Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.
8 venues across 1 host nation for the selected year. Capacity, altitude, opening year, tournament appearances. Click any row to query the underlying API (GET /stadiums/{id}).
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Stadiums
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Host countries
1976
Oldest
Khalifa International Stadium2021
Newest
Lusail StadiumStadium map
Venues used in 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.Ahmad bin Ali StadiumAl Rayyan, Qatar38 mcap 44,740
- 2.Khalifa International StadiumDoha, Qatar26 mcap 45,857
- 3.Education City StadiumAl Rayyan, Qatar19 mcap 44,667
- 4.Al Thumama StadiumDoha, Qatar17 mcap 44,400
- 5.Lusail StadiumLusail, Qatar10 mcap 88,966
- 6.Al Janoub StadiumAl Wakrah, Qatar8 mcap 44,325
- 7.Stadium 974Doha, Qatar7 mcap 44,089
- 8.Al Bayt StadiumAl Khor, Qatar5 mcap 68,895
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)
Most-used venues
Ranked by match count in 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)
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
1 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)
2.69g/m
172 goals · 64 matches · 8 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 |
Al Bayt Stadium Al Khor | Qatar | 68,895 | 5 m | 2021 | 2022 |
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 |