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Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

52 venues across 7 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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52
Stadiums
7
Host countries
1904
Oldest
Stade Olympique de la Pontaise
2020
Newest
SoFi Stadium

Stadium map

Venues used in 1934, 1954, 2006, 2010, 2026 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details
52 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.
    Estadio Azteca
    Mexico City, Mexico
    2,287 m
    cap 87,000
  2. 2.
    Ellis Park Stadium
    Johannesburg, South Africa
    1,728 m
    cap 62,567
  3. 3.
    FNB Stadium (Soccer City)
    Johannesburg, South Africa
    1,701 m
    cap 84,490
  4. 4.
    Estadio Akron
    Zapopan, Mexico
    1,671 m
    cap 49,850
  5. 5.
    Free State Stadium
    Bloemfontein, South Africa
    1,409 m
    cap 48,000
  6. 6.
    Loftus Versfeld Stadium
    Pretoria, South Africa
    1,367 m
    cap 51,762
  7. 7.
    Peter Mokaba Stadium
    Polokwane, South Africa
    1,293 m
    cap 41,733
  8. 8.
    Royal Bafokeng Stadium
    Rustenburg, South Africa
    1,177 m
    cap 38,646
  9. 9.
    Mbombela Stadium
    Mbombela, South Africa
    629 m
    cap 43,500
  10. 10.
    Stade Olympique de la Pontaise
    Lausanne, Switzerland
    614 m
    cap 15,850
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1934, 1954, 2006, 2010, 2026
  1. 1.
    AT&T Stadium
    Arlington, United States
    9 matches
    2026 (9)
  2. 2.
    FNB Stadium (Soccer City)
    Johannesburg, South Africa
    8 matches
    2010 (8)
  3. 3.
    MetLife Stadium
    East Rutherford, United States
    8 matches
    2026 (8)
  4. 4.
    Mercedes-Benz Stadium
    Atlanta, United States
    8 matches
    2026 (8)
  5. 5.
    SoFi Stadium
    Inglewood, United States
    8 matches
    2026 (8)
  6. 6.
    Cape Town Stadium
    Cape Town, South Africa
    8 matches
    2010 (8)
  7. 7.
    Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
    Gqeberha, South Africa
    8 matches
    2010 (8)
  8. 8.
    NRG Stadium
    Houston, United States
    7 matches
    2026 (7)
  9. 9.
    Gillette Stadium
    Foxborough, United States
    7 matches
    2026 (7)
  10. 10.
    Hard Rock Stadium
    Miami Gardens, United States
    7 matches
    2026 (7)
  11. 11.
    Moses Mabhida Stadium
    Durban, South Africa
    7 matches
    2010 (7)
  12. 12.
    Ellis Park Stadium
    Johannesburg, South Africa
    7 matches
    2010 (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

7 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)
1.29g/m
203 goals · 157 matches · 29 venues
Low (200-800m)
2.99g/m
215 goals · 72 matches · 15 venues
Mid (800-1500m)
2.00g/m
44 goals · 22 matches · 4 venues
High (1500-2200m)
2.11g/m
40 goals · 19 matches · 3 venues
Very high (≥2200m)
0.00g/m
0 goals · 5 matches · 1 venue
goals.sum / matches.count, grouped by elevation band

All venues

Sort:WC appearancesCapacityAltitudeOpening yearName
StadiumCountryCapacityAltitudeOpenedWC editions
Estadio Azteca
Mexico City
Mexico87,0002,287 m19661970, 1986, 2026
Signal Iduna Park
Dortmund
Germany81,365108 m19741974, 2006
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)
Milan
Italy75,923176 m19261934, 1990
Olympiastadion
Berlin
Germany74,47565 m19361974, 2006
MHPArena
Stuttgart
Germany60,449224 m19331974, 2006
Volksparkstadion
Hamburg
Germany57,00025 m19531974, 2006
Deutsche Bank Park
Frankfurt
Germany51,500116 m19251974, 2006
HDI-Arena
Hannover
Germany49,00065 m19541974, 2006
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
MetLife Stadium
East Rutherford
United States82,5009 m20102026
AT&T Stadium
Arlington
United States80,000177 m20092026
GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium
Kansas City
United States76,416273 m19722026
Allianz Arena
Munich
Germany75,000490 m20052006
NRG Stadium
Houston
United States72,22015 m20022026
Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Atlanta
United States71,000313 m20172026
SoFi Stadium
Inglewood
United States70,24045 m20202026
Lincoln Financial Field
Philadelphia
United States69,87913 m20032026
Lumen Field
Seattle
United States68,74014 m20022026
Levi's Stadium
Santa Clara
United States68,5001 m20142026
Gillette Stadium
Foxborough
United States65,87883 m20022026
Hard Rock Stadium
Miami Gardens
United States65,32613 m19872026
Cape Town Stadium
Cape Town
South Africa64,1009 m20092010
Wankdorf Stadium
Bern · demolished 2001
Switzerland64,000560 m19251954
Moses Mabhida Stadium
Durban
South Africa62,76013 m20092010
Ellis Park Stadium
Johannesburg
South Africa62,5671,728 m19282010
Veltins-Arena
Gelsenkirchen
Germany62,27157 m20012006
St. Jakob Stadium
Basel · demolished 1998
Switzerland60,000262 m19541954
BC Place
Vancouver
Canada54,50011 m19832026
Estadio BBVA
Guadalupe
Mexico53,500493 m20152026
Loftus Versfeld Stadium
Pretoria
South Africa51,7621,367 m19062010
Stadio Nazionale PNF
Rome · demolished 1957
Italy50,00032 m19111934
RheinEnergieStadion
Cologne
Germany50,00071 m20042006
Max-Morlock-Stadion
Nuremberg
Germany50,000324 m19282006
Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Kaiserslautern
Germany49,850292 m19202006
Estadio Akron
Zapopan
Mexico49,8501,671 m20102026
Free State Stadium
Bloemfontein
South Africa48,0001,409 m19522010
Red Bull Arena (Leipzig)
Leipzig
Germany47,069114 m20042006
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
Stadio Giorgio Ascarelli
Naples · demolished 1942
Italy40,0003 m19301934
Royal Bafokeng Stadium
Rustenburg
South Africa38,6461,177 m19992010
Hardturm
Zürich · demolished 2008
Switzerland35,000401 m19291954
Stade des Charmilles
Geneva · demolished 2003
Switzerland35,000432 m19301954
BMO Field
Toronto
Canada30,00081 m20072026
Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
Turin
Italy27,958248 m19331934
Stade Olympique de la Pontaise
Lausanne
Switzerland15,850614 m19041954
Stadio Littorio (Trieste)
Trieste
Italy8,00078 m19321934
Cornaredo Stadium
Lugano
Switzerland6,330364 m19511954