Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

49 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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Host countries

1900

Oldest

Estadio Gran Parque Central

2014

Newest

Neo Química Arena

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Venues used in 1930, 1962, 2002, 2010, 2014 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details

49 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.
Ellis Park Stadium
Johannesburg, South Africa
1,728 m
cap 62,567
2.
FNB Stadium (Soccer City)
Johannesburg, South Africa
1,701 m
cap 84,490
3.
Free State Stadium
Bloemfontein, South Africa
1,409 m
cap 48,000
4.
Loftus Versfeld Stadium
Pretoria, South Africa
1,367 m
cap 51,762
5.
Peter Mokaba Stadium
Polokwane, South Africa
1,293 m
cap 41,733
6.
Royal Bafokeng Stadium
Rustenburg, South Africa
1,177 m
cap 38,646
7.
Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha
Brasília, Brazil
1,119 m
cap 72,788
8.
Ligga Arena (Arena da Baixada)
Curitiba, Brazil
910 m
cap 40,502
9.
Estádio Mineirão
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
850 m
cap 58,170
10.
Neo Química Arena
São Paulo, Brazil
785 m
cap 49,205

GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1930, 1962, 2002, 2010, 2014

1.
Estadio Centenario
Montevideo, Uruguay
10 matches
1930 (10)
2.
Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos
Santiago, Chile
10 matches
1962 (10)
3.
FNB Stadium (Soccer City)
Johannesburg, South Africa
8 matches
2010 (8)
4.
Cape Town Stadium
Cape Town, South Africa
8 matches
2010 (8)
5.
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
Gqeberha, South Africa
8 matches
2010 (8)
6.
Estadio Sausalito
Viña del Mar, Chile
8 matches
1962 (8)
7.
Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
7 matches
1950, 2014 (7)
8.
Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha
Brasília, Brazil
7 matches
2014 (7)
9.
Moses Mabhida Stadium
Durban, South Africa
7 matches
2010 (7)
10.
Ellis Park Stadium
Johannesburg, South Africa
7 matches
2010 (7)
11.
Estadio Carlos Dittborn
Arica, Chile
7 matches
1962 (7)
12.
Estadio El Teniente
Rancagua, Chile
7 matches
1962 (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)

2.77g/m

438 goals · 158 matches · 34 venues

Low (200-800m)

2.30g/m

62 goals · 27 matches · 4 venues

Mid (800-1500m)

2.28g/m

89 goals · 39 matches · 7 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 appearances Capacity Altitude Opening year Name

Stadium	Country	Capacity	Altitude	Opened	WC editions
Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã) Rio de Janeiro	Brazil	78,838	21 m	1950	1950, 2014
Estadio Centenario Montevideo	Uruguay	90,000	29 m	1930	1930
FNB Stadium (Soccer City) Johannesburg	South Africa	84,490	1,701 m	1989	2010
Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha Brasília	Brazil	72,788	1,119 m	2013	2014
International Stadium Yokohama Yokohama	Japan	72,327	38 m	1998	2002
Seoul World Cup Stadium Seoul	South Korea	66,704	29 m	2001	2002
Daegu World Cup Stadium Daegu	South Korea	66,422	82 m	2001	2002
Arena Castelão Fortaleza	Brazil	64,846	29 m	1973	2014
Cape Town Stadium Cape Town	South Africa	64,100	9 m	2009	2010
Saitama Stadium 2002 Saitama	Japan	63,700	11 m	2001	2002
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
Estádio Mineirão Belo Horizonte	Brazil	58,170	850 m	1965	2014
Busan Asiad Stadium Busan	South Korea	53,769	25 m	2001	2002
Arena Fonte Nova Salvador	Brazil	51,900	55 m	2013	2014
Loftus Versfeld Stadium Pretoria	South Africa	51,762	1,367 m	1906	2010
Shizuoka Stadium ECOPA Fukuroi	Japan	50,889	50 m	2001	2002
Incheon Munhak Stadium Incheon	South Korea	50,256	38 m	2002	2002
Estádio Beira-Rio Porto Alegre	Brazil	50,128	9 m	1969	2014
Neo Química Arena São Paulo	Brazil	49,205	785 m	2014	2014
Miyagi Stadium Rifu	Japan	49,000	56 m	2000	2002
Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos Santiago	Chile	48,665	575 m	1938	1962
Free State Stadium Bloemfontein	South Africa	48,000	1,409 m	1952	2010
Yanmar Stadium Nagai Osaka	Japan	47,000	13 m	1996	2002
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
Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium Ulsan	South Korea	43,550	8 m	2001	2002
Mbombela Stadium Mbombela	South Africa	43,500	629 m	2009	2010
Suwon World Cup Stadium Suwon	South Korea	43,288	68 m	2001	2002
Gwangju World Cup Stadium Gwangju	South Korea	42,880	48 m	2001	2002
Jeonju World Cup Stadium Jeonju	South Korea	42,477	13 m	2001	2002
Niigata Stadium (Big Swan) Niigata	Japan	42,300	1 m	2001	2002
Peter Mokaba Stadium Polokwane	South Africa	41,733	1,293 m	2010	2010
Sapporo Dome Sapporo	Japan	41,484	101 m	2001	2002
Arena Pantanal Cuiabá	Brazil	41,390	173 m	2014	2014
Kashima Soccer Stadium Kashima	Japan	40,728	51 m	1993	2002
Arena da Amazônia Manaus	Brazil	40,549	41 m	2014	2014
Daejeon World Cup Stadium Daejeon	South Korea	40,535	61 m	2001	2002
Ligga Arena (Arena da Baixada) Curitiba	Brazil	40,502	910 m	1914	2014
Ōita Stadium (Big Eye) Ōita	Japan	40,000	108 m	2001	2002
Royal Bafokeng Stadium Rustenburg	South Africa	38,646	1,177 m	1999	2010
Jeju World Cup Stadium Seogwipo	South Korea	35,657	72 m	2001	2002
Arena das Dunas Natal	Brazil	31,375	34 m	2014	2014
Noevir Stadium Kobe Kobe	Japan	30,132	-1 m	2001	2002
Estadio Gran Parque Central Montevideo	Uruguay	20,000	28 m	1900	1930
Estadio Sausalito Viña del Mar	Chile	18,000	13 m	1929	1962
Estadio Carlos Dittborn Arica	Chile	17,786	49 m	1962	1962
Estadio El Teniente Rancagua	Chile	15,000	512 m	1945	1962
Estadio Pocitos Montevideo · demolished 1940	Uruguay	1,000	30 m	1921	1930