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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
1906
Oldest
Loftus Versfeld Stadium
2010
Newest
Peter Mokaba Stadium

Stadium map

Venues used in 1934, 1950, 1978, 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.
    Estádio Durival de Britto (Vila Capanema)
    Curitiba, Brazil
    887 m
    cap 20,000
  8. 8.
    Estádio Independência
    Belo Horizonte, Brazil
    847 m
    cap 23,018
  9. 9.
    Estadio Malvinas Argentinas
    Mendoza, Argentina
    839 m
    cap 40,268
  10. 10.
    Estádio do Pacaembu
    São Paulo, Brazil
    773 m
    cap 40,199
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1934, 1950, 1978, 2010
  1. 1.
    Estadio Monumental
    Buenos Aires, Argentina
    9 matches
    1978 (9)
  2. 2.
    FNB Stadium (Soccer City)
    Johannesburg, South Africa
    8 matches
    2010 (8)
  3. 3.
    Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã)
    Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    8 matches
    1950 (8), 2014
  4. 4.
    Cape Town Stadium
    Cape Town, South Africa
    8 matches
    2010 (8)
  5. 5.
    Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes
    Córdoba, Argentina
    8 matches
    1978 (8)
  6. 6.
    Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
    Gqeberha, South Africa
    8 matches
    2010 (8)
  7. 7.
    Moses Mabhida Stadium
    Durban, South Africa
    7 matches
    2010 (7)
  8. 8.
    Ellis Park Stadium
    Johannesburg, South Africa
    7 matches
    2010 (7)
  9. 9.
    Loftus Versfeld Stadium
    Pretoria, South Africa
    6 matches
    2010 (6)
  10. 10.
    Free State Stadium
    Bloemfontein, South Africa
    6 matches
    2010 (6)
  11. 11.
    Estadio Gigante de Arroyito
    Rosario, Argentina
    6 matches
    1978 (6)
  12. 12.
    Estadio Malvinas Argentinas
    Mendoza, 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)
2.88g/m
210 goals · 73 matches · 17 venues
Low (200-800m)
3.75g/m
75 goals · 20 matches · 4 venues
Mid (800-1500m)
2.42g/m
80 goals · 33 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 appearancesCapacityAltitudeOpening yearName
StadiumCountryCapacityAltitudeOpenedWC editions
Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã)
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil78,83821 m19501950, 2014
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)
Milan
Italy75,923176 m19261934, 1990
Stadio Artemio Franchi
Florence
Italy47,29051 m19311934, 1990
Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Bologna
Italy38,27964 m19271934, 1990
Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Genoa
Italy36,59926 m19111934, 1990
FNB Stadium (Soccer City)
Johannesburg
South Africa84,4901,701 m19892010
Estadio Monumental
Buenos Aires
Argentina83,21415 m19381978
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
Stadio Nazionale PNF
Rome · demolished 1957
Italy50,00032 m19111934
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
Peter Mokaba Stadium
Polokwane
South Africa41,7331,293 m20102010
Estadio Gigante de Arroyito
Rosario
Argentina41,6549 m19291978
Estadio Malvinas Argentinas
Mendoza
Argentina40,268839 m19781978
Estádio do Pacaembu
São Paulo
Brazil40,199773 m19401950
Stadio Giorgio Ascarelli
Naples · demolished 1942
Italy40,0003 m19301934
Royal Bafokeng Stadium
Rustenburg
South Africa38,6461,177 m19992010
Estadio José María Minella
Mar del Plata
Argentina35,50012 m19781978
Estádio Ilha do Retiro
Recife
Brazil30,0006 m19371950
Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
Turin
Italy27,958248 m19331934
Estádio Independência
Belo Horizonte
Brazil23,018847 m19501950
Estádio Durival de Britto (Vila Capanema)
Curitiba
Brazil20,000887 m19471950
Estádio dos Eucaliptos
Porto Alegre · demolished 1981
Brazil20,00053 m19311950
Stadio Littorio (Trieste)
Trieste
Italy8,00078 m19321934