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Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

30 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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30
Stadiums
4
Host countries
1892
Oldest
Goodison Park
2010
Newest
Peter Mokaba Stadium

Stadium map

Venues used in 1930, 1966, 1994, 2010 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details
30 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.
    Pontiac Silverdome
    Pontiac, United States
    296 m
    cap 80,338
  9. 9.
    Rose Bowl
    Pasadena, United States
    247 m
    cap 92,800
  10. 10.
    Soldier Field
    Chicago, United States
    187 m
    cap 61,500
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1930, 1966, 1994, 2010
  1. 1.
    Estadio Centenario
    Montevideo, Uruguay
    10 matches
    1930 (10)
  2. 2.
    Wembley Stadium (old)
    London, England
    9 matches
    1966 (9)
  3. 3.
    Rose Bowl
    Pasadena, United States
    8 matches
    1994 (8)
  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.
    Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
    Gqeberha, South Africa
    8 matches
    2010 (8)
  7. 7.
    Giants Stadium
    East Rutherford, United States
    7 matches
    1994 (7)
  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.
    Cotton Bowl
    Dallas, United States
    6 matches
    1994 (6)
  11. 11.
    Foxboro Stadium
    Foxborough, United States
    6 matches
    1994 (6)
  12. 12.
    Loftus Versfeld Stadium
    Pretoria, South Africa
    6 matches
    2010 (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)
2.81g/m
317 goals · 113 matches · 21 venues
Low (200-800m)
2.75g/m
44 goals · 16 matches · 3 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 appearancesCapacityAltitudeOpening yearName
StadiumCountryCapacityAltitudeOpenedWC editions
Wembley Stadium (old)
London · demolished 2003
England98,60060 m19231966
Rose Bowl
Pasadena
United States92,800247 m19221994
Cotton Bowl
Dallas
United States92,100149 m19321994
Estadio Centenario
Montevideo
Uruguay90,00029 m19301930
FNB Stadium (Soccer City)
Johannesburg
South Africa84,4901,701 m19892010
Pontiac Silverdome
Pontiac · demolished 2018
United States80,338296 m19751994
White City Stadium
London · demolished 1985
England76,56713 m19081966
Giants Stadium
East Rutherford · demolished 2010
United States75,33823 m19761994
Old Trafford
Manchester
England74,31045 m19101966
Camping World Stadium
Orlando
United States65,00037 m19361994
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
Soldier Field
Chicago
United States61,500187 m19241994
RFK Stadium
Washington · demolished 2025
United States56,6926 m19611994
Foxboro Stadium
Foxborough · demolished 2002
United States53,64483 m19711994
Loftus Versfeld Stadium
Pretoria
South Africa51,7621,367 m19062010
Stanford Stadium
Stanford
United States50,42414 m19211994
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
Roker Park
Sunderland · demolished 1997
England40,31030 m18981966
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 Gran Parque Central
Montevideo
Uruguay20,00028 m19001930
Estadio Pocitos
Montevideo · demolished 1940
Uruguay1,00030 m19211930