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Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

27 venues across 4 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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27
Stadiums
4
Host countries
1900
Oldest
Estadio Gran Parque Central
2010
Newest
Peter Mokaba Stadium

Stadium map

Venues used in 1930, 1934, 1954, 2010 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details
27 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. 1.
    Ellis Park Stadium
    Johannesburg, South Africa
    1,728 m
    cap 62,567
  2. 2.
    FNB Stadium (Soccer City)
    Johannesburg, South Africa
    1,701 m
    cap 84,490
  3. 3.
    Free State Stadium
    Bloemfontein, South Africa
    1,409 m
    cap 48,000
  4. 4.
    Loftus Versfeld Stadium
    Pretoria, South Africa
    1,367 m
    cap 51,762
  5. 5.
    Peter Mokaba Stadium
    Polokwane, South Africa
    1,293 m
    cap 41,733
  6. 6.
    Royal Bafokeng Stadium
    Rustenburg, South Africa
    1,177 m
    cap 38,646
  7. 7.
    Mbombela Stadium
    Mbombela, South Africa
    629 m
    cap 43,500
  8. 8.
    Stade Olympique de la Pontaise
    Lausanne, Switzerland
    614 m
    cap 15,850
  9. 9.
    Wankdorf Stadium
    Bern, Switzerland
    560 m
    cap 64,000
  10. 10.
    Stade des Charmilles
    Geneva, Switzerland
    432 m
    cap 35,000
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1930, 1934, 1954, 2010
  1. 1.
    Estadio Centenario
    Montevideo, Uruguay
    10 matches
    1930 (10)
  2. 2.
    FNB Stadium (Soccer City)
    Johannesburg, South Africa
    8 matches
    2010 (8)
  3. 3.
    Cape Town Stadium
    Cape Town, South Africa
    8 matches
    2010 (8)
  4. 4.
    Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
    Gqeberha, South Africa
    8 matches
    2010 (8)
  5. 5.
    Moses Mabhida Stadium
    Durban, South Africa
    7 matches
    2010 (7)
  6. 6.
    Ellis Park Stadium
    Johannesburg, South Africa
    7 matches
    2010 (7)
  7. 7.
    St. Jakob Stadium
    Basel, Switzerland
    6 matches
    1954 (6)
  8. 8.
    Loftus Versfeld Stadium
    Pretoria, South Africa
    6 matches
    2010 (6)
  9. 9.
    Free State Stadium
    Bloemfontein, South Africa
    6 matches
    2010 (6)
  10. 10.
    Royal Bafokeng Stadium
    Rustenburg, South Africa
    6 matches
    2010 (6)
  11. 11.
    Estadio Gran Parque Central
    Montevideo, Uruguay
    6 matches
    1930 (6)
  12. 12.
    Wankdorf Stadium
    Bern, Switzerland
    5 matches
    1954 (5)
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

4 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)
3.25g/m
182 goals · 56 matches · 13 venues
Low (200-800m)
4.97g/m
159 goals · 32 matches · 8 venues
Mid (800-1500m)
2.00g/m
44 goals · 22 matches · 4 venues
High (1500-2200m)
2.67g/m
40 goals · 15 matches · 2 venues
goals.sum / matches.count, grouped by elevation band

All venues

Sort:WC appearancesCapacityAltitudeOpening yearName
StadiumCountryCapacityAltitudeOpenedWC editions
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)
Milan
Italy75,923176 m19261934, 1990
Stadio Artemio Franchi
Florence
Italy47,29051 m19311934, 1990
Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Bologna
Italy38,27964 m19271934, 1990
Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Genoa
Italy36,59926 m19111934, 1990
Estadio Centenario
Montevideo
Uruguay90,00029 m19301930
FNB Stadium (Soccer City)
Johannesburg
South Africa84,4901,701 m19892010
Cape Town Stadium
Cape Town
South Africa64,1009 m20092010
Wankdorf Stadium
Bern · demolished 2001
Switzerland64,000560 m19251954
Moses Mabhida Stadium
Durban
South Africa62,76013 m20092010
Ellis Park Stadium
Johannesburg
South Africa62,5671,728 m19282010
St. Jakob Stadium
Basel · demolished 1998
Switzerland60,000262 m19541954
Loftus Versfeld Stadium
Pretoria
South Africa51,7621,367 m19062010
Stadio Nazionale PNF
Rome · demolished 1957
Italy50,00032 m19111934
Free State Stadium
Bloemfontein
South Africa48,0001,409 m19522010
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
Gqeberha
South Africa46,00014 m20092010
Mbombela Stadium
Mbombela
South Africa43,500629 m20092010
Peter Mokaba Stadium
Polokwane
South Africa41,7331,293 m20102010
Stadio Giorgio Ascarelli
Naples · demolished 1942
Italy40,0003 m19301934
Royal Bafokeng Stadium
Rustenburg
South Africa38,6461,177 m19992010
Hardturm
Zürich · demolished 2008
Switzerland35,000401 m19291954
Stade des Charmilles
Geneva · demolished 2003
Switzerland35,000432 m19301954
Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
Turin
Italy27,958248 m19331934
Estadio Gran Parque Central
Montevideo
Uruguay20,00028 m19001930
Stade Olympique de la Pontaise
Lausanne
Switzerland15,850614 m19041954
Stadio Littorio (Trieste)
Trieste
Italy8,00078 m19321934
Cornaredo Stadium
Lugano
Switzerland6,330364 m19511954
Estadio Pocitos
Montevideo · demolished 1940
Uruguay1,00030 m19211930