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}).
Tournament — click to filter (4 selected)
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Stadiums
4
Host countries
1892
Oldest
Goodison Park2010
Newest
Peter Mokaba StadiumStadium map
Venues used in 1930, 1950, 1966, 2010 — 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
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Estádio Durival de Britto (Vila Capanema)Curitiba, Brazil887 mcap 20,000 - 8.Estádio IndependênciaBelo Horizonte, Brazil847 mcap 23,018
- 9.Estádio do PacaembuSão Paulo, Brazil773 mcap 40,199
- 10.Mbombela StadiumMbombela, South Africa629 mcap 43,500
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)
Most-used venues
Ranked by match count in 1930, 1950, 1966, 2010
- 1.
Estadio CentenarioMontevideo, Uruguay10 matches1930 (10) - 2.Wembley Stadium (old)London, England9 matches1966 (9)
- 3.FNB Stadium (Soccer City)Johannesburg, South Africa8 matches2010 (8)
- 4.Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã)Rio de Janeiro, Brazil8 matches1950 (8), 2014
- 5.Cape Town StadiumCape Town, South Africa8 matches2010 (8)
- 6.Nelson Mandela Bay StadiumGqeberha, South Africa8 matches2010 (8)
- 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.Estádio do PacaembuSão Paulo, Brazil6 matches1950 (6)
- 12.Royal Bafokeng StadiumRustenburg, South Africa6 matches2010 (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)
3.04g/m
255 goals · 84 matches · 17 venues
Low (200-800m)
3.30g/m
33 goals · 10 matches · 2 venues
Mid (800-1500m)
2.37g/m
64 goals · 27 matches · 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã) Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | 78,838 | 21 m | 1950 | 1950, 2014 |
Wembley Stadium (old) London · demolished 2003 | England | 98,600 | 60 m | 1923 | 1966 |
Estadio Centenario Montevideo | Uruguay | 90,000 | 29 m | 1930 | 1930 |
FNB Stadium (Soccer City) Johannesburg | South Africa | 84,490 | 1,701 m | 1989 | 2010 |
White City Stadium London · demolished 1985 | England | 76,567 | 13 m | 1908 | 1966 |
Old Trafford Manchester | England | 74,310 | 45 m | 1910 | 1966 |
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 |
Free State Stadium Bloemfontein | South Africa | 48,000 | 1,409 m | 1952 | 2010 |
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium Gqeberha | South Africa | 46,000 | 14 m | 2009 | 2010 |
Mbombela Stadium Mbombela | South Africa | 43,500 | 629 m | 2009 | 2010 |
Villa Park Birmingham | England | 42,918 | 103 m | 1897 | 1966 |
Peter Mokaba Stadium Polokwane | South Africa | 41,733 | 1,293 m | 2010 | 2010 |
Roker Park Sunderland · demolished 1997 | England | 40,310 | 30 m | 1898 | 1966 |
Estádio do Pacaembu São Paulo | Brazil | 40,199 | 773 m | 1940 | 1950 |
Ayresome Park Middlesbrough · demolished 1997 | England | 40,000 | 11 m | 1903 | 1966 |
Hillsborough Stadium Sheffield | England | 39,732 | 69 m | 1899 | 1966 |
Goodison Park Liverpool | England | 39,414 | 46 m | 1892 | 1966 |
Royal Bafokeng Stadium Rustenburg | South Africa | 38,646 | 1,177 m | 1999 | 2010 |
Estádio Ilha do Retiro Recife | Brazil | 30,000 | 6 m | 1937 | 1950 |
Estádio Independência Belo Horizonte | Brazil | 23,018 | 847 m | 1950 | 1950 |
Estadio Gran Parque Central Montevideo | Uruguay | 20,000 | 28 m | 1900 | 1930 |
Estádio Durival de Britto (Vila Capanema) Curitiba | Brazil | 20,000 | 887 m | 1947 | 1950 |
Estádio dos Eucaliptos Porto Alegre · demolished 1981 | Brazil | 20,000 | 53 m | 1931 | 1950 |
Estadio Pocitos Montevideo · demolished 1940 | Uruguay | 1,000 | 30 m | 1921 | 1930 |