Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.
47 venues across 5 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
2018
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Venues used in 1938, 1978, 1994, 2010, 2018 — 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.
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.
Estadio Malvinas ArgentinasMendoza, Argentina839 mcap 40,268 - 8.
Mbombela StadiumMbombela, South Africa629 mcap 43,500 - 9.
Estadio Mario Alberto KempesCórdoba, Argentina422 mcap 57,000 - 10.
Pontiac SilverdomePontiac, United States296 mcap 80,338
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)
Most-used venues
Ranked by match count in 1938, 1978, 1994, 2010, 2018
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Estadio MonumentalBuenos Aires, Argentina9 matches1978 (9) - 2.
Rose BowlPasadena, United States8 matches1994 (8) - 3.
FNB Stadium (Soccer City)Johannesburg, South Africa8 matches2010 (8) - 4.
Cape Town StadiumCape Town, South Africa8 matches2010 (8) - 5.
Estadio Mario Alberto KempesCórdoba, Argentina8 matches1978 (8) - 6.
Nelson Mandela Bay StadiumGqeberha, South Africa8 matches2010 (8) - 7.
Luzhniki StadiumMoscow, Russia7 matches2018 (7) - 8.
Giants StadiumEast Rutherford, United States7 matches1994 (7) - 9.
Krestovsky Stadium (Saint Petersburg Stadium)Saint Petersburg, Russia7 matches2018 (7) - 10.
Moses Mabhida StadiumDurban, South Africa7 matches2010 (7) - 11.
Ellis Park StadiumJohannesburg, South Africa7 matches2010 (7) - 12.
Cotton BowlDallas, United States6 matches1994 (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
5 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)
2.74g/m
444 goals · 162 matches · 32 venues
Low (200-800m)
3.04g/m
85 goals · 28 matches · 5 venues
Mid (800-1500m)
2.14g/m
60 goals · 28 matches · 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Stade Vélodrome Marseille | 67,394 | 12 m | 1937 | 1938, 1998 | |
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 | |
Rose Bowl Pasadena | 92,800 | 247 m | 1922 | 1994 | |
Cotton Bowl Dallas | 92,100 | 149 m | 1932 | 1994 | |
FNB Stadium (Soccer City) Johannesburg | 84,490 | 1,701 m | 1989 | 2010 | |
Estadio Monumental Buenos Aires | 83,214 | 15 m | 1938 | 1978 | |
Pontiac Silverdome Pontiac · demolished 2018 | 80,338 | 296 m | 1975 | 1994 | |
Luzhniki Stadium Moscow | 78,011 | 159 m | 1956 | 2018 | |
Giants Stadium East Rutherford · demolished 2010 | 75,338 | 23 m | 1976 | 1994 | |
Krestovsky Stadium (Saint Petersburg Stadium) Saint Petersburg | 68,134 | 16 m | 2017 | 2018 | |
Camping World Stadium Orlando | 65,000 | 37 m | 1936 | 1994 | |
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 | |
Soldier Field Chicago | 61,500 | 187 m | 1924 | 1994 | |
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir Colombes | 60,000 | 45 m | 1907 | 1938 | |
Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes Córdoba | 57,000 | 422 m | 1978 | 1978 | |
RFK Stadium Washington · demolished 2025 | 56,692 | 6 m | 1961 | 1994 | |
Foxboro Stadium Foxborough · demolished 2002 | 53,644 | 83 m | 1971 | 1994 | |
Loftus Versfeld Stadium Pretoria | 51,762 | 1,367 m | 1906 | 2010 | |
Stanford Stadium Stanford | 50,424 | 14 m | 1921 | 1994 | |
Estadio José Amalfitani Buenos Aires | 49,540 | 18 m | 1951 | 1978 | |
Free State Stadium Bloemfontein | 48,000 | 1,409 m | 1952 | 2010 | |
Fisht Olympic Stadium Sochi | 47,659 | 1 m | 2013 | 2018 | |
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium Gqeberha | 46,000 | 14 m | 2009 | 2010 | |
Volgograd Arena Volgograd | 45,568 | 94 m | 2018 | 2018 | |
Ak Bars Arena (Kazan Arena) Kazan | 45,379 | 49 m | 2013 | 2018 | |
Otkrytie Arena (Spartak Stadium) Moscow | 45,360 | 125 m | 2014 | 2018 | |
Rostov Arena Rostov-on-Don | 45,000 | 0 m | 2018 | 2018 | |
Samara Arena Samara | 44,918 | 161 m | 2018 | 2018 | |
Nizhny Novgorod Stadium Nizhny Novgorod | 44,899 | 74 m | 2018 | 2018 | |
Mordovia Arena Saransk | 44,442 | 144 m | 2017 | 2018 | |
Mbombela Stadium Mbombela | 43,500 | 629 m | 2009 | 2010 | |
Peter Mokaba Stadium Polokwane | 41,733 | 1,293 m | 2010 | 2010 | |
Estadio Gigante de Arroyito Rosario | 41,654 | 9 m | 1929 | 1978 | |
Estadio Malvinas Argentinas Mendoza | 40,268 | 839 m | 1978 | 1978 | |
Royal Bafokeng Stadium Rustenburg | 38,646 | 1,177 m | 1999 | 2010 | |
Yekaterinburg Arena Yekaterinburg | 35,696 | 277 m | 1957 | 2018 | |
Estadio José María Minella Mar del Plata | 35,500 | 12 m | 1978 | 1978 | |
Kaliningrad Stadium Kaliningrad | 35,212 | 5 m | 2018 | 2018 | |
Stade de la Meinau Strasbourg | 26,109 | 145 m | 1914 | 1938 | |
Stade Auguste-Delaune Reims | 21,684 | 79 m | 1935 | 1938 | |
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 |