Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.
39 venues across 5 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 (5 selected)
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Stadiums
5
Host countries
1892
Oldest
Goodison Park2010
Newest
Peter Mokaba StadiumStadium map
Venues used in 1930, 1954, 1958, 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
- 7.Mbombela StadiumMbombela, South Africa629 mcap 43,500
- 8.
Stade Olympique de la PontaiseLausanne, Switzerland614 mcap 15,850 - 9.Wankdorf StadiumBern, Switzerland560 mcap 64,000
- 10.Stade des CharmillesGeneva, Switzerland432 mcap 35,000
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)
Most-used venues
Ranked by match count in 1930, 1954, 1958, 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.Cape Town StadiumCape Town, South Africa8 matches2010 (8)
- 5.
Råsunda StadiumSolna, Sweden8 matches1958 (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.UlleviGothenburg, Sweden7 matches1958 (7)
- 10.St. Jakob StadiumBasel, Switzerland6 matches1954 (6)
- 11.Loftus Versfeld StadiumPretoria, South Africa6 matches2010 (6)
- 12.Free State StadiumBloemfontein, 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
5 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)
3.08g/m
326 goals · 106 matches · 25 venues
Low (200-800m)
4.97g/m
149 goals · 30 matches · 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Wankdorf Stadium Bern · demolished 2001 | Switzerland | 64,000 | 560 m | 1925 | 1954 |
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 |
St. Jakob Stadium Basel · demolished 1998 | Switzerland | 60,000 | 262 m | 1954 | 1954 |
Loftus Versfeld Stadium Pretoria | South Africa | 51,762 | 1,367 m | 1906 | 2010 |
Råsunda Stadium Solna · demolished 2013 | Sweden | 50,000 | 22 m | 1937 | 1958 |
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 |
Ullevi Gothenburg | Sweden | 43,000 | 8 m | 1958 | 1958 |
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 |
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 |
Hardturm Zürich · demolished 2008 | Switzerland | 35,000 | 401 m | 1929 | 1954 |
Stade des Charmilles Geneva · demolished 2003 | Switzerland | 35,000 | 432 m | 1930 | 1954 |
Malmö Stadion Malmö | Sweden | 30,000 | 12 m | 1958 | 1958 |
Ryavallen Borås | Sweden | 21,000 | 138 m | 1941 | 1958 |
Estadio Gran Parque Central Montevideo | Uruguay | 20,000 | 28 m | 1900 | 1930 |
Arosvallen Västerås | Sweden | 20,000 | 18 m | 1932 | 1958 |
Idrottsparken Norrköping | Sweden | 17,234 | 39 m | 1903 | 1958 |
Rimnersvallen Uddevalla | Sweden | 17,000 | 5 m | 1923 | 1958 |
Olympia Helsingborg | Sweden | 16,500 | 34 m | 1898 | 1958 |
Stade Olympique de la Pontaise Lausanne | Switzerland | 15,850 | 614 m | 1904 | 1954 |
Örjans Vall Halmstad | Sweden | 15,500 | 7 m | 1922 | 1958 |
Eyravallen Örebro | Sweden | 13,000 | 35 m | 1923 | 1958 |
Tunavallen Eskilstuna | Sweden | 7,800 | 15 m | 1921 | 1958 |
Jernvallen Sandviken | Sweden | 7,500 | 0 m | 1938 | 1958 |
Cornaredo Stadium Lugano | Switzerland | 6,330 | 364 m | 1951 | 1954 |
Estadio Pocitos Montevideo · demolished 1940 | Uruguay | 1,000 | 30 m | 1921 | 1930 |