Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

45 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}).

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Stadiums

Host countries

1892

Oldest

Goodison Park

2010

Newest

Peter Mokaba Stadium

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Venues used in 1930, 1966, 1990, 2006, 2010 — 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.
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.
Mbombela Stadium
Mbombela, South Africa
629 m
cap 43,500
8.
Allianz Arena
Munich, Germany
490 m
cap 75,000
9.
Max-Morlock-Stadion
Nuremberg, Germany
324 m
cap 50,000
10.
Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Kaiserslautern, Germany
292 m
cap 49,850

GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1930, 1966, 1990, 2006, 2010

1.
Estadio Centenario
Montevideo, Uruguay
10 matches
1930 (10)
2.
Wembley Stadium (old)
London, England
9 matches
1966 (9)
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.
Moses Mabhida Stadium
Durban, South Africa
7 matches
2010 (7)
7.
Ellis Park Stadium
Johannesburg, South Africa
7 matches
2010 (7)
8.
Signal Iduna Park
Dortmund, Germany
6 matches
1974, 2006 (6)
9.
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)
Milan, Italy
6 matches
1934, 1990 (6)
10.
Allianz Arena
Munich, Germany
6 matches
2006 (6)
11.
Olympiastadion
Berlin, Germany
6 matches
1974, 2006 (6)
12.
Stadio Olimpico
Rome, Italy
6 matches
1990 (6)

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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)

2.52g/m

409 goals · 162 matches · 33 venues

Low (200-800m)

2.35g/m

73 goals · 31 matches · 6 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

Sort:WC appearances Capacity Altitude Opening year Name

Stadium	Country	Capacity	Altitude	Opened	WC editions
Signal Iduna Park Dortmund	Germany	81,365	108 m	1974	1974, 2006
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro) Milan	Italy	75,923	176 m	1926	1934, 1990
Olympiastadion Berlin	Germany	74,475	65 m	1936	1974, 2006
MHPArena Stuttgart	Germany	60,449	224 m	1933	1974, 2006
Volksparkstadion Hamburg	Germany	57,000	25 m	1953	1974, 2006
Deutsche Bank Park Frankfurt	Germany	51,500	116 m	1925	1974, 2006
HDI-Arena Hannover	Germany	49,000	65 m	1954	1974, 2006
Stadio Artemio Franchi Florence	Italy	47,290	51 m	1931	1934, 1990
Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Bologna	Italy	38,279	64 m	1927	1934, 1990
Stadio Luigi Ferraris Genoa	Italy	36,599	26 m	1911	1934, 1990
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
Allianz Arena Munich	Germany	75,000	490 m	2005	2006
Old Trafford Manchester	England	74,310	45 m	1910	1966
Stadio Olimpico Rome	Italy	73,603	37 m	1953	1990
Stadio delle Alpi Turin · demolished 2008	Italy	67,229	278 m	1990	1990
Cape Town Stadium Cape Town	South Africa	64,100	9 m	2009	2010
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
Veltins-Arena Gelsenkirchen	Germany	62,271	57 m	2001	2006
Stadio San Nicola Bari	Italy	58,270	62 m	1990	1990
Stadio Diego Armando Maradona Naples	Italy	54,726	51 m	1959	1990
Loftus Versfeld Stadium Pretoria	South Africa	51,762	1,367 m	1906	2010
RheinEnergieStadion Cologne	Germany	50,000	71 m	2004	2006
Max-Morlock-Stadion Nuremberg	Germany	50,000	324 m	1928	2006
Fritz-Walter-Stadion Kaiserslautern	Germany	49,850	292 m	1920	2006
Free State Stadium Bloemfontein	South Africa	48,000	1,409 m	1952	2010
Red Bull Arena (Leipzig) Leipzig	Germany	47,069	114 m	2004	2006
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium Gqeberha	South Africa	46,000	14 m	2009	2010
Mbombela Stadium Mbombela	South Africa	43,500	629 m	2009	2010
Villa Park Birmingham	England	42,918	103 m	1897	1966
Peter Mokaba Stadium Polokwane	South Africa	41,733	1,293 m	2010	2010
Stadio Friuli Udine	Italy	41,652	115 m	1976	1990
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
Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi Verona	Italy	39,371	60 m	1963	1990
Stadio Sant'Elia Cagliari	Italy	39,000	1 m	1970	1990
Royal Bafokeng Stadium Rustenburg	South Africa	38,646	1,177 m	1999	2010
Stadio Renzo Barbera Palermo	Italy	36,349	43 m	1932	1990
Estadio Gran Parque Central Montevideo	Uruguay	20,000	28 m	1900	1930
Estadio Pocitos Montevideo · demolished 1940	Uruguay	1,000	30 m	1921	1930