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Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

66 venues across 8 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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66
Stadiums
8
Host countries
1897
Oldest
Parc des Princes
2021
Newest
Lusail Stadium

Stadium map

Venues used in 1998, 2002, 2018, 2022, 2026 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details
66 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.
    Estadio BBVA
    Guadalupe, Mexico
    493 m
    cap 53,500
  4. 4.
    Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
    Saint-Étienne, France
    488 m
    cap 41,965
  5. 5.
    Mercedes-Benz Stadium
    Atlanta, United States
    313 m
    cap 71,000
  6. 6.
    Yekaterinburg Arena
    Yekaterinburg, Russia
    277 m
    cap 35,696
  7. 7.
    GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium
    Kansas City, United States
    273 m
    cap 76,416
  8. 8.
    AT&T Stadium
    Arlington, United States
    177 m
    cap 80,000
  9. 9.
    Stade de Gerland
    Lyon, France
    173 m
    cap 41,000
  10. 10.
    Samara Arena
    Samara, Russia
    161 m
    cap 44,918
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1998, 2002, 2018, 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.
    Luzhniki Stadium
    Moscow, Russia
    7 matches
    2018 (7)
  12. 12.
    NRG Stadium
    Houston, United States
    7 matches
    2026 (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

8 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)
2.01g/m
643 goals · 320 matches · 57 venues
Low (200-800m)
0.82g/m
23 goals · 28 matches · 5 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
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
MetLife Stadium
East Rutherford
United States82,5009 m20102026
Stade de France
Saint-Denis
France80,69857 m19981998
AT&T Stadium
Arlington
United States80,000177 m20092026
Luzhniki Stadium
Moscow
Russia78,011159 m19562018
GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium
Kansas City
United States76,416273 m19722026
International Stadium Yokohama
Yokohama
Japan72,32738 m19982002
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
Krestovsky Stadium (Saint Petersburg Stadium)
Saint Petersburg
Russia68,13416 m20172018
Seoul World Cup Stadium
Seoul
South Korea66,70429 m20012002
Daegu World Cup Stadium
Daegu
South Korea66,42282 m20012002
Gillette Stadium
Foxborough
United States65,87883 m20022026
Hard Rock Stadium
Miami Gardens
United States65,32613 m19872026
Saitama Stadium 2002
Saitama
Japan63,70011 m20012002
BC Place
Vancouver
Canada54,50011 m19832026
Busan Asiad Stadium
Busan
South Korea53,76925 m20012002
Estadio BBVA
Guadalupe
Mexico53,500493 m20152026
Shizuoka Stadium ECOPA
Fukuroi
Japan50,88950 m20012002
Incheon Munhak Stadium
Incheon
South Korea50,25638 m20022002
Estadio Akron
Zapopan
Mexico49,8501,671 m20102026
Miyagi Stadium
Rifu
Japan49,00056 m20002002
Fisht Olympic Stadium
Sochi
Russia47,6591 m20132018
Yanmar Stadium Nagai
Osaka
Japan47,00013 m19962002
Khalifa International Stadium
Doha
Qatar45,85726 m19762022
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
Ahmad bin Ali Stadium
Al Rayyan
Qatar44,74038 m20202022
Education City Stadium
Al Rayyan
Qatar44,66719 m20202022
Mordovia Arena
Saransk
Russia44,442144 m20172018
Al Thumama Stadium
Doha
Qatar44,40017 m20212022
Al Janoub Stadium
Al Wakrah
Qatar44,3258 m20192022
Stadium 974
Doha · demolished 2024
Qatar44,0897 m20212022
Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium
Ulsan
South Korea43,5508 m20012002
Suwon World Cup Stadium
Suwon
South Korea43,28868 m20012002
Gwangju World Cup Stadium
Gwangju
South Korea42,88048 m20012002
Jeonju World Cup Stadium
Jeonju
South Korea42,47713 m20012002
Niigata Stadium (Big Swan)
Niigata
Japan42,3001 m20012002
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Saint-Étienne
France41,965488 m19311998
Sapporo Dome
Sapporo
Japan41,484101 m20012002
Kashima Soccer Stadium
Kashima
Japan40,72851 m19932002
Daejeon World Cup Stadium
Daejeon
South Korea40,53561 m20012002
Ōita Stadium (Big Eye)
Ōita
Japan40,000108 m20012002
Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Lens
France37,70541 m19331998
Yekaterinburg Arena
Yekaterinburg
Russia35,696277 m19572018
Jeju World Cup Stadium
Seogwipo
South Korea35,65772 m20012002
Stade de la Beaujoire
Nantes
France35,32227 m19841998
Kaliningrad Stadium
Kaliningrad
Russia35,2125 m20182018
Stadium de Toulouse
Toulouse
France33,150148 m19371998
Stade de la Mosson
Montpellier
France32,93941 m19721998
Noevir Stadium Kobe
Kobe
Japan30,132-1 m20012002
BMO Field
Toronto
Canada30,00081 m20072026