lumen Field
Seattle
United States68,74014 m20022026
Levi's Stadium
Santa Clara
United States68,5001 m20142026
Krestovsky Stadium (Saint Petersburg Stadium)
Saint Petersburg
Russia68,13416 m20172018
Gillette Stadium
Foxborough
United States65,87883 m20022026
Estadio Vicente Calderón
Madrid · demolished 2019
Spain65,695583 m19661982
Hard Rock Stadium
Miami Gardens
United States65,32613 m19872026
Estadio Benito Villamarín
Seville
Spain60,72120 m19291982
BC Place
Vancouver
Canada54,50011 m19832026
Estadio BBVA
Guadalupe
Mexico53,500493 m20152026
Estadio Akron
Zapopan
Mexico49,8501,671 m20102026
Mestalla
Valencia
Spain49,50020 m19231982
Fisht Olympic Stadium
Sochi
Russia47,6591 m20132018
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
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
BMO Field
Toronto
Canada30,00081 m20072026
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