Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.
29 venues across 3 host nations for the selected years. Capacity, altitude, opening year, tournament appearances. Click any row to query the underlying API (GET /stadiums/{id}).
Tournament — click to filter (3 selected)
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Stadiums
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Host countries
1921
Oldest
Stanford Stadium2021
Newest
Lusail StadiumStadium map
Venues used in 1994, 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.Pontiac SilverdomePontiac, United States296 mcap 80,338
- 2.
Yekaterinburg ArenaYekaterinburg, Russia277 mcap 35,696 - 3.Rose BowlPasadena, United States247 mcap 92,800
- 4.Soldier FieldChicago, United States187 mcap 61,500
- 5.Samara ArenaSamara, Russia161 mcap 44,918
- 6.Luzhniki StadiumMoscow, Russia159 mcap 78,011
- 7.Cotton BowlDallas, United States149 mcap 92,100
- 8.Mordovia ArenaSaransk, Russia144 mcap 44,442
- 9.Otkrytie Arena (Spartak Stadium)Moscow, Russia125 mcap 45,360
- 10.Volgograd ArenaVolgograd, Russia94 mcap 45,568
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)
Most-used venues
Ranked by match count in 1994, 2018, 2022
- 1.Lusail StadiumLusail, Qatar10 matches2022 (10)
- 2.Al Bayt StadiumAl Khor, Qatar9 matches2022 (9)
- 3.Rose BowlPasadena, United States8 matches1994 (8)
- 4.Khalifa International StadiumDoha, Qatar8 matches2022 (8)
- 5.Education City StadiumAl Rayyan, Qatar8 matches2022 (8)
- 6.Al Thumama StadiumDoha, Qatar8 matches2022 (8)
- 7.Luzhniki StadiumMoscow, Russia7 matches2018 (7)
- 8.Giants StadiumEast Rutherford, United States7 matches1994 (7)
- 9.Krestovsky Stadium (Saint Petersburg Stadium)Saint Petersburg, Russia7 matches2018 (7)
- 10.Ahmad bin Ali StadiumAl Rayyan, Qatar7 matches2022 (7)
- 11.Al Janoub StadiumAl Wakrah, Qatar7 matches2022 (7)
- 12.Stadium 974Doha, Qatar7 matches2022 (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
3 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)
2.67g/m
438 goals · 164 matches · 26 venues
Low (200-800m)
2.75g/m
44 goals · 16 matches · 3 venues
goals.sum / matches.count, grouped by elevation band
All venues
| Stadium | Country | Capacity | Altitude | Opened | WC editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rose Bowl Pasadena | United States | 92,800 | 247 m | 1922 | 1994 |
Cotton Bowl Dallas | United States | 92,100 | 149 m | 1932 | 1994 |
Lusail Stadium Lusail | Qatar | 88,966 | 10 m | 2021 | 2022 |
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 |
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 |
Camping World Stadium Orlando | United States | 65,000 | 37 m | 1936 | 1994 |
Soldier Field Chicago | United States | 61,500 | 187 m | 1924 | 1994 |
RFK Stadium Washington · demolished 2025 | United States | 56,692 | 6 m | 1961 | 1994 |
Foxboro Stadium Foxborough · demolished 2002 | United States | 53,644 | 83 m | 1971 | 1994 |
Stanford Stadium Stanford | United States | 50,424 | 14 m | 1921 | 1994 |
Fisht Olympic Stadium Sochi | Russia | 47,659 | 1 m | 2013 | 2018 |
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 |
Yekaterinburg Arena Yekaterinburg | Russia | 35,696 | 277 m | 1957 | 2018 |
Kaliningrad Stadium Kaliningrad | Russia | 35,212 | 5 m | 2018 | 2018 |