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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Oldest

Parc des Princes

2014

Newest

Neo Química Arena

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Venues used in 1938, 1950, 1974, 2010, 2014 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details

46 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.
Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha
Brasília, Brazil
1,119 m
cap 72,788
8.
Ligga Arena (Arena da Baixada)
Curitiba, Brazil
910 m
cap 40,502
9.
Estádio Durival de Britto (Vila Capanema)
Curitiba, Brazil
887 m
cap 20,000
10.
Estádio Mineirão
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
850 m
cap 58,170

GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1938, 1950, 1974, 2010, 2014

1.
Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
15 matches
1950 (8), 2014 (7)
2.
FNB Stadium (Soccer City)
Johannesburg, South Africa
8 matches
2010 (8)
3.
Olympiastadion
Berlin, Germany
8 matches
1974 (8), 2006
4.
Cape Town Stadium
Cape Town, South Africa
8 matches
2010 (8)
5.
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
Gqeberha, South Africa
8 matches
2010 (8)
6.
Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha
Brasília, Brazil
7 matches
2014 (7)
7.
Moses Mabhida Stadium
Durban, South Africa
7 matches
2010 (7)
8.
Ellis Park Stadium
Johannesburg, South Africa
7 matches
2010 (7)
9.
Arena Castelão
Fortaleza, Brazil
6 matches
2014 (6)
10.
Estádio Mineirão
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
6 matches
2014 (6)
11.
Arena Fonte Nova
Salvador, Brazil
6 matches
2014 (6)
12.
Loftus Versfeld Stadium
Pretoria, 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

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

Sort:WC appearances Capacity Altitude Opening year Name

Stadium	Country	Capacity	Altitude	Opened	WC editions
Signal Iduna Park Dortmund	Germany	81,365	108 m	1974	1974, 2006
Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã) Rio de Janeiro	Brazil	78,838	21 m	1950	1950, 2014
Olympiastadion Berlin	Germany	74,475	65 m	1936	1974, 2006
Stade Vélodrome Marseille	France	67,394	12 m	1937	1938, 1998
MHPArena Stuttgart	Germany	60,449	224 m	1933	1974, 2006
Volksparkstadion Hamburg	Germany	57,000	25 m	1953	1974, 2006
Deutsche Bank Park Frankfurt	Germany	51,500	116 m	1925	1974, 2006
HDI-Arena Hannover	Germany	49,000	65 m	1954	1974, 2006
Parc des Princes Paris	France	47,929	42 m	1897	1938, 1998
Stade de Gerland Lyon	France	41,000	173 m	1926	1938, 1998
Stade Chaban-Delmas Bordeaux	France	34,462	24 m	1938	1938, 1998
FNB Stadium (Soccer City) Johannesburg	South Africa	84,490	1,701 m	1989	2010
Olympiastadion München Munich	Germany	80,000	524 m	1972	1974
Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha Brasília	Brazil	72,788	1,119 m	2013	2014
Rheinstadion Düsseldorf · demolished 2002	Germany	70,000	38 m	1925	1974
Parkstadion Gelsenkirchen · demolished 2008	Germany	70,000	57 m	1973	1974
Arena Castelão Fortaleza	Brazil	64,846	29 m	1973	2014
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
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir Colombes	France	60,000	45 m	1907	1938
Estádio Mineirão Belo Horizonte	Brazil	58,170	850 m	1965	2014
Arena Fonte Nova Salvador	Brazil	51,900	55 m	2013	2014
Loftus Versfeld Stadium Pretoria	South Africa	51,762	1,367 m	1906	2010
Estádio Beira-Rio Porto Alegre	Brazil	50,128	9 m	1969	2014
Neo Química Arena São Paulo	Brazil	49,205	785 m	2014	2014
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
Arena Pernambuco São Lourenço da Mata	Brazil	44,248	26 m	2013	2014
Mbombela Stadium Mbombela	South Africa	43,500	629 m	2009	2010
Peter Mokaba Stadium Polokwane	South Africa	41,733	1,293 m	2010	2010
Arena Pantanal Cuiabá	Brazil	41,390	173 m	2014	2014
Arena da Amazônia Manaus	Brazil	40,549	41 m	2014	2014
Ligga Arena (Arena da Baixada) Curitiba	Brazil	40,502	910 m	1914	2014
Estádio do Pacaembu São Paulo	Brazil	40,199	773 m	1940	1950
Royal Bafokeng Stadium Rustenburg	South Africa	38,646	1,177 m	1999	2010
Arena das Dunas Natal	Brazil	31,375	34 m	2014	2014
Estádio Ilha do Retiro Recife	Brazil	30,000	6 m	1937	1950
Stade de la Meinau Strasbourg	France	26,109	145 m	1914	1938
Estádio Independência Belo Horizonte	Brazil	23,018	847 m	1950	1950
Stade Auguste-Delaune Reims	France	21,684	79 m	1935	1938
Estádio Durival de Britto (Vila Capanema) Curitiba	Brazil	20,000	887 m	1947	1950
Estádio dos Eucaliptos Porto Alegre · demolished 1981	Brazil	20,000	53 m	1931	1950
Stade Victor Boucquey Lille · demolished 1975	France	15,000	30 m	1902	1938
Stade Cavée Verte Le Havre · demolished 1970	France	10,000	9 m	1932	1938
Stade du Fort Carré Antibes	France	8,000	4 m	1928	1938