Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

38 venues across 3 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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Oldest

Olympia

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Newest

Peter Mokaba Stadium

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Venues used in 1934, 1958, 1990, 2010 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details

38 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.
Stadio delle Alpi
Turin, Italy
278 m
cap 67,229
9.
Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
Turin, Italy
248 m
cap 27,958
10.
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)
Milan, Italy
176 m
cap 75,923

GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1934, 1958, 1990, 2010

1.
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)
Milan, Italy
9 matches
1934 (3), 1990 (6)
2.
FNB Stadium (Soccer City)
Johannesburg, South Africa
8 matches
2010 (8)
3.
Cape Town Stadium
Cape Town, South Africa
8 matches
2010 (8)
4.
Råsunda Stadium
Solna, Sweden
8 matches
1958 (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.
Stadio Artemio Franchi
Florence, Italy
7 matches
1934 (3), 1990 (4)
9.
Ullevi
Gothenburg, Sweden
7 matches
1958 (7)
10.
Stadio Olimpico
Rome, Italy
6 matches
1990 (6)
11.
Loftus Versfeld Stadium
Pretoria, South Africa
6 matches
2010 (6)
12.
Free State Stadium
Bloemfontein, South Africa
6 matches
2010 (6)

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Average capacity by opening decade

Are WC venues getting bigger over time?

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Stadiums by host country

3 countries have hosted matches

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Goals per match by stadium altitude

Does the air thin out the defense? Bands aligned with FIFA altitude-acclimatization thresholds.

Sea level (<200m)

2.83g/m

334 goals · 118 matches · 28 venues

Low (200-800m)

2.45g/m

27 goals · 11 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 appearances Capacity Altitude Opening year Name

Stadium	Country	Capacity	Altitude	Opened	WC editions
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro) Milan	Italy	75,923	176 m	1926	1934, 1990
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
FNB Stadium (Soccer City) Johannesburg	South Africa	84,490	1,701 m	1989	2010
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
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
Stadio Nazionale PNF Rome · demolished 1957	Italy	50,000	32 m	1911	1934
Råsunda Stadium Solna · demolished 2013	Sweden	50,000	22 m	1937	1958
Free State Stadium Bloemfontein	South Africa	48,000	1,409 m	1952	2010
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium Gqeberha	South Africa	46,000	14 m	2009	2010
Mbombela Stadium Mbombela	South Africa	43,500	629 m	2009	2010
Ullevi Gothenburg	Sweden	43,000	8 m	1958	1958
Peter Mokaba Stadium Polokwane	South Africa	41,733	1,293 m	2010	2010
Stadio Friuli Udine	Italy	41,652	115 m	1976	1990
Stadio Giorgio Ascarelli Naples · demolished 1942	Italy	40,000	3 m	1930	1934
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
Malmö Stadion Malmö	Sweden	30,000	12 m	1958	1958
Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino Turin	Italy	27,958	248 m	1933	1934
Ryavallen Borås	Sweden	21,000	138 m	1941	1958
Arosvallen Västerås	Sweden	20,000	18 m	1932	1958
Idrottsparken Norrköping	Sweden	17,234	39 m	1903	1958
Rimnersvallen Uddevalla	Sweden	17,000	5 m	1923	1958
Olympia Helsingborg	Sweden	16,500	34 m	1898	1958
Örjans Vall Halmstad	Sweden	15,500	7 m	1922	1958
Eyravallen Örebro	Sweden	13,000	35 m	1923	1958
Stadio Littorio (Trieste) Trieste	Italy	8,000	78 m	1932	1934
Tunavallen Eskilstuna	Sweden	7,800	15 m	1921	1958
Jernvallen Sandviken	Sweden	7,500	0 m	1938	1958