Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.
45 venues across 6 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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2021
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Venues used in 1938, 1950, 1954, 1970, 2010, 2022 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details
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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.
Estadio Nemesio DíezToluca, Mexico2,666 mcap 30,000 - 2.
Estadio AztecaMexico City, Mexico2,287 mcap 87,000 - 3.
Estadio CuauhtémocPuebla, Mexico2,124 mcap 51,726 - 4.
Estadio LeónLeón, Mexico1,808 mcap 31,297 - 5.
Ellis Park StadiumJohannesburg, South Africa1,728 mcap 62,567 - 6.
FNB Stadium (Soccer City)Johannesburg, South Africa1,701 mcap 84,490 - 7.
Estadio JaliscoGuadalajara, Mexico1,538 mcap 55,020 - 8.
Free State StadiumBloemfontein, South Africa1,409 mcap 48,000 - 9.
Loftus Versfeld StadiumPretoria, South Africa1,367 mcap 51,762 - 10.
Peter Mokaba StadiumPolokwane, South Africa1,293 mcap 41,733
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)
Most-used venues
Ranked by match count in 1938, 1950, 1954, 1970, 2010, 2022
- 1.
Lusail StadiumLusail, Qatar10 matches2022 (10) - 2.
Estadio AztecaMexico City, Mexico10 matches1970 (10), 1986, 2026 - 3.
Al Bayt StadiumAl Khor, Qatar9 matches2022 (9) - 4.
FNB Stadium (Soccer City)Johannesburg, South Africa8 matches2010 (8) - 5.
Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã)Rio de Janeiro, Brazil8 matches1950 (8), 2014 - 6.
Cape Town StadiumCape Town, South Africa8 matches2010 (8) - 7.
Estadio JaliscoGuadalajara, Mexico8 matches1970 (8), 1986 - 8.
Nelson Mandela Bay StadiumGqeberha, South Africa8 matches2010 (8) - 9.
Khalifa International StadiumDoha, Qatar8 matches2022 (8) - 10.
Education City StadiumAl Rayyan, Qatar8 matches2022 (8) - 11.
Al Thumama StadiumDoha, Qatar8 matches2022 (8) - 12.
Moses Mabhida StadiumDurban, South Africa7 matches2010 (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
6 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)
3.01g/m
340 goals · 113 matches · 21 venues
Low (200-800m)
4.81g/m
173 goals · 36 matches · 8 venues
Mid (800-1500m)
2.37g/m
64 goals · 27 matches · 6 venues
High (1500-2200m)
2.97g/m
98 goals · 33 matches · 5 venues
Very high (≥2200m)
2.64g/m
37 goals · 14 matches · 2 venues
goals.sum / matches.count, grouped by elevation band
All venues
| Stadium | Country | Capacity | Altitude | Opened | WC editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Estadio Azteca Mexico City | 87,000 | 2,287 m | 1966 | 1970, 1986, 2026 | |
Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã) Rio de Janeiro | 78,838 | 21 m | 1950 | 1950, 2014 | |
Stade Vélodrome Marseille | 67,394 | 12 m | 1937 | 1938, 1998 | |
Estadio Jalisco Guadalajara | 55,020 | 1,538 m | 1960 | 1970, 1986 | |
Estadio Cuauhtémoc Puebla | 51,726 | 2,124 m | 1968 | 1970, 1986 | |
Parc des Princes Paris | 47,929 | 42 m | 1897 | 1938, 1998 | |
Stade de Gerland Lyon | 41,000 | 173 m | 1926 | 1938, 1998 | |
Stade Chaban-Delmas Bordeaux | 34,462 | 24 m | 1938 | 1938, 1998 | |
Estadio León León | 31,297 | 1,808 m | 1967 | 1970, 1986 | |
Estadio Nemesio Díez Toluca | 30,000 | 2,666 m | 1954 | 1970, 1986 | |
Lusail Stadium Lusail | 88,966 | 10 m | 2021 | 2022 | |
FNB Stadium (Soccer City) Johannesburg | 84,490 | 1,701 m | 1989 | 2010 | |
Al Bayt Stadium Al Khor | 68,895 | 5 m | 2021 | 2022 | |
Cape Town Stadium Cape Town | 64,100 | 9 m | 2009 | 2010 | |
Wankdorf Stadium Bern · demolished 2001 | 64,000 | 560 m | 1925 | 1954 | |
Moses Mabhida Stadium Durban | 62,760 | 13 m | 2009 | 2010 | |
Ellis Park Stadium Johannesburg | 62,567 | 1,728 m | 1928 | 2010 | |
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir Colombes | 60,000 | 45 m | 1907 | 1938 | |
St. Jakob Stadium Basel · demolished 1998 | 60,000 | 262 m | 1954 | 1954 | |
Loftus Versfeld Stadium Pretoria | 51,762 | 1,367 m | 1906 | 2010 | |
Free State Stadium Bloemfontein | 48,000 | 1,409 m | 1952 | 2010 | |
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium Gqeberha | 46,000 | 14 m | 2009 | 2010 | |
Khalifa International Stadium Doha | 45,857 | 26 m | 1976 | 2022 | |
Ahmad bin Ali Stadium Al Rayyan | 44,740 | 38 m | 2020 | 2022 | |
Education City Stadium Al Rayyan | 44,667 | 19 m | 2020 | 2022 | |
Al Thumama Stadium Doha | 44,400 | 17 m | 2021 | 2022 | |
Al Janoub Stadium Al Wakrah | 44,325 | 8 m | 2019 | 2022 | |
Stadium 974 Doha · demolished 2024 | 44,089 | 7 m | 2021 | 2022 | |
Mbombela Stadium Mbombela | 43,500 | 629 m | 2009 | 2010 | |
Peter Mokaba Stadium Polokwane | 41,733 | 1,293 m | 2010 | 2010 | |
Estádio do Pacaembu São Paulo | 40,199 | 773 m | 1940 | 1950 | |
Royal Bafokeng Stadium Rustenburg | 38,646 | 1,177 m | 1999 | 2010 | |
Hardturm Zürich · demolished 2008 | 35,000 | 401 m | 1929 | 1954 | |
Stade des Charmilles Geneva · demolished 2003 | 35,000 | 432 m | 1930 | 1954 | |
Estádio Ilha do Retiro Recife | 30,000 | 6 m | 1937 | 1950 | |
Stade de la Meinau Strasbourg | 26,109 | 145 m | 1914 | 1938 | |
Estádio Independência Belo Horizonte | 23,018 | 847 m | 1950 | 1950 | |
Stade Auguste-Delaune Reims | 21,684 | 79 m | 1935 | 1938 | |
Estádio Durival de Britto (Vila Capanema) Curitiba | 20,000 | 887 m | 1947 | 1950 | |
Estádio dos Eucaliptos Porto Alegre · demolished 1981 | 20,000 | 53 m | 1931 | 1950 | |
Stade Olympique de la Pontaise Lausanne | 15,850 | 614 m | 1904 | 1954 | |
Stade Victor Boucquey Lille · demolished 1975 | 15,000 | 30 m | 1902 | 1938 | |
Stade Cavée Verte Le Havre · demolished 1970 | 10,000 | 9 m | 1932 | 1938 | |
Stade du Fort Carré Antibes | 8,000 | 4 m | 1928 | 1938 | |
Cornaredo Stadium Lugano | 6,330 | 364 m | 1951 | 1954 |