Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.
46 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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Host countries
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Oldest
2014
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Venues used in 1938, 1950, 1974, 2010, 2014 — 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.
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Ellis Park StadiumJohannesburg, South Africa1,728 mcap 62,567 - 2.
FNB Stadium (Soccer City)Johannesburg, South Africa1,701 mcap 84,490 - 3.
Free State StadiumBloemfontein, South Africa1,409 mcap 48,000 - 4.
Loftus Versfeld StadiumPretoria, South Africa1,367 mcap 51,762 - 5.
Peter Mokaba StadiumPolokwane, South Africa1,293 mcap 41,733 - 6.
Royal Bafokeng StadiumRustenburg, South Africa1,177 mcap 38,646 - 7.
Estádio Nacional Mané GarrinchaBrasília, Brazil1,119 mcap 72,788 - 8.
Ligga Arena (Arena da Baixada)Curitiba, Brazil910 mcap 40,502 - 9.
Estádio Durival de Britto (Vila Capanema)Curitiba, Brazil887 mcap 20,000 - 10.
Estádio MineirãoBelo Horizonte, Brazil850 mcap 58,170
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)
Most-used venues
Ranked by match count in 1938, 1950, 1974, 2010, 2014
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Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã)Rio de Janeiro, Brazil15 matches1950 (8), 2014 (7) - 2.
FNB Stadium (Soccer City)Johannesburg, South Africa8 matches2010 (8) - 3.
OlympiastadionBerlin, Germany8 matches1974 (8), 2006 - 4.
Cape Town StadiumCape Town, South Africa8 matches2010 (8) - 5.
Nelson Mandela Bay StadiumGqeberha, South Africa8 matches2010 (8) - 6.
Estádio Nacional Mané GarrinchaBrasília, Brazil7 matches2014 (7) - 7.
Moses Mabhida StadiumDurban, South Africa7 matches2010 (7) - 8.
Ellis Park StadiumJohannesburg, South Africa7 matches2010 (7) - 9.
Arena CastelãoFortaleza, Brazil6 matches2014 (6) - 10.
Estádio MineirãoBelo Horizonte, Brazil6 matches2014 (6) - 11.
Arena Fonte NovaSalvador, Brazil6 matches2014 (6) - 12.
Loftus Versfeld StadiumPretoria, South Africa6 matches2010 (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)
2.98g/m
369 goals · 124 matches · 27 venues
Low (200-800m)
2.75g/m
55 goals · 20 matches · 4 venues
Mid (800-1500m)
2.48g/m
109 goals · 44 matches · 9 venues
High (1500-2200m)
2.67g/m
40 goals · 15 matches · 2 venues
goals.sum / matches.count, grouped by elevation band
All venues
| Stadium | Country | Capacity | Altitude | Opened | WC editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Signal Iduna Park Dortmund | 81,365 | 108 m | 1974 | 1974, 2006 | |
Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã) Rio de Janeiro | 78,838 | 21 m | 1950 | 1950, 2014 | |
Olympiastadion Berlin | 74,475 | 65 m | 1936 | 1974, 2006 | |
Stade Vélodrome Marseille | 67,394 | 12 m | 1937 | 1938, 1998 | |
MHPArena Stuttgart | 60,449 | 224 m | 1933 | 1974, 2006 | |
Volksparkstadion Hamburg | 57,000 | 25 m | 1953 | 1974, 2006 | |
Deutsche Bank Park Frankfurt | 51,500 | 116 m | 1925 | 1974, 2006 | |
HDI-Arena Hannover | 49,000 | 65 m | 1954 | 1974, 2006 | |
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 | |
FNB Stadium (Soccer City) Johannesburg | 84,490 | 1,701 m | 1989 | 2010 | |
Olympiastadion München Munich | 80,000 | 524 m | 1972 | 1974 | |
Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha Brasília | 72,788 | 1,119 m | 2013 | 2014 | |
Rheinstadion Düsseldorf · demolished 2002 | 70,000 | 38 m | 1925 | 1974 | |
Parkstadion Gelsenkirchen · demolished 2008 | 70,000 | 57 m | 1973 | 1974 | |
Arena Castelão Fortaleza | 64,846 | 29 m | 1973 | 2014 | |
Cape Town Stadium Cape Town | 64,100 | 9 m | 2009 | 2010 | |
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 | |
Estádio Mineirão Belo Horizonte | 58,170 | 850 m | 1965 | 2014 | |
Arena Fonte Nova Salvador | 51,900 | 55 m | 2013 | 2014 | |
Loftus Versfeld Stadium Pretoria | 51,762 | 1,367 m | 1906 | 2010 | |
Estádio Beira-Rio Porto Alegre | 50,128 | 9 m | 1969 | 2014 | |
Neo Química Arena São Paulo | 49,205 | 785 m | 2014 | 2014 | |
Free State Stadium Bloemfontein | 48,000 | 1,409 m | 1952 | 2010 | |
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium Gqeberha | 46,000 | 14 m | 2009 | 2010 | |
Arena Pernambuco São Lourenço da Mata | 44,248 | 26 m | 2013 | 2014 | |
Mbombela Stadium Mbombela | 43,500 | 629 m | 2009 | 2010 | |
Peter Mokaba Stadium Polokwane | 41,733 | 1,293 m | 2010 | 2010 | |
Arena Pantanal Cuiabá | 41,390 | 173 m | 2014 | 2014 | |
Arena da Amazônia Manaus | 40,549 | 41 m | 2014 | 2014 | |
Ligga Arena (Arena da Baixada) Curitiba | 40,502 | 910 m | 1914 | 2014 | |
Estádio do Pacaembu São Paulo | 40,199 | 773 m | 1940 | 1950 | |
Royal Bafokeng Stadium Rustenburg | 38,646 | 1,177 m | 1999 | 2010 | |
Arena das Dunas Natal | 31,375 | 34 m | 2014 | 2014 | |
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 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 |