Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

45 venues across 6 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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1900

Oldest

Estadio Gran Parque Central

2014

Newest

Neo Química Arena

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Venues used in 1930, 1954, 1970, 1994, 2010, 2014 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details

45 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.
Estadio Nemesio Díez
Toluca, Mexico
2,666 m
cap 30,000
2.
Estadio Azteca
Mexico City, Mexico
2,287 m
cap 87,000
3.
Estadio Cuauhtémoc
Puebla, Mexico
2,124 m
cap 51,726
4.
Estadio León
León, Mexico
1,808 m
cap 31,297
5.
Ellis Park Stadium
Johannesburg, South Africa
1,728 m
cap 62,567
6.
FNB Stadium (Soccer City)
Johannesburg, South Africa
1,701 m
cap 84,490
7.
Estadio Jalisco
Guadalajara, Mexico
1,538 m
cap 55,020
8.
Free State Stadium
Bloemfontein, South Africa
1,409 m
cap 48,000
9.
Loftus Versfeld Stadium
Pretoria, South Africa
1,367 m
cap 51,762
10.
Peter Mokaba Stadium
Polokwane, South Africa
1,293 m
cap 41,733

GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1930, 1954, 1970, 1994, 2010, 2014

1.
Estadio Centenario
Montevideo, Uruguay
10 matches
1930 (10)
2.
Estadio Azteca
Mexico City, Mexico
10 matches
1970 (10), 1986, 2026
3.
Rose Bowl
Pasadena, United States
8 matches
1994 (8)
4.
FNB Stadium (Soccer City)
Johannesburg, South Africa
8 matches
2010 (8)
5.
Cape Town Stadium
Cape Town, South Africa
8 matches
2010 (8)
6.
Estadio Jalisco
Guadalajara, Mexico
8 matches
1970 (8), 1986
7.
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
Gqeberha, South Africa
8 matches
2010 (8)
8.
Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
7 matches
1950, 2014 (7)
9.
Giants Stadium
East Rutherford, United States
7 matches
1994 (7)
10.
Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha
Brasília, Brazil
7 matches
2014 (7)
11.
Moses Mabhida Stadium
Durban, South Africa
7 matches
2010 (7)
12.
Ellis Park Stadium
Johannesburg, South Africa
7 matches
2010 (7)

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

6 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)

2.81g/m

343 goals · 122 matches · 21 venues

Low (200-800m)

4.06g/m

195 goals · 48 matches · 10 venues

Mid (800-1500m)

2.28g/m

89 goals · 39 matches · 7 venues

High (1500-2200m)

2.97g/m

98 goals · 33 matches · 5 venues

Very high (≥2200m)

2.64g/m

37 goals · 14 matches · 2 venues

goals.sum / matches.count, grouped by elevation band

All venues

Sort:WC appearances Capacity Altitude Opening year Name

Stadium	Country	Capacity	Altitude	Opened	WC editions
Estadio Azteca Mexico City	Mexico	87,000	2,287 m	1966	1970, 1986, 2026
Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã) Rio de Janeiro	Brazil	78,838	21 m	1950	1950, 2014
Estadio Jalisco Guadalajara	Mexico	55,020	1,538 m	1960	1970, 1986
Estadio Cuauhtémoc Puebla	Mexico	51,726	2,124 m	1968	1970, 1986
Estadio León León	Mexico	31,297	1,808 m	1967	1970, 1986
Estadio Nemesio Díez Toluca	Mexico	30,000	2,666 m	1954	1970, 1986
Rose Bowl Pasadena	United States	92,800	247 m	1922	1994
Cotton Bowl Dallas	United States	92,100	149 m	1932	1994
Estadio Centenario Montevideo	Uruguay	90,000	29 m	1930	1930
FNB Stadium (Soccer City) Johannesburg	South Africa	84,490	1,701 m	1989	2010
Pontiac Silverdome Pontiac · demolished 2018	United States	80,338	296 m	1975	1994
Giants Stadium East Rutherford · demolished 2010	United States	75,338	23 m	1976	1994
Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha Brasília	Brazil	72,788	1,119 m	2013	2014
Camping World Stadium Orlando	United States	65,000	37 m	1936	1994
Arena Castelão Fortaleza	Brazil	64,846	29 m	1973	2014
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
Soldier Field Chicago	United States	61,500	187 m	1924	1994
St. Jakob Stadium Basel · demolished 1998	Switzerland	60,000	262 m	1954	1954
Estádio Mineirão Belo Horizonte	Brazil	58,170	850 m	1965	2014
RFK Stadium Washington · demolished 2025	United States	56,692	6 m	1961	1994
Foxboro Stadium Foxborough · demolished 2002	United States	53,644	83 m	1971	1994
Arena Fonte Nova Salvador	Brazil	51,900	55 m	2013	2014
Loftus Versfeld Stadium Pretoria	South Africa	51,762	1,367 m	1906	2010
Stanford Stadium Stanford	United States	50,424	14 m	1921	1994
Estádio Beira-Rio Porto Alegre	Brazil	50,128	9 m	1969	2014
Neo Química Arena São Paulo	Brazil	49,205	785 m	2014	2014
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
Arena Pernambuco São Lourenço da Mata	Brazil	44,248	26 m	2013	2014
Mbombela Stadium Mbombela	South Africa	43,500	629 m	2009	2010
Peter Mokaba Stadium Polokwane	South Africa	41,733	1,293 m	2010	2010
Arena Pantanal Cuiabá	Brazil	41,390	173 m	2014	2014
Arena da Amazônia Manaus	Brazil	40,549	41 m	2014	2014
Ligga Arena (Arena da Baixada) Curitiba	Brazil	40,502	910 m	1914	2014
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
Arena das Dunas Natal	Brazil	31,375	34 m	2014	2014
Estadio Gran Parque Central Montevideo	Uruguay	20,000	28 m	1900	1930
Stade Olympique de la Pontaise Lausanne	Switzerland	15,850	614 m	1904	1954
Cornaredo Stadium Lugano	Switzerland	6,330	364 m	1951	1954
Estadio Pocitos Montevideo · demolished 1940	Uruguay	1,000	30 m	1921	1930