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Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

29 venues across 2 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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29
Stadiums
2
Host countries
1908
Oldest
El Molinón
2018
Newest
Nizhny Novgorod Stadium

Stadium map

Venues used in 1982, 2018 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details
29 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.
    Santiago Bernabéu
    Madrid, Spain
    720 m
    cap 81,044
  2. 2.
    Estadio José Zorrilla
    Valladolid, Spain
    719 m
    cap 26,512
  3. 3.
    Estadio Vicente Calderón
    Madrid, Spain
    583 m
    cap 65,695
  4. 4.
    Yekaterinburg Arena
    Yekaterinburg, Russia
    277 m
    cap 35,696
  5. 5.
    Estadio Carlos Tartiere (old)
    Oviedo, Spain
    245 m
    cap 23,500
  6. 6.
    Estadio La Romareda
    Zaragoza, Spain
    229 m
    cap 33,608
  7. 7.
    Samara Arena
    Samara, Russia
    161 m
    cap 44,918
  8. 8.
    Luzhniki Stadium
    Moscow, Russia
    159 m
    cap 78,011
  9. 9.
    Mordovia Arena
    Saransk, Russia
    144 m
    cap 44,442
  10. 10.
    Otkrytie Arena (Spartak Stadium)
    Moscow, Russia
    125 m
    cap 45,360
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1982, 2018
  1. 1.
    Luzhniki Stadium
    Moscow, Russia
    7 matches
    2018 (7)
  2. 2.
    Krestovsky Stadium (Saint Petersburg Stadium)
    Saint Petersburg, Russia
    7 matches
    2018 (7)
  3. 3.
    Fisht Olympic Stadium
    Sochi, Russia
    6 matches
    2018 (6)
  4. 4.
    Ak Bars Arena (Kazan Arena)
    Kazan, Russia
    6 matches
    2018 (6)
  5. 5.
    Samara Arena
    Samara, Russia
    6 matches
    2018 (6)
  6. 6.
    Nizhny Novgorod Stadium
    Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
    6 matches
    2018 (6)
  7. 7.
    Estadio José Zorrilla
    Valladolid, Spain
    6 matches
    1982 (6)
  8. 8.
    Camp Nou
    Barcelona, Spain
    5 matches
    1982 (5)
  9. 9.
    Otkrytie Arena (Spartak Stadium)
    Moscow, Russia
    5 matches
    2018 (5)
  10. 10.
    Rostov Arena
    Rostov-on-Don, Russia
    5 matches
    2018 (5)
  11. 11.
    Santiago Bernabéu
    Madrid, Spain
    4 matches
    1982 (4)
  12. 12.
    Volgograd Arena
    Volgograd, Russia
    4 matches
    2018 (4)
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

2 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)
2.74g/m
255 goals · 93 matches · 22 venues
Low (200-800m)
2.61g/m
60 goals · 23 matches · 6 venues
goals.sum / matches.count, grouped by elevation band

All venues

Sort:WC appearancesCapacityAltitudeOpening yearName
StadiumCountryCapacityAltitudeOpenedWC editions
Camp Nou
Barcelona
Spain99,35462 m19571982
Santiago Bernabéu
Madrid
Spain81,044720 m19471982
Luzhniki Stadium
Moscow
Russia78,011159 m19562018
Krestovsky Stadium (Saint Petersburg Stadium)
Saint Petersburg
Russia68,13416 m20172018
Estadio Vicente Calderón
Madrid · demolished 2019
Spain65,695583 m19661982
Estadio Benito Villamarín
Seville
Spain60,72120 m19291982
Mestalla
Valencia
Spain49,50020 m19231982
Fisht Olympic Stadium
Sochi
Russia47,6591 m20132018
San Mamés (old)
Bilbao · demolished 2013
Spain46,20030 m19131982
Volgograd Arena
Volgograd
Russia45,56894 m20182018
Ak Bars Arena (Kazan Arena)
Kazan
Russia45,37949 m20132018
Otkrytie Arena (Spartak Stadium)
Moscow
Russia45,360125 m20142018
Rostov Arena
Rostov-on-Don
Russia45,0000 m20182018
Samara Arena
Samara
Russia44,918161 m20182018
Nizhny Novgorod Stadium
Nizhny Novgorod
Russia44,89974 m20182018
Mordovia Arena
Saransk
Russia44,442144 m20172018
Estadio Sarriá
Barcelona · demolished 1997
Spain44,00095 m19231982
Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Seville
Spain43,88319 m19581982
Yekaterinburg Arena
Yekaterinburg
Russia35,696277 m19572018
Kaliningrad Stadium
Kaliningrad
Russia35,2125 m20182018
Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero
Elche
Spain33,73279 m19761982
Estadio La Romareda
Zaragoza
Spain33,608229 m19571982
Estadio Riazor
A Coruña
Spain32,66028 m19441982
Estadio La Rosaleda
Málaga
Spain30,04423 m19411982
Estadio José Rico Pérez
Alicante
Spain30,00079 m19741982
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