Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

77 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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Stadiums

Host countries

1911

Oldest

Stadio Luigi Ferraris

2018

Newest

Nizhny Novgorod Stadium

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Venues used in 1990, 1994, 2002, 2006, 2014, 2018 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details

77 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.
Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha
Brasília, Brazil
1,119 m
cap 72,788
2.
Ligga Arena (Arena da Baixada)
Curitiba, Brazil
910 m
cap 40,502
3.
Estádio Mineirão
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
850 m
cap 58,170
4.
Neo Química Arena
São Paulo, Brazil
785 m
cap 49,205
5.
Allianz Arena
Munich, Germany
490 m
cap 75,000
6.
Max-Morlock-Stadion
Nuremberg, Germany
324 m
cap 50,000
7.
Pontiac Silverdome
Pontiac, United States
296 m
cap 80,338
8.
Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Kaiserslautern, Germany
292 m
cap 49,850
9.
Stadio delle Alpi
Turin, Italy
278 m
cap 67,229
10.
Yekaterinburg Arena
Yekaterinburg, Russia
277 m
cap 35,696

GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1990, 1994, 2002, 2006, 2014, 2018

1.
Rose Bowl
Pasadena, United States
8 matches
1994 (8)
2.
Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
7 matches
1950, 2014 (7)
3.
Luzhniki Stadium
Moscow, Russia
7 matches
2018 (7)
4.
Giants Stadium
East Rutherford, United States
7 matches
1994 (7)
5.
Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha
Brasília, Brazil
7 matches
2014 (7)
6.
Krestovsky Stadium (Saint Petersburg Stadium)
Saint Petersburg, Russia
7 matches
2018 (7)
7.
Cotton Bowl
Dallas, United States
6 matches
1994 (6)
8.
Signal Iduna Park
Dortmund, Germany
6 matches
1974, 2006 (6)
9.
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)
Milan, Italy
6 matches
1934, 1990 (6)
10.
Allianz Arena
Munich, Germany
6 matches
2006 (6)
11.
Olympiastadion
Berlin, Germany
6 matches
1974, 2006 (6)
12.
Stadio Olimpico
Rome, Italy
6 matches
1990 (6)

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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

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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)

2.52g/m

733 goals · 291 matches · 63 venues

Low (200-800m)

2.43g/m

119 goals · 49 matches · 9 venues

Mid (800-1500m)

2.65g/m

45 goals · 17 matches · 3 venues

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
Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã) Rio de Janeiro	Brazil	78,838	21 m	1950	1950, 2014
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
Rose Bowl Pasadena	United States	92,800	247 m	1922	1994
Cotton Bowl Dallas	United States	92,100	149 m	1932	1994
Pontiac Silverdome Pontiac · demolished 2018	United States	80,338	296 m	1975	1994
Luzhniki Stadium Moscow	Russia	78,011	159 m	1956	2018
Giants Stadium East Rutherford · demolished 2010	United States	75,338	23 m	1976	1994
Allianz Arena Munich	Germany	75,000	490 m	2005	2006
Stadio Olimpico Rome	Italy	73,603	37 m	1953	1990
Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha Brasília	Brazil	72,788	1,119 m	2013	2014
International Stadium Yokohama Yokohama	Japan	72,327	38 m	1998	2002
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
Seoul World Cup Stadium Seoul	South Korea	66,704	29 m	2001	2002
Daegu World Cup Stadium Daegu	South Korea	66,422	82 m	2001	2002
Camping World Stadium Orlando	United States	65,000	37 m	1936	1994
Arena Castelão Fortaleza	Brazil	64,846	29 m	1973	2014
Saitama Stadium 2002 Saitama	Japan	63,700	11 m	2001	2002
Veltins-Arena Gelsenkirchen	Germany	62,271	57 m	2001	2006
Soldier Field Chicago	United States	61,500	187 m	1924	1994
Stadio San Nicola Bari	Italy	58,270	62 m	1990	1990
Estádio Mineirão Belo Horizonte	Brazil	58,170	850 m	1965	2014
RFK Stadium Washington · demolished 2025	United States	56,692	6 m	1961	1994
Stadio Diego Armando Maradona Naples	Italy	54,726	51 m	1959	1990
Busan Asiad Stadium Busan	South Korea	53,769	25 m	2001	2002
Foxboro Stadium Foxborough · demolished 2002	United States	53,644	83 m	1971	1994
Arena Fonte Nova Salvador	Brazil	51,900	55 m	2013	2014
Shizuoka Stadium ECOPA Fukuroi	Japan	50,889	50 m	2001	2002
Stanford Stadium Stanford	United States	50,424	14 m	1921	1994
Incheon Munhak Stadium Incheon	South Korea	50,256	38 m	2002	2002
Estádio Beira-Rio Porto Alegre	Brazil	50,128	9 m	1969	2014
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
Neo Química Arena São Paulo	Brazil	49,205	785 m	2014	2014
Miyagi Stadium Rifu	Japan	49,000	56 m	2000	2002
Fisht Olympic Stadium Sochi	Russia	47,659	1 m	2013	2018
Red Bull Arena (Leipzig) Leipzig	Germany	47,069	114 m	2004	2006
Yanmar Stadium Nagai Osaka	Japan	47,000	13 m	1996	2002
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
Mordovia Arena Saransk	Russia	44,442	144 m	2017	2018
Arena Pernambuco São Lourenço da Mata	Brazil	44,248	26 m	2013	2014
Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium Ulsan	South Korea	43,550	8 m	2001	2002
Suwon World Cup Stadium Suwon	South Korea	43,288	68 m	2001	2002
Gwangju World Cup Stadium Gwangju	South Korea	42,880	48 m	2001	2002
Jeonju World Cup Stadium Jeonju	South Korea	42,477	13 m	2001	2002
Niigata Stadium (Big Swan) Niigata	Japan	42,300	1 m	2001	2002
Stadio Friuli Udine	Italy	41,652	115 m	1976	1990
Sapporo Dome Sapporo	Japan	41,484	101 m	2001	2002
Arena Pantanal Cuiabá	Brazil	41,390	173 m	2014	2014
Kashima Soccer Stadium Kashima	Japan	40,728	51 m	1993	2002
Arena da Amazônia Manaus	Brazil	40,549	41 m	2014	2014
Daejeon World Cup Stadium Daejeon	South Korea	40,535	61 m	2001	2002
Ligga Arena (Arena da Baixada) Curitiba	Brazil	40,502	910 m	1914	2014
Ōita Stadium (Big Eye) Ōita	Japan	40,000	108 m	2001	2002
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
Jeju World Cup Stadium Seogwipo	South Korea	35,657	72 m	2001	2002
Kaliningrad Stadium Kaliningrad	Russia	35,212	5 m	2018	2018
Arena das Dunas Natal	Brazil	31,375	34 m	2014	2014
Noevir Stadium Kobe Kobe	Japan	30,132	-1 m	2001	2002