Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

50 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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1897

Oldest

Parc des Princes

2021

Newest

Lusail Stadium

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Venues used in 1978, 1982, 1994, 1998, 2022 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details

50 venues

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Highest-altitude venues

Estadio Azteca's 2,287m made 1986 famous. Toluca tops out higher.

1.
Estadio Malvinas Argentinas
Mendoza, Argentina
839 m
cap 40,268
2.
Santiago Bernabéu
Madrid, Spain
720 m
cap 81,044
3.
Estadio José Zorrilla
Valladolid, Spain
719 m
cap 26,512
4.
Estadio Vicente Calderón
Madrid, Spain
583 m
cap 65,695
5.
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Saint-Étienne, France
488 m
cap 41,965
6.
Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes
Córdoba, Argentina
422 m
cap 57,000
7.
Pontiac Silverdome
Pontiac, United States
296 m
cap 80,338
8.
Rose Bowl
Pasadena, United States
247 m
cap 92,800
9.
Estadio Carlos Tartiere (old)
Oviedo, Spain
245 m
cap 23,500
10.
Estadio La Romareda
Zaragoza, Spain
229 m
cap 33,608

GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1978, 1982, 1994, 1998, 2022

1.
Lusail Stadium
Lusail, Qatar
10 matches
2022 (10)
2.
Estadio Monumental
Buenos Aires, Argentina
9 matches
1978 (9)
3.
Stade de France
Saint-Denis, France
9 matches
1998 (9)
4.
Al Bayt Stadium
Al Khor, Qatar
9 matches
2022 (9)
5.
Rose Bowl
Pasadena, United States
8 matches
1994 (8)
6.
Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes
Córdoba, Argentina
8 matches
1978 (8)
7.
Khalifa International Stadium
Doha, Qatar
8 matches
2022 (8)
8.
Education City Stadium
Al Rayyan, Qatar
8 matches
2022 (8)
9.
Al Thumama Stadium
Doha, Qatar
8 matches
2022 (8)
10.
Giants Stadium
East Rutherford, United States
7 matches
1994 (7)
11.
Stade Vélodrome
Marseille, France
7 matches
1938, 1998 (7)
12.
Ahmad bin Ali Stadium
Al Rayyan, Qatar
7 matches
2022 (7)

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

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Goals per match by stadium altitude

Does the air thin out the defense? Bands aligned with FIFA altitude-acclimatization thresholds.

Sea level (<200m)

2.67g/m

584 goals · 219 matches · 39 venues

Low (200-800m)

2.93g/m

132 goals · 45 matches · 9 venues

Mid (800-1500m)

2.67g/m

16 goals · 6 matches · 1 venue

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
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
Rose Bowl Pasadena	United States	92,800	247 m	1922	1994
Cotton Bowl Dallas	United States	92,100	149 m	1932	1994
Lusail Stadium Lusail	Qatar	88,966	10 m	2021	2022
Estadio Monumental Buenos Aires	Argentina	83,214	15 m	1938	1978
Santiago Bernabéu Madrid	Spain	81,044	720 m	1947	1982
Stade de France Saint-Denis	France	80,698	57 m	1998	1998
Pontiac Silverdome Pontiac · demolished 2018	United States	80,338	296 m	1975	1994
Giants Stadium East Rutherford · demolished 2010	United States	75,338	23 m	1976	1994
Al Bayt Stadium Al Khor	Qatar	68,895	5 m	2021	2022
Estadio Vicente Calderón Madrid · demolished 2019	Spain	65,695	583 m	1966	1982
Camping World Stadium Orlando	United States	65,000	37 m	1936	1994
Soldier Field Chicago	United States	61,500	187 m	1924	1994
Estadio Benito Villamarín Seville	Spain	60,721	20 m	1929	1982
Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes Córdoba	Argentina	57,000	422 m	1978	1978
RFK Stadium Washington · demolished 2025	United States	56,692	6 m	1961	1994
Foxboro Stadium Foxborough · demolished 2002	United States	53,644	83 m	1971	1994
Stanford Stadium Stanford	United States	50,424	14 m	1921	1994
Estadio José Amalfitani Buenos Aires	Argentina	49,540	18 m	1951	1978
Mestalla Valencia	Spain	49,500	20 m	1923	1982
San Mamés (old) Bilbao · demolished 2013	Spain	46,200	30 m	1913	1982
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
Estadio Sarriá Barcelona · demolished 1997	Spain	44,000	95 m	1923	1982
Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Seville	Spain	43,883	19 m	1958	1982
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Saint-Étienne	France	41,965	488 m	1931	1998
Estadio Gigante de Arroyito Rosario	Argentina	41,654	9 m	1929	1978
Estadio Malvinas Argentinas Mendoza	Argentina	40,268	839 m	1978	1978
Stade Bollaert-Delelis Lens	France	37,705	41 m	1933	1998
Estadio José María Minella Mar del Plata	Argentina	35,500	12 m	1978	1978
Stade de la Beaujoire Nantes	France	35,322	27 m	1984	1998
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
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