Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.
28 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 (2 selected)
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Stadiums
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Host countries
1976
Oldest
Khalifa International Stadium2021
Newest
Lusail StadiumStadium map
Venues used in 2002, 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.
Ōita Stadium (Big Eye)Ōita, Japan108 mcap 40,000 - 2.Sapporo DomeSapporo, Japan101 mcap 41,484
- 3.
Daegu World Cup StadiumDaegu, South Korea82 mcap 66,422 - 4.Jeju World Cup StadiumSeogwipo, South Korea72 mcap 35,657
- 5.Suwon World Cup StadiumSuwon, South Korea68 mcap 43,288
- 6.Daejeon World Cup StadiumDaejeon, South Korea61 mcap 40,535
- 7.Miyagi StadiumRifu, Japan56 mcap 49,000
- 8.Kashima Soccer StadiumKashima, Japan51 mcap 40,728
- 9.Shizuoka Stadium ECOPAFukuroi, Japan50 mcap 50,889
- 10.Gwangju World Cup StadiumGwangju, South Korea48 mcap 42,880
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)
Most-used venues
Ranked by match count in 2002, 2022
- 1.Lusail StadiumLusail, Qatar10 matches2022 (10)
- 2.Al Bayt StadiumAl Khor, Qatar9 matches2022 (9)
- 3.Khalifa International StadiumDoha, Qatar8 matches2022 (8)
- 4.Education City StadiumAl Rayyan, Qatar8 matches2022 (8)
- 5.Al Thumama StadiumDoha, Qatar8 matches2022 (8)
- 6.Ahmad bin Ali StadiumAl Rayyan, Qatar7 matches2022 (7)
- 7.Al Janoub StadiumAl Wakrah, Qatar7 matches2022 (7)
- 8.Stadium 974Doha, Qatar7 matches2022 (7)
- 9.Seoul World Cup StadiumSeoul, South Korea6 matches2002 (6)
- 10.International Stadium YokohamaYokohama, Japan4 matches2002 (4)
- 11.Daegu World Cup StadiumDaegu, South Korea4 matches2002 (4)
- 12.Saitama Stadium 2002Saitama, Japan4 matches2002 (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)
2.61g/m
326 goals · 125 matches · 26 venues
goals.sum / matches.count, grouped by elevation band
All venues
| Stadium | Country | Capacity | Altitude | Opened | WC editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lusail Stadium Lusail | Qatar | 88,966 | 10 m | 2021 | 2022 |
International Stadium Yokohama Yokohama | Japan | 72,327 | 38 m | 1998 | 2002 |
Al Bayt Stadium Al Khor | Qatar | 68,895 | 5 m | 2021 | 2022 |
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 |
Yanmar Stadium Nagai Osaka | Japan | 47,000 | 13 m | 1996 | 2002 |
Khalifa International Stadium Doha | Qatar | 45,857 | 26 m | 1976 | 2022 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Jeju World Cup Stadium Seogwipo | South Korea | 35,657 | 72 m | 2001 | 2002 |
Noevir Stadium Kobe Kobe | Japan | 30,132 | -1 m | 2001 | 2002 |