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Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

44 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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44
Stadiums
4
Host countries
1897
Oldest
Parc des Princes
2018
Newest
Nizhny Novgorod Stadium

Stadium map

Venues used in 1938, 1958, 2010, 2018 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details
44 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.
    Yekaterinburg Arena
    Yekaterinburg, Russia
    277 m
    cap 35,696
  9. 9.
    Stade de Gerland
    Lyon, France
    173 m
    cap 41,000
  10. 10.
    Samara Arena
    Samara, Russia
    161 m
    cap 44,918
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1938, 1958, 2010, 2018
  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.
    Råsunda Stadium
    Solna, Sweden
    8 matches
    1958 (8)
  4. 4.
    Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
    Gqeberha, South Africa
    8 matches
    2010 (8)
  5. 5.
    Luzhniki Stadium
    Moscow, Russia
    7 matches
    2018 (7)
  6. 6.
    Krestovsky Stadium (Saint Petersburg Stadium)
    Saint Petersburg, Russia
    7 matches
    2018 (7)
  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.
    Ullevi
    Gothenburg, Sweden
    7 matches
    1958 (7)
  10. 10.
    Loftus Versfeld Stadium
    Pretoria, South Africa
    6 matches
    2010 (6)
  11. 11.
    Free State Stadium
    Bloemfontein, South Africa
    6 matches
    2010 (6)
  12. 12.
    Fisht Olympic Stadium
    Sochi, Russia
    6 matches
    2018 (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)
3.05g/m
399 goals · 131 matches · 32 venues
Low (200-800m)
2.25g/m
18 goals · 8 matches · 2 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
Luzhniki Stadium
Moscow
Russia78,011159 m19562018
Krestovsky Stadium (Saint Petersburg Stadium)
Saint Petersburg
Russia68,13416 m20172018
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
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
Colombes
France60,00045 m19071938
Loftus Versfeld Stadium
Pretoria
South Africa51,7621,367 m19062010
Råsunda Stadium
Solna · demolished 2013
Sweden50,00022 m19371958
Free State Stadium
Bloemfontein
South Africa48,0001,409 m19522010
Fisht Olympic Stadium
Sochi
Russia47,6591 m20132018
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
Gqeberha
South Africa46,00014 m20092010
Volgograd Arena
Volgograd
Russia45,56894 m20182018
Ak Bars Arena (Kazan Arena)
Kazan
Russia45,37949 m20132018
Otkrytie Arena (Spartak Stadium)
Moscow
Russia45,360125 m20142018
Rostov Arena
Rostov-on-Don
Russia45,0000 m20182018
Samara Arena
Samara
Russia44,918161 m20182018
Nizhny Novgorod Stadium
Nizhny Novgorod
Russia44,89974 m20182018
Mordovia Arena
Saransk
Russia44,442144 m20172018
Mbombela Stadium
Mbombela
South Africa43,500629 m20092010
Ullevi
Gothenburg
Sweden43,0008 m19581958
Peter Mokaba Stadium
Polokwane
South Africa41,7331,293 m20102010
Royal Bafokeng Stadium
Rustenburg
South Africa38,6461,177 m19992010
Yekaterinburg Arena
Yekaterinburg
Russia35,696277 m19572018
Kaliningrad Stadium
Kaliningrad
Russia35,2125 m20182018
Malmö Stadion
Malmö
Sweden30,00012 m19581958
Stade de la Meinau
Strasbourg
France26,109145 m19141938
Stade Auguste-Delaune
Reims
France21,68479 m19351938
Ryavallen
Borås
Sweden21,000138 m19411958
Arosvallen
Västerås
Sweden20,00018 m19321958
Idrottsparken
Norrköping
Sweden17,23439 m19031958
Rimnersvallen
Uddevalla
Sweden17,0005 m19231958
Olympia
Helsingborg
Sweden16,50034 m18981958
Örjans Vall
Halmstad
Sweden15,5007 m19221958
Stade Victor Boucquey
Lille · demolished 1975
France15,00030 m19021938
Eyravallen
Örebro
Sweden13,00035 m19231958
Stade Cavée Verte
Le Havre · demolished 1970
France10,0009 m19321938
Stade du Fort Carré
Antibes
France8,0004 m19281938
Tunavallen
Eskilstuna
Sweden7,80015 m19211958
Jernvallen
Sandviken
Sweden7,5000 m19381958