Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.
33 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}).
Tournament — click to filter (4 selected)
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Stadiums
4
Host countries
1900
Oldest
Estadio Gran Parque Central2018
Newest
Nizhny Novgorod StadiumStadium map
Venues used in 1930, 1934, 2010, 2018 — 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.
Ellis Park StadiumJohannesburg, South Africa1,728 mcap 62,567 - 2.FNB Stadium (Soccer City)Johannesburg, South Africa1,701 mcap 84,490
- 3.Free State StadiumBloemfontein, South Africa1,409 mcap 48,000
- 4.Loftus Versfeld StadiumPretoria, South Africa1,367 mcap 51,762
- 5.Peter Mokaba StadiumPolokwane, South Africa1,293 mcap 41,733
- 6.Royal Bafokeng StadiumRustenburg, South Africa1,177 mcap 38,646
- 7.Mbombela StadiumMbombela, South Africa629 mcap 43,500
- 8.Yekaterinburg ArenaYekaterinburg, Russia277 mcap 35,696
- 9.
Stadio Olimpico Grande TorinoTurin, Italy248 mcap 27,958 - 10.Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)Milan, Italy176 mcap 75,923
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)
Most-used venues
Ranked by match count in 1930, 1934, 2010, 2018
- 1.Estadio CentenarioMontevideo, Uruguay10 matches1930 (10)
- 2.FNB Stadium (Soccer City)Johannesburg, South Africa8 matches2010 (8)
- 3.Cape Town StadiumCape Town, South Africa8 matches2010 (8)
- 4.Nelson Mandela Bay StadiumGqeberha, South Africa8 matches2010 (8)
- 5.Luzhniki StadiumMoscow, Russia7 matches2018 (7)
- 6.Krestovsky Stadium (Saint Petersburg Stadium)Saint Petersburg, Russia7 matches2018 (7)
- 7.Moses Mabhida StadiumDurban, South Africa7 matches2010 (7)
- 8.Ellis Park StadiumJohannesburg, South Africa7 matches2010 (7)
- 9.Loftus Versfeld StadiumPretoria, South Africa6 matches2010 (6)
- 10.Free State StadiumBloemfontein, South Africa6 matches2010 (6)
- 11.Fisht Olympic StadiumSochi, Russia6 matches2018 (6)
- 12.Ak Bars Arena (Kazan Arena)Kazan, Russia6 matches2018 (6)
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)
2.95g/m
342 goals · 116 matches · 24 venues
Low (200-800m)
2.80g/m
28 goals · 10 matches · 3 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
| Stadium | Country | Capacity | Altitude | Opened | WC editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro) Milan | Italy | 75,923 | 176 m | 1926 | 1934, 1990 |
Stadio Artemio Franchi Florence | Italy | 47,290 | 51 m | 1931 | 1934, 1990 |
Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Bologna | Italy | 38,279 | 64 m | 1927 | 1934, 1990 |
Stadio Luigi Ferraris Genoa | Italy | 36,599 | 26 m | 1911 | 1934, 1990 |
Estadio Centenario Montevideo | Uruguay | 90,000 | 29 m | 1930 | 1930 |
FNB Stadium (Soccer City) Johannesburg | South Africa | 84,490 | 1,701 m | 1989 | 2010 |
Luzhniki Stadium Moscow | Russia | 78,011 | 159 m | 1956 | 2018 |
Krestovsky Stadium (Saint Petersburg Stadium) Saint Petersburg | Russia | 68,134 | 16 m | 2017 | 2018 |
Cape Town Stadium Cape Town | South Africa | 64,100 | 9 m | 2009 | 2010 |
Moses Mabhida Stadium Durban | South Africa | 62,760 | 13 m | 2009 | 2010 |
Ellis Park Stadium Johannesburg | South Africa | 62,567 | 1,728 m | 1928 | 2010 |
Loftus Versfeld Stadium Pretoria | South Africa | 51,762 | 1,367 m | 1906 | 2010 |
Stadio Nazionale PNF Rome · demolished 1957 | Italy | 50,000 | 32 m | 1911 | 1934 |
Free State Stadium Bloemfontein | South Africa | 48,000 | 1,409 m | 1952 | 2010 |
Fisht Olympic Stadium Sochi | Russia | 47,659 | 1 m | 2013 | 2018 |
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium Gqeberha | South Africa | 46,000 | 14 m | 2009 | 2010 |
Volgograd Arena Volgograd | Russia | 45,568 | 94 m | 2018 | 2018 |
Ak Bars Arena (Kazan Arena) Kazan | Russia | 45,379 | 49 m | 2013 | 2018 |
Otkrytie Arena (Spartak Stadium) Moscow | Russia | 45,360 | 125 m | 2014 | 2018 |
Rostov Arena Rostov-on-Don | Russia | 45,000 | 0 m | 2018 | 2018 |
Samara Arena Samara | Russia | 44,918 | 161 m | 2018 | 2018 |
Nizhny Novgorod Stadium Nizhny Novgorod | Russia | 44,899 | 74 m | 2018 | 2018 |
Mordovia Arena Saransk | Russia | 44,442 | 144 m | 2017 | 2018 |
Mbombela Stadium Mbombela | South Africa | 43,500 | 629 m | 2009 | 2010 |
Peter Mokaba Stadium Polokwane | South Africa | 41,733 | 1,293 m | 2010 | 2010 |
Stadio Giorgio Ascarelli Naples · demolished 1942 | Italy | 40,000 | 3 m | 1930 | 1934 |
Royal Bafokeng Stadium Rustenburg | South Africa | 38,646 | 1,177 m | 1999 | 2010 |
Yekaterinburg Arena Yekaterinburg | Russia | 35,696 | 277 m | 1957 | 2018 |
Kaliningrad Stadium Kaliningrad | Russia | 35,212 | 5 m | 2018 | 2018 |
Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino Turin | Italy | 27,958 | 248 m | 1933 | 1934 |
Estadio Gran Parque Central Montevideo | Uruguay | 20,000 | 28 m | 1900 | 1930 |
Stadio Littorio (Trieste) Trieste | Italy | 8,000 | 78 m | 1932 | 1934 |
Estadio Pocitos Montevideo · demolished 1940 | Uruguay | 1,000 | 30 m | 1921 | 1930 |