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Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

63 venues across 7 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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63
Stadiums
7
Host countries
1897
Oldest
Parc des Princes
2021
Newest
Lusail Stadium

Stadium map

Venues used in 1982, 1990, 1998, 2022, 2026 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details
63 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.
    Estadio BBVA
    Guadalupe, Mexico
    493 m
    cap 53,500
  7. 7.
    Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
    Saint-Étienne, France
    488 m
    cap 41,965
  8. 8.
    Mercedes-Benz Stadium
    Atlanta, United States
    313 m
    cap 71,000
  9. 9.
    Stadio delle Alpi
    Turin, Italy
    278 m
    cap 67,229
  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 1982, 1990, 1998, 2022, 2026
  1. 1.
    Lusail Stadium
    Lusail, Qatar
    10 matches
    2022 (10)
  2. 2.
    Stade de France
    Saint-Denis, France
    9 matches
    1998 (9)
  3. 3.
    AT&T Stadium
    Arlington, United States
    9 matches
    2026 (9)
  4. 4.
    Al Bayt Stadium
    Al Khor, Qatar
    9 matches
    2022 (9)
  5. 5.
    MetLife Stadium
    East Rutherford, United States
    8 matches
    2026 (8)
  6. 6.
    Mercedes-Benz Stadium
    Atlanta, United States
    8 matches
    2026 (8)
  7. 7.
    SoFi Stadium
    Inglewood, United States
    8 matches
    2026 (8)
  8. 8.
    Khalifa International Stadium
    Doha, Qatar
    8 matches
    2022 (8)
  9. 9.
    Education City Stadium
    Al Rayyan, Qatar
    8 matches
    2022 (8)
  10. 10.
    Al Thumama Stadium
    Doha, Qatar
    8 matches
    2022 (8)
  11. 11.
    NRG Stadium
    Houston, United States
    7 matches
    2026 (7)
  12. 12.
    Stade Vélodrome
    Marseille, France
    7 matches
    1938, 1998 (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

7 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)
1.90g/m
531 goals · 279 matches · 50 venues
Low (200-800m)
1.52g/m
73 goals · 48 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
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)
Milan
Italy75,923176 m19261934, 1990
Stade Vélodrome
Marseille
France67,39412 m19371938, 1998
Parc des Princes
Paris
France47,92942 m18971938, 1998
Stadio Artemio Franchi
Florence
Italy47,29051 m19311934, 1990
Stade de Gerland
Lyon
France41,000173 m19261938, 1998
Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Bologna
Italy38,27964 m19271934, 1990
Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Genoa
Italy36,59926 m19111934, 1990
Stade Chaban-Delmas
Bordeaux
France34,46224 m19381938, 1998
Camp Nou
Barcelona
Spain99,35462 m19571982
Lusail Stadium
Lusail
Qatar88,96610 m20212022
MetLife Stadium
East Rutherford
United States82,5009 m20102026
Santiago Bernabéu
Madrid
Spain81,044720 m19471982
Stade de France
Saint-Denis
France80,69857 m19981998
AT&T Stadium
Arlington
United States80,000177 m20092026
GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium
Kansas City
United States76,416273 m19722026
Stadio Olimpico
Rome
Italy73,60337 m19531990
NRG Stadium
Houston
United States72,22015 m20022026
Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Atlanta
United States71,000313 m20172026
SoFi Stadium
Inglewood
United States70,24045 m20202026
Lincoln Financial Field
Philadelphia
United States69,87913 m20032026
Al Bayt Stadium
Al Khor
Qatar68,8955 m20212022
Lumen Field
Seattle
United States68,74014 m20022026
Levi's Stadium
Santa Clara
United States68,5001 m20142026
Stadio delle Alpi
Turin · demolished 2008
Italy67,229278 m19901990
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
Stadio San Nicola
Bari
Italy58,27062 m19901990
Stadio Diego Armando Maradona
Naples
Italy54,72651 m19591990
BC Place
Vancouver
Canada54,50011 m19832026
Estadio BBVA
Guadalupe
Mexico53,500493 m20152026
Estadio Akron
Zapopan
Mexico49,8501,671 m20102026
Mestalla
Valencia
Spain49,50020 m19231982
San Mamés (old)
Bilbao · demolished 2013
Spain46,20030 m19131982
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
Stadium 974
Doha · demolished 2024
Qatar44,0897 m20212022
Estadio Sarriá
Barcelona · demolished 1997
Spain44,00095 m19231982
Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Seville
Spain43,88319 m19581982
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Saint-Étienne
France41,965488 m19311998
Stadio Friuli
Udine
Italy41,652115 m19761990
Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi
Verona
Italy39,37160 m19631990
Stadio Sant'Elia
Cagliari
Italy39,0001 m19701990
Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Lens
France37,70541 m19331998
Stadio Renzo Barbera
Palermo
Italy36,34943 m19321990
Stade de la Beaujoire
Nantes
France35,32227 m19841998
Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero
Elche
Spain33,73279 m19761982
Estadio La Romareda
Zaragoza
Spain33,608229 m19571982
Stadium de Toulouse
Toulouse
France33,150148 m19371998
Stade de la Mosson
Montpellier
France32,93941 m19721998
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