Hosting the World Cup final is a prestigious honor bestowed on the most famous arenas across the globe.
The first World Cup final was held in 1930 at Estadio Centenario in Montevideo, Uruguay. The stadium was built specifically for the 1930 World Cup and is still in use today, hosting national team matches.
Only two stadiums have ever hosted multiple World Cup finals: Estadio Azteca in Mexico in 1970 and 1986, and the Maracana Stadium in Brazil in 1950 and 2014.
The highest attendance ever for a World Cup final was 173,850 at the 1950 event. This will likely never be bested for stadiums as we know them, as modern safety protocols and ticketing procedures will prevent such a number from ever seeing a football match in person.
World Cup 2022 Stadiums
Lusail Stadium | Capacity: 80,000 seats | Opening: 2022
Matches:
5x Group Matches
1x Round of 16
1x Quarter-Final
1x Semi-Final
Final
Al Bayt Stadium | Capacity: 60,000 seats | Opening: 2021
Matches:
5x Group Matches (incl. Opening Match)
1x Round of 16
1x Quarter-Final
1x Semi-Final
Al Janoub Stadium | Capacity: 40,000 seats | Opening: 2019
Matches:
5x Group Matches
1x Round of 16
Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium | Capacity: 40,000 seats | Opening: 2020
Matches:
5x Group Matches
1x Round of 16
Khalifa International Stadium | Capacity: 40,000 seats | Opening: 1976
Matches:
5x Group Matches
1x Round of 16
Match for Third Place
Education City Stadium | Capacity: 40,000 seats | Opening: 2020
Matches:
5x Group Matches
1x Round of 16
1x Quarter-Final
Stadium 974 | Capacity: 40,000 seats | Opening: 2021
Matches:
5x Group Matches
1x Round of 16
Al Thumama Stadium | Capacity: 40,000 seats | Opening: 2021
Matches:
5x Group Matches
1x Round of 16
1x Quarter-Final