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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1911

Oldest

Stadio Luigi Ferraris

2021

Newest

Lusail Stadium

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Venues used in 1978, 1990, 2006, 2018, 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.
Estadio Malvinas Argentinas
Mendoza, Argentina
839 m
cap 40,268
2.
Allianz Arena
Munich, Germany
490 m
cap 75,000
3.
Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes
Córdoba, Argentina
422 m
cap 57,000
4.
Max-Morlock-Stadion
Nuremberg, Germany
324 m
cap 50,000
5.
Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Kaiserslautern, Germany
292 m
cap 49,850
6.
Stadio delle Alpi
Turin, Italy
278 m
cap 67,229
7.
Yekaterinburg Arena
Yekaterinburg, Russia
277 m
cap 35,696
8.
MHPArena
Stuttgart, Germany
224 m
cap 60,449
9.
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)
Milan, Italy
176 m
cap 75,923
10.
Samara Arena
Samara, Russia
161 m
cap 44,918

GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1978, 1990, 2006, 2018, 2022

1.
Lusail Stadium
Lusail, Qatar
10 matches
2022 (10)
2.
Estadio Monumental
Buenos Aires, Argentina
9 matches
1978 (9)
3.
Al Bayt Stadium
Al Khor, Qatar
9 matches
2022 (9)
4.
Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes
Córdoba, Argentina
8 matches
1978 (8)
5.
Khalifa International Stadium
Doha, Qatar
8 matches
2022 (8)
6.
Education City Stadium
Al Rayyan, Qatar
8 matches
2022 (8)
7.
Al Thumama Stadium
Doha, Qatar
8 matches
2022 (8)
8.
Luzhniki Stadium
Moscow, Russia
7 matches
2018 (7)
9.
Krestovsky Stadium (Saint Petersburg Stadium)
Saint Petersburg, Russia
7 matches
2018 (7)
10.
Ahmad bin Ali Stadium
Al Rayyan, Qatar
7 matches
2022 (7)
11.
Al Janoub Stadium
Al Wakrah, Qatar
7 matches
2022 (7)
12.
Stadium 974
Doha, 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

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)

2.46g/m

584 goals · 237 matches · 42 venues

Low (200-800m)

2.69g/m

105 goals · 39 matches · 7 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
Signal Iduna Park Dortmund	Germany	81,365	108 m	1974	1974, 2006
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro) Milan	Italy	75,923	176 m	1926	1934, 1990
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
Stadio Artemio Franchi Florence	Italy	47,290	51 m	1931	1934, 1990
Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Bologna	Italy	38,279	64 m	1927	1934, 1990
Stadio Luigi Ferraris Genoa	Italy	36,599	26 m	1911	1934, 1990
Lusail Stadium Lusail	Qatar	88,966	10 m	2021	2022
Estadio Monumental Buenos Aires	Argentina	83,214	15 m	1938	1978
Luzhniki Stadium Moscow	Russia	78,011	159 m	1956	2018
Allianz Arena Munich	Germany	75,000	490 m	2005	2006
Stadio Olimpico Rome	Italy	73,603	37 m	1953	1990
Al Bayt Stadium Al Khor	Qatar	68,895	5 m	2021	2022
Krestovsky Stadium (Saint Petersburg Stadium) Saint Petersburg	Russia	68,134	16 m	2017	2018
Stadio delle Alpi Turin · demolished 2008	Italy	67,229	278 m	1990	1990
Veltins-Arena Gelsenkirchen	Germany	62,271	57 m	2001	2006
Stadio San Nicola Bari	Italy	58,270	62 m	1990	1990
Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes Córdoba	Argentina	57,000	422 m	1978	1978
Stadio Diego Armando Maradona Naples	Italy	54,726	51 m	1959	1990
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
Estadio José Amalfitani Buenos Aires	Argentina	49,540	18 m	1951	1978
Fisht Olympic Stadium Sochi	Russia	47,659	1 m	2013	2018
Red Bull Arena (Leipzig) Leipzig	Germany	47,069	114 m	2004	2006
Khalifa International Stadium Doha	Qatar	45,857	26 m	1976	2022
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
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
Mordovia Arena Saransk	Russia	44,442	144 m	2017	2018
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 Gigante de Arroyito Rosario	Argentina	41,654	9 m	1929	1978
Stadio Friuli Udine	Italy	41,652	115 m	1976	1990
Estadio Malvinas Argentinas Mendoza	Argentina	40,268	839 m	1978	1978
Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi Verona	Italy	39,371	60 m	1963	1990
Stadio Sant'Elia Cagliari	Italy	39,000	1 m	1970	1990
Stadio Renzo Barbera Palermo	Italy	36,349	43 m	1932	1990
Yekaterinburg Arena Yekaterinburg	Russia	35,696	277 m	1957	2018
Estadio José María Minella Mar del Plata	Argentina	35,500	12 m	1978	1978
Kaliningrad Stadium Kaliningrad	Russia	35,212	5 m	2018	2018