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Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

47 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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47
Stadiums
5
Host countries
1892
Oldest
Goodison Park
2010
Newest
Peter Mokaba Stadium

Stadium map

Venues used in 1934, 1962, 1966, 1982, 2010 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details
47 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.
    Santiago Bernabéu
    Madrid, Spain
    720 m
    cap 81,044
  8. 8.
    Estadio José Zorrilla
    Valladolid, Spain
    719 m
    cap 26,512
  9. 9.
    Mbombela Stadium
    Mbombela, South Africa
    629 m
    cap 43,500
  10. 10.
    Estadio Vicente Calderón
    Madrid, Spain
    583 m
    cap 65,695
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1934, 1962, 1966, 1982, 2010
  1. 1.
    Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos
    Santiago, Chile
    10 matches
    1962 (10)
  2. 2.
    Wembley Stadium (old)
    London, England
    9 matches
    1966 (9)
  3. 3.
    FNB Stadium (Soccer City)
    Johannesburg, South Africa
    8 matches
    2010 (8)
  4. 4.
    Cape Town Stadium
    Cape Town, South Africa
    8 matches
    2010 (8)
  5. 5.
    Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
    Gqeberha, South Africa
    8 matches
    2010 (8)
  6. 6.
    Estadio Sausalito
    Viña del Mar, Chile
    8 matches
    1962 (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.
    Estadio Carlos Dittborn
    Arica, Chile
    7 matches
    1962 (7)
  10. 10.
    Estadio El Teniente
    Rancagua, Chile
    7 matches
    1962 (7)
  11. 11.
    Loftus Versfeld Stadium
    Pretoria, South Africa
    6 matches
    2010 (6)
  12. 12.
    Free State Stadium
    Bloemfontein, 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

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)
2.91g/m
343 goals · 118 matches · 31 venues
Low (200-800m)
2.67g/m
112 goals · 42 matches · 9 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
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
Camp Nou
Barcelona
Spain99,35462 m19571982
Wembley Stadium (old)
London · demolished 2003
England98,60060 m19231966
FNB Stadium (Soccer City)
Johannesburg
South Africa84,4901,701 m19892010
Santiago Bernabéu
Madrid
Spain81,044720 m19471982
White City Stadium
London · demolished 1985
England76,56713 m19081966
Old Trafford
Manchester
England74,31045 m19101966
Estadio Vicente Calderón
Madrid · demolished 2019
Spain65,695583 m19661982
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 Benito Villamarín
Seville
Spain60,72120 m19291982
Loftus Versfeld Stadium
Pretoria
South Africa51,7621,367 m19062010
Stadio Nazionale PNF
Rome · demolished 1957
Italy50,00032 m19111934
Mestalla
Valencia
Spain49,50020 m19231982
Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos
Santiago
Chile48,665575 m19381962
Free State Stadium
Bloemfontein
South Africa48,0001,409 m19522010
San Mamés (old)
Bilbao · demolished 2013
Spain46,20030 m19131982
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
Gqeberha
South Africa46,00014 m20092010
Estadio Sarriá
Barcelona · demolished 1997
Spain44,00095 m19231982
Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Seville
Spain43,88319 m19581982
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
Stadio Giorgio Ascarelli
Naples · demolished 1942
Italy40,0003 m19301934
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 Manuel Martínez Valero
Elche
Spain33,73279 m19761982
Estadio La Romareda
Zaragoza
Spain33,608229 m19571982
Estadio Riazor
A Coruña
Spain32,66028 m19441982
Estadio La Rosaleda
Málaga
Spain30,04423 m19411982
Estadio José Rico Pérez
Alicante
Spain30,00079 m19741982
El Molinón
Gijón
Spain29,5385 m19081982
Estadio de Balaídos
Vigo
Spain29,00010 m19281982
Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
Turin
Italy27,958248 m19331934
Estadio José Zorrilla
Valladolid
Spain26,512719 m19821982
Estadio Carlos Tartiere (old)
Oviedo · demolished 2003
Spain23,500245 m19321982
Estadio Sausalito
Viña del Mar
Chile18,00013 m19291962
Estadio Carlos Dittborn
Arica
Chile17,78649 m19621962
Estadio El Teniente
Rancagua
Chile15,000512 m19451962
Stadio Littorio (Trieste)
Trieste
Italy8,00078 m19321934