The Narendra Modi Stadium ranks supreme as the biggest stadium in the world with a staggering capacity of 132,000. The cricket ground, located in India, opened in 2020 as it replaced the Sardar Patel Gujarat Stadium. The ground hosted domestic and international cricket in Gujarat until it was demolished in 2015.
Set to be used for the 2030 Commonwealth Games, the stadium – named after the Prime Minister of India – has already hosted numerous prominent sporting events, such as the 2023 Cricket World Cup final and the 2026 Men’s T20 World Cup final.
Only one of the top 11 biggest stadiums in the world host football matches with the largest of those being North Korea’s Rungrado 1st of May Stadium which has a capacity of 113,281 – the second biggest ground in the world. Among the venues at the top of the list, Manchester United‘s Old Trafford is nowhere to be seen as the famous ground sits as the 65th-biggest stadium in the world and the third-largest in England, with a capacity of 74,197.
Old Trafford trails Twickenham Stadium (82,000) and Wembley, which can seat 90,000 people. When it comes to European football venues, Barcelona‘s Camp Nou (95,000) ranks as the biggest in the continent. The Catalonia-based ground is set to expand its capacity to 105,000 following final renovations scheduled to be completed by next month.
The FIFA World Cup 2026 is set to commence next month across the United States, Canada and Mexico. The venues across North America set to host matches are Seattle Stadium (67,000 capacity), San Francisco Bay Area Stadium (68,500), Philadelphia Stadium (69,176), New York/New Jersey Stadium (82,500), Miami Stadium (65,326), Los Angeles Stadium (70,240), Kansas City Stadium (76,416), Houston Stadium (70,000), Dallas Stadium (80,000), Boston Stadium (65,878), Atlanta Stadium (71,000), Toronto Stadium (44,315), BC Place Vancouver (48,821), Estadio Azteca (72,766), Estadio Guadalajara (48,000) and Estadio Monterrey (53,500).
The grounds have been renamed to the city they’re located in due to FIFA’s strict rules regarding sponsorship and branding. Stadiums with corporate names have been prohibited from displaying branding unless the sponsor is a partner of FIFA. The final will be hosted at New York/New Jersey Stadium (MetLife Stadium) on July 19.