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Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

36 venues across 4 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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36
Stadiums
4
Host countries
1897
Oldest
Parc des Princes
2021
Newest
Lusail Stadium

Stadium map

Venues used in 1978, 1998, 2014, 2022 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details
36 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.
    Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha
    Brasília, Brazil
    1,119 m
    cap 72,788
  2. 2.
    Ligga Arena (Arena da Baixada)
    Curitiba, Brazil
    910 m
    cap 40,502
  3. 3.
    Estádio Mineirão
    Belo Horizonte, Brazil
    850 m
    cap 58,170
  4. 4.
    Estadio Malvinas Argentinas
    Mendoza, Argentina
    839 m
    cap 40,268
  5. 5.
    Neo Química Arena
    São Paulo, Brazil
    785 m
    cap 49,205
  6. 6.
    Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
    Saint-Étienne, France
    488 m
    cap 41,965
  7. 7.
    Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes
    Córdoba, Argentina
    422 m
    cap 57,000
  8. 8.
    Stade de Gerland
    Lyon, France
    173 m
    cap 41,000
  9. 9.
    Arena Pantanal
    Cuiabá, Brazil
    173 m
    cap 41,390
  10. 10.
    Stadium de Toulouse
    Toulouse, France
    148 m
    cap 33,150
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1978, 1998, 2014, 2022
  1. 1.
    Lusail Stadium
    Lusail, Qatar
    10 matches
    2022 (10)
  2. 2.
    Estadio Monumental
    Buenos Aires, Argentina
    9 matches
    1978 (9)
  3. 3.
    Stade de France
    Saint-Denis, France
    9 matches
    1998 (9)
  4. 4.
    Al Bayt Stadium
    Al Khor, Qatar
    9 matches
    2022 (9)
  5. 5.
    Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes
    Córdoba, Argentina
    8 matches
    1978 (8)
  6. 6.
    Khalifa International Stadium
    Doha, Qatar
    8 matches
    2022 (8)
  7. 7.
    Education City Stadium
    Al Rayyan, Qatar
    8 matches
    2022 (8)
  8. 8.
    Al Thumama Stadium
    Doha, Qatar
    8 matches
    2022 (8)
  9. 9.
    Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã)
    Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    7 matches
    1950, 2014 (7)
  10. 10.
    Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha
    Brasília, Brazil
    7 matches
    2014 (7)
  11. 11.
    Stade Vélodrome
    Marseille, France
    7 matches
    1938, 1998 (7)
  12. 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

4 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)
2.66g/m
498 goals · 187 matches · 29 venues
Low (200-800m)
2.85g/m
57 goals · 20 matches · 3 venues
Mid (800-1500m)
2.65g/m
61 goals · 23 matches · 4 venues
goals.sum / matches.count, grouped by elevation band

All venues

Sort:WC appearancesCapacityAltitudeOpening yearName
StadiumCountryCapacityAltitudeOpenedWC editions
Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã)
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil78,83821 m19501950, 2014
Stade Vélodrome
Marseille
France67,39412 m19371938, 1998
Parc des Princes
Paris
France47,92942 m18971938, 1998
Stade de Gerland
Lyon
France41,000173 m19261938, 1998
Stade Chaban-Delmas
Bordeaux
France34,46224 m19381938, 1998
Lusail Stadium
Lusail
Qatar88,96610 m20212022
Estadio Monumental
Buenos Aires
Argentina83,21415 m19381978
Stade de France
Saint-Denis
France80,69857 m19981998
Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha
Brasília
Brazil72,7881,119 m20132014
Al Bayt Stadium
Al Khor
Qatar68,8955 m20212022
Arena Castelão
Fortaleza
Brazil64,84629 m19732014
Estádio Mineirão
Belo Horizonte
Brazil58,170850 m19652014
Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes
Córdoba
Argentina57,000422 m19781978
Arena Fonte Nova
Salvador
Brazil51,90055 m20132014
Estádio Beira-Rio
Porto Alegre
Brazil50,1289 m19692014
Estadio José Amalfitani
Buenos Aires
Argentina49,54018 m19511978
Neo Química Arena
São Paulo
Brazil49,205785 m20142014
Khalifa International Stadium
Doha
Qatar45,85726 m19762022
Ahmad bin Ali Stadium
Al Rayyan
Qatar44,74038 m20202022
Education City Stadium
Al Rayyan
Qatar44,66719 m20202022
Al Thumama Stadium
Doha
Qatar44,40017 m20212022
Al Janoub Stadium
Al Wakrah
Qatar44,3258 m20192022
Arena Pernambuco
São Lourenço da Mata
Brazil44,24826 m20132014
Stadium 974
Doha · demolished 2024
Qatar44,0897 m20212022
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Saint-Étienne
France41,965488 m19311998
Estadio Gigante de Arroyito
Rosario
Argentina41,6549 m19291978
Arena Pantanal
Cuiabá
Brazil41,390173 m20142014
Arena da Amazônia
Manaus
Brazil40,54941 m20142014
Ligga Arena (Arena da Baixada)
Curitiba
Brazil40,502910 m19142014
Estadio Malvinas Argentinas
Mendoza
Argentina40,268839 m19781978
Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Lens
France37,70541 m19331998
Estadio José María Minella
Mar del Plata
Argentina35,50012 m19781978
Stade de la Beaujoire
Nantes
France35,32227 m19841998
Stadium de Toulouse
Toulouse
France33,150148 m19371998
Stade de la Mosson
Montpellier
France32,93941 m19721998
Arena das Dunas
Natal
Brazil31,37534 m20142014