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Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

26 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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26
Stadiums
3
Host countries
1897
Oldest
Parc des Princes
2010
Newest
Peter Mokaba Stadium

Stadium map

Venues used in 1938, 1954, 2010 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details
26 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.
    Mbombela Stadium
    Mbombela, South Africa
    629 m
    cap 43,500
  8. 8.
    Stade Olympique de la Pontaise
    Lausanne, Switzerland
    614 m
    cap 15,850
  9. 9.
    Wankdorf Stadium
    Bern, Switzerland
    560 m
    cap 64,000
  10. 10.
    Stade des Charmilles
    Geneva, Switzerland
    432 m
    cap 35,000
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1938, 1954, 2010
  1. 1.
    FNB Stadium (Soccer City)
    Johannesburg, South Africa
    8 matches
    2010 (8)
  2. 2.
    Cape Town Stadium
    Cape Town, South Africa
    8 matches
    2010 (8)
  3. 3.
    Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
    Gqeberha, South Africa
    8 matches
    2010 (8)
  4. 4.
    Moses Mabhida Stadium
    Durban, South Africa
    7 matches
    2010 (7)
  5. 5.
    Ellis Park Stadium
    Johannesburg, South Africa
    7 matches
    2010 (7)
  6. 6.
    St. Jakob Stadium
    Basel, Switzerland
    6 matches
    1954 (6)
  7. 7.
    Loftus Versfeld Stadium
    Pretoria, South Africa
    6 matches
    2010 (6)
  8. 8.
    Free State Stadium
    Bloemfontein, South Africa
    6 matches
    2010 (6)
  9. 9.
    Royal Bafokeng Stadium
    Rustenburg, South Africa
    6 matches
    2010 (6)
  10. 10.
    Wankdorf Stadium
    Bern, Switzerland
    5 matches
    1954 (5)
  11. 11.
    Hardturm
    Zürich, Switzerland
    5 matches
    1954 (5)
  12. 12.
    Stade Olympique de la Pontaise
    Lausanne, Switzerland
    5 matches
    1954 (5)
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

3 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)
3.26g/m
124 goals · 38 matches · 10 venues
Low (200-800m)
4.97g/m
149 goals · 30 matches · 7 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
Stade Vélodrome
Marseille
France67,39412 m19371938, 1998
Parc des Princes
Paris
France47,92942 m18971938, 1998
Stade de Gerland
Lyon
France41,000173 m19261938, 1998
Stade Chaban-Delmas
Bordeaux
France34,46224 m19381938, 1998
FNB Stadium (Soccer City)
Johannesburg
South Africa84,4901,701 m19892010
Cape Town Stadium
Cape Town
South Africa64,1009 m20092010
Wankdorf Stadium
Bern · demolished 2001
Switzerland64,000560 m19251954
Moses Mabhida Stadium
Durban
South Africa62,76013 m20092010
Ellis Park Stadium
Johannesburg
South Africa62,5671,728 m19282010
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
Colombes
France60,00045 m19071938
St. Jakob Stadium
Basel · demolished 1998
Switzerland60,000262 m19541954
Loftus Versfeld Stadium
Pretoria
South Africa51,7621,367 m19062010
Free State Stadium
Bloemfontein
South Africa48,0001,409 m19522010
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
Gqeberha
South Africa46,00014 m20092010
Mbombela Stadium
Mbombela
South Africa43,500629 m20092010
Peter Mokaba Stadium
Polokwane
South Africa41,7331,293 m20102010
Royal Bafokeng Stadium
Rustenburg
South Africa38,6461,177 m19992010
Hardturm
Zürich · demolished 2008
Switzerland35,000401 m19291954
Stade des Charmilles
Geneva · demolished 2003
Switzerland35,000432 m19301954
Stade de la Meinau
Strasbourg
France26,109145 m19141938
Stade Auguste-Delaune
Reims
France21,68479 m19351938
Stade Olympique de la Pontaise
Lausanne
Switzerland15,850614 m19041954
Stade Victor Boucquey
Lille · demolished 1975
France15,00030 m19021938
Stade Cavée Verte
Le Havre · demolished 1970
France10,0009 m19321938
Stade du Fort Carré
Antibes
France8,0004 m19281938
Cornaredo Stadium
Lugano
Switzerland6,330364 m19511954