Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

32 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}).

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Stadiums

Host countries

1956

Oldest

Luzhniki Stadium

2018

Newest

Nizhny Novgorod Stadium

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

32 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.
Yekaterinburg Arena
Yekaterinburg, Russia
277 m
cap 35,696
2.
Samara Arena
Samara, Russia
161 m
cap 44,918
3.
Luzhniki Stadium
Moscow, Russia
159 m
cap 78,011
4.
Mordovia Arena
Saransk, Russia
144 m
cap 44,442
5.
Otkrytie Arena (Spartak Stadium)
Moscow, Russia
125 m
cap 45,360
6.
Ōita Stadium (Big Eye)
Ōita, Japan
108 m
cap 40,000
7.
Sapporo Dome
Sapporo, Japan
101 m
cap 41,484
8.
Volgograd Arena
Volgograd, Russia
94 m
cap 45,568
9.
Daegu World Cup Stadium
Daegu, South Korea
82 m
cap 66,422
10.
Nizhny Novgorod Stadium
Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
74 m
cap 44,899

GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 2002, 2018

1.
Luzhniki Stadium
Moscow, Russia
7 matches
2018 (7)
2.
Krestovsky Stadium (Saint Petersburg Stadium)
Saint Petersburg, Russia
7 matches
2018 (7)
3.
Seoul World Cup Stadium
Seoul, South Korea
6 matches
2002 (6)
4.
Fisht Olympic Stadium
Sochi, Russia
6 matches
2018 (6)
5.
Ak Bars Arena (Kazan Arena)
Kazan, Russia
6 matches
2018 (6)
6.
Samara Arena
Samara, Russia
6 matches
2018 (6)
7.
Nizhny Novgorod Stadium
Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
6 matches
2018 (6)
8.
Otkrytie Arena (Spartak Stadium)
Moscow, Russia
5 matches
2018 (5)
9.
Rostov Arena
Rostov-on-Don, Russia
5 matches
2018 (5)
10.
International Stadium Yokohama
Yokohama, Japan
4 matches
2002 (4)
11.
Daegu World Cup Stadium
Daegu, South Korea
4 matches
2002 (4)
12.
Saitama Stadium 2002
Saitama, Japan
4 matches
2002 (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

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)

2.60g/m

314 goals · 121 matches · 29 venues

Low (200-800m)

2.25g/m

9 goals · 4 matches · 1 venue

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
Luzhniki Stadium Moscow	Russia	78,011	159 m	1956	2018
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
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
Saitama Stadium 2002 Saitama	Japan	63,700	11 m	2001	2002
Busan Asiad Stadium Busan	South Korea	53,769	25 m	2001	2002
Shizuoka Stadium ECOPA Fukuroi	Japan	50,889	50 m	2001	2002
Incheon Munhak Stadium Incheon	South Korea	50,256	38 m	2002	2002
Miyagi Stadium Rifu	Japan	49,000	56 m	2000	2002
Fisht Olympic Stadium Sochi	Russia	47,659	1 m	2013	2018
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
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
Sapporo Dome Sapporo	Japan	41,484	101 m	2001	2002
Kashima Soccer Stadium Kashima	Japan	40,728	51 m	1993	2002
Daejeon World Cup Stadium Daejeon	South Korea	40,535	61 m	2001	2002
Ōita Stadium (Big Eye) Ōita	Japan	40,000	108 m	2001	2002
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
Noevir Stadium Kobe Kobe	Japan	30,132	-1 m	2001	2002