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Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

31 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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31
Stadiums
4
Host countries
1900
Oldest
Estadio Gran Parque Central
2010
Newest
Peter Mokaba Stadium

Stadium map

Venues used in 1930, 1950, 1990, 2010 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details
31 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.
    Estádio Durival de Britto (Vila Capanema)
    Curitiba, Brazil
    887 m
    cap 20,000
  8. 8.
    Estádio Independência
    Belo Horizonte, Brazil
    847 m
    cap 23,018
  9. 9.
    Estádio do Pacaembu
    São Paulo, Brazil
    773 m
    cap 40,199
  10. 10.
    Mbombela Stadium
    Mbombela, South Africa
    629 m
    cap 43,500
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1930, 1950, 1990, 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.
    Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã)
    Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    8 matches
    1950 (8), 2014
  4. 4.
    Cape Town Stadium
    Cape Town, South Africa
    8 matches
    2010 (8)
  5. 5.
    Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
    Gqeberha, South Africa
    8 matches
    2010 (8)
  6. 6.
    Moses Mabhida Stadium
    Durban, South Africa
    7 matches
    2010 (7)
  7. 7.
    Ellis Park Stadium
    Johannesburg, South Africa
    7 matches
    2010 (7)
  8. 8.
    Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)
    Milan, Italy
    6 matches
    1934, 1990 (6)
  9. 9.
    Stadio Olimpico
    Rome, Italy
    6 matches
    1990 (6)
  10. 10.
    Loftus Versfeld Stadium
    Pretoria, South Africa
    6 matches
    2010 (6)
  11. 11.
    Free State Stadium
    Bloemfontein, South Africa
    6 matches
    2010 (6)
  12. 12.
    Estádio do Pacaembu
    São Paulo, Brazil
    6 matches
    1950 (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)
2.76g/m
273 goals · 99 matches · 20 venues
Low (200-800m)
2.73g/m
41 goals · 15 matches · 3 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

Sort:WC appearancesCapacityAltitudeOpening yearName
StadiumCountryCapacityAltitudeOpenedWC editions
Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã)
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil78,83821 m19501950, 2014
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
Stadio Olimpico
Rome
Italy73,60337 m19531990
Stadio delle Alpi
Turin · demolished 2008
Italy67,229278 m19901990
Cape Town Stadium
Cape Town
South Africa64,1009 m20092010
Moses Mabhida Stadium
Durban
South Africa62,76013 m20092010
Ellis Park Stadium
Johannesburg
South Africa62,5671,728 m19282010
Stadio San Nicola
Bari
Italy58,27062 m19901990
Stadio Diego Armando Maradona
Naples
Italy54,72651 m19591990
Loftus Versfeld Stadium
Pretoria
South Africa51,7621,367 m19062010
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 Friuli
Udine
Italy41,652115 m19761990
Estádio do Pacaembu
São Paulo
Brazil40,199773 m19401950
Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi
Verona
Italy39,37160 m19631990
Stadio Sant'Elia
Cagliari
Italy39,0001 m19701990
Royal Bafokeng Stadium
Rustenburg
South Africa38,6461,177 m19992010
Stadio Renzo Barbera
Palermo
Italy36,34943 m19321990
Estádio Ilha do Retiro
Recife
Brazil30,0006 m19371950
Estádio Independência
Belo Horizonte
Brazil23,018847 m19501950
Estadio Gran Parque Central
Montevideo
Uruguay20,00028 m19001930
Estádio Durival de Britto (Vila Capanema)
Curitiba
Brazil20,000887 m19471950
Estádio dos Eucaliptos
Porto Alegre · demolished 1981
Brazil20,00053 m19311950
Estadio Pocitos
Montevideo · demolished 1940
Uruguay1,00030 m19211930