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Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

27 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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27
Stadiums
4
Host countries
1892
Oldest
Goodison Park
2010
Newest
Peter Mokaba Stadium

Stadium map

Venues used in 1930, 1966, 1978, 2010 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details
27 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.
    Estadio Malvinas Argentinas
    Mendoza, Argentina
    839 m
    cap 40,268
  8. 8.
    Mbombela Stadium
    Mbombela, South Africa
    629 m
    cap 43,500
  9. 9.
    Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes
    Córdoba, Argentina
    422 m
    cap 57,000
  10. 10.
    Villa Park
    Birmingham, England
    103 m
    cap 42,918
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1930, 1966, 1978, 2010
  1. 1.
    Estadio Centenario
    Montevideo, Uruguay
    10 matches
    1930 (10)
  2. 2.
    Wembley Stadium (old)
    London, England
    9 matches
    1966 (9)
  3. 3.
    Estadio Monumental
    Buenos Aires, Argentina
    9 matches
    1978 (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.
    Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes
    Córdoba, Argentina
    8 matches
    1978 (8)
  7. 7.
    Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
    Gqeberha, South Africa
    8 matches
    2010 (8)
  8. 8.
    Moses Mabhida Stadium
    Durban, South Africa
    7 matches
    2010 (7)
  9. 9.
    Ellis Park Stadium
    Johannesburg, South Africa
    7 matches
    2010 (7)
  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.
    Estadio Gigante de Arroyito
    Rosario, Argentina
    6 matches
    1978 (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)
2.73g/m
265 goals · 97 matches · 18 venues
Low (200-800m)
3.42g/m
41 goals · 12 matches · 2 venues
Mid (800-1500m)
2.14g/m
60 goals · 28 matches · 5 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
Wembley Stadium (old)
London · demolished 2003
England98,60060 m19231966
Estadio Centenario
Montevideo
Uruguay90,00029 m19301930
FNB Stadium (Soccer City)
Johannesburg
South Africa84,4901,701 m19892010
Estadio Monumental
Buenos Aires
Argentina83,21415 m19381978
White City Stadium
London · demolished 1985
England76,56713 m19081966
Old Trafford
Manchester
England74,31045 m19101966
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
Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes
Córdoba
Argentina57,000422 m19781978
Loftus Versfeld Stadium
Pretoria
South Africa51,7621,367 m19062010
Estadio José Amalfitani
Buenos Aires
Argentina49,54018 m19511978
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
Villa Park
Birmingham
England42,918103 m18971966
Peter Mokaba Stadium
Polokwane
South Africa41,7331,293 m20102010
Estadio Gigante de Arroyito
Rosario
Argentina41,6549 m19291978
Roker Park
Sunderland · demolished 1997
England40,31030 m18981966
Estadio Malvinas Argentinas
Mendoza
Argentina40,268839 m19781978
Ayresome Park
Middlesbrough · demolished 1997
England40,00011 m19031966
Hillsborough Stadium
Sheffield
England39,73269 m18991966
Goodison Park
Liverpool
England39,41446 m18921966
Royal Bafokeng Stadium
Rustenburg
South Africa38,6461,177 m19992010
Estadio José María Minella
Mar del Plata
Argentina35,50012 m19781978
Estadio Gran Parque Central
Montevideo
Uruguay20,00028 m19001930
Estadio Pocitos
Montevideo · demolished 1940
Uruguay1,00030 m19211930