Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.
37 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
5
Host countries
1925
Oldest
Rheinstadion2020
Newest
SoFi StadiumStadium map
Venues used in 1974, 2018, 2026 — 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.
Estadio AztecaMexico City, Mexico2,287 mcap 87,000 - 2.Estadio AkronZapopan, Mexico1,671 mcap 49,850
- 3.Olympiastadion MünchenMunich, Germany524 mcap 80,000
- 4.Estadio BBVAGuadalupe, Mexico493 mcap 53,500
- 5.Mercedes-Benz StadiumAtlanta, United States313 mcap 71,000
- 6.
Yekaterinburg ArenaYekaterinburg, Russia277 mcap 35,696 - 7.GEHA Field at Arrowhead StadiumKansas City, United States273 mcap 76,416
- 8.MHPArenaStuttgart, Germany224 mcap 60,449
- 9.AT&T StadiumArlington, United States177 mcap 80,000
- 10.Samara ArenaSamara, Russia161 mcap 44,918
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)
Most-used venues
Ranked by match count in 1974, 2018, 2026
- 1.AT&T StadiumArlington, United States9 matches2026 (9)
- 2.MetLife StadiumEast Rutherford, United States8 matches2026 (8)
- 3.OlympiastadionBerlin, Germany8 matches1974 (8), 2006
- 4.Mercedes-Benz StadiumAtlanta, United States8 matches2026 (8)
- 5.SoFi StadiumInglewood, United States8 matches2026 (8)
- 6.Luzhniki StadiumMoscow, Russia7 matches2018 (7)
- 7.NRG StadiumHouston, United States7 matches2026 (7)
- 8.Krestovsky Stadium (Saint Petersburg Stadium)Saint Petersburg, Russia7 matches2018 (7)
- 9.Gillette StadiumFoxborough, United States7 matches2026 (7)
- 10.Hard Rock StadiumMiami Gardens, United States7 matches2026 (7)
- 11.
BC PlaceVancouver, Canada7 matches2026 (7) - 12.GEHA Field at Arrowhead StadiumKansas City, United States6 matches2026 (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)
1.44g/m
246 goals · 171 matches · 29 venues
Low (200-800m)
0.77g/m
20 goals · 26 matches · 5 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
| Stadium | Country | Capacity | Altitude | Opened | WC editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Estadio Azteca Mexico City | Mexico | 87,000 | 2,287 m | 1966 | 1970, 1986, 2026 |
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 |
MetLife Stadium East Rutherford | United States | 82,500 | 9 m | 2010 | 2026 |
Olympiastadion München Munich | Germany | 80,000 | 524 m | 1972 | 1974 |
AT&T Stadium Arlington | United States | 80,000 | 177 m | 2009 | 2026 |
Luzhniki Stadium Moscow | Russia | 78,011 | 159 m | 1956 | 2018 |
GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium Kansas City | United States | 76,416 | 273 m | 1972 | 2026 |
NRG Stadium Houston | United States | 72,220 | 15 m | 2002 | 2026 |
Mercedes-Benz Stadium Atlanta | United States | 71,000 | 313 m | 2017 | 2026 |
SoFi Stadium Inglewood | United States | 70,240 | 45 m | 2020 | 2026 |
Rheinstadion Düsseldorf · demolished 2002 | Germany | 70,000 | 38 m | 1925 | 1974 |
Parkstadion Gelsenkirchen · demolished 2008 | Germany | 70,000 | 57 m | 1973 | 1974 |
Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia | United States | 69,879 | 13 m | 2003 | 2026 |
Lumen Field Seattle | United States | 68,740 | 14 m | 2002 | 2026 |
Levi's Stadium Santa Clara | United States | 68,500 | 1 m | 2014 | 2026 |
Krestovsky Stadium (Saint Petersburg Stadium) Saint Petersburg | Russia | 68,134 | 16 m | 2017 | 2018 |
Gillette Stadium Foxborough | United States | 65,878 | 83 m | 2002 | 2026 |
Hard Rock Stadium Miami Gardens | United States | 65,326 | 13 m | 1987 | 2026 |
BC Place Vancouver | Canada | 54,500 | 11 m | 1983 | 2026 |
Estadio BBVA Guadalupe | Mexico | 53,500 | 493 m | 2015 | 2026 |
Estadio Akron Zapopan | Mexico | 49,850 | 1,671 m | 2010 | 2026 |
Fisht Olympic Stadium Sochi | Russia | 47,659 | 1 m | 2013 | 2018 |
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 |
Yekaterinburg Arena Yekaterinburg | Russia | 35,696 | 277 m | 1957 | 2018 |
Kaliningrad Stadium Kaliningrad | Russia | 35,212 | 5 m | 2018 | 2018 |
BMO Field Toronto | Canada | 30,000 | 81 m | 2007 | 2026 |