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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}).

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33
Stadiums
4
Host countries
1898
Oldest
Olympia
2021
Newest
Lusail Stadium

Stadium map

Venues used in 1930, 1958, 2010, 2022 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details
33 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.
    Mbombela Stadium
    Mbombela, South Africa
    629 m
    cap 43,500
  8. 8.
    Ryavallen
    Borås, Sweden
    138 m
    cap 21,000
  9. 9.
    Idrottsparken
    Norrköping, Sweden
    39 m
    cap 17,234
  10. 10.
    Ahmad bin Ali Stadium
    Al Rayyan, Qatar
    38 m
    cap 44,740
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1930, 1958, 2010, 2022
  1. 1.
    Estadio Centenario
    Montevideo, Uruguay
    10 matches
    1930 (10)
  2. 2.
    Lusail Stadium
    Lusail, Qatar
    10 matches
    2022 (10)
  3. 3.
    Al Bayt Stadium
    Al Khor, Qatar
    9 matches
    2022 (9)
  4. 4.
    FNB Stadium (Soccer City)
    Johannesburg, South Africa
    8 matches
    2010 (8)
  5. 5.
    Cape Town Stadium
    Cape Town, South Africa
    8 matches
    2010 (8)
  6. 6.
    Råsunda Stadium
    Solna, Sweden
    8 matches
    1958 (8)
  7. 7.
    Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
    Gqeberha, South Africa
    8 matches
    2010 (8)
  8. 8.
    Khalifa International Stadium
    Doha, Qatar
    8 matches
    2022 (8)
  9. 9.
    Education City Stadium
    Al Rayyan, Qatar
    8 matches
    2022 (8)
  10. 10.
    Al Thumama Stadium
    Doha, Qatar
    8 matches
    2022 (8)
  11. 11.
    Moses Mabhida Stadium
    Durban, South Africa
    7 matches
    2010 (7)
  12. 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

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)
2.96g/m
409 goals · 138 matches · 25 venues
Low (200-800m)
2.25g/m
9 goals · 4 matches · 1 venue
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

Sort:WC appearancesCapacityAltitudeOpening yearName
StadiumCountryCapacityAltitudeOpenedWC editions
Estadio Centenario
Montevideo
Uruguay90,00029 m19301930
Lusail Stadium
Lusail
Qatar88,96610 m20212022
FNB Stadium (Soccer City)
Johannesburg
South Africa84,4901,701 m19892010
Al Bayt Stadium
Al Khor
Qatar68,8955 m20212022
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
Loftus Versfeld Stadium
Pretoria
South Africa51,7621,367 m19062010
Råsunda Stadium
Solna · demolished 2013
Sweden50,00022 m19371958
Free State Stadium
Bloemfontein
South Africa48,0001,409 m19522010
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
Gqeberha
South Africa46,00014 m20092010
Khalifa International Stadium
Doha
Qatar45,85726 m19762022
Ahmad bin Ali Stadium
Al Rayyan
Qatar44,74038 m20202022
Education City Stadium
Al Rayyan
Qatar44,66719 m20202022
Al Thumama Stadium
Doha
Qatar44,40017 m20212022
Al Janoub Stadium
Al Wakrah
Qatar44,3258 m20192022
Stadium 974
Doha · demolished 2024
Qatar44,0897 m20212022
Mbombela Stadium
Mbombela
South Africa43,500629 m20092010
Ullevi
Gothenburg
Sweden43,0008 m19581958
Peter Mokaba Stadium
Polokwane
South Africa41,7331,293 m20102010
Royal Bafokeng Stadium
Rustenburg
South Africa38,6461,177 m19992010
Malmö Stadion
Malmö
Sweden30,00012 m19581958
Ryavallen
Borås
Sweden21,000138 m19411958
Estadio Gran Parque Central
Montevideo
Uruguay20,00028 m19001930
Arosvallen
Västerås
Sweden20,00018 m19321958
Idrottsparken
Norrköping
Sweden17,23439 m19031958
Rimnersvallen
Uddevalla
Sweden17,0005 m19231958
Olympia
Helsingborg
Sweden16,50034 m18981958
Örjans Vall
Halmstad
Sweden15,5007 m19221958
Eyravallen
Örebro
Sweden13,00035 m19231958
Tunavallen
Eskilstuna
Sweden7,80015 m19211958
Jernvallen
Sandviken
Sweden7,5000 m19381958
Estadio Pocitos
Montevideo · demolished 1940
Uruguay1,00030 m19211930