Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

46 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

1897

Oldest

Parc des Princes

2010

Newest

Peter Mokaba Stadium

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Venues used in 1938, 1978, 2002, 2010 — 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.
Estadio Malvinas Argentinas
Mendoza, Argentina
839 m
cap 40,268
8.
Mbombela Stadium
Mbombela, South Africa
629 m
cap 43,500
9.
Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes
Córdoba, Argentina
422 m
cap 57,000
10.
Stade de Gerland
Lyon, France
173 m
cap 41,000

GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1938, 1978, 2002, 2010

1.
Estadio Monumental
Buenos Aires, Argentina
9 matches
1978 (9)
2.
FNB Stadium (Soccer City)
Johannesburg, South Africa
8 matches
2010 (8)
3.
Cape Town Stadium
Cape Town, South Africa
8 matches
2010 (8)
4.
Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes
Córdoba, Argentina
8 matches
1978 (8)
5.
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
Gqeberha, South Africa
8 matches
2010 (8)
6.
Moses Mabhida Stadium
Durban, South Africa
7 matches
2010 (7)
7.
Ellis Park Stadium
Johannesburg, South Africa
7 matches
2010 (7)
8.
Seoul World Cup Stadium
Seoul, South Korea
6 matches
2002 (6)
9.
Loftus Versfeld Stadium
Pretoria, South Africa
6 matches
2010 (6)
10.
Free State Stadium
Bloemfontein, South Africa
6 matches
2010 (6)
11.
Estadio Gigante de Arroyito
Rosario, Argentina
6 matches
1978 (6)
12.
Estadio Malvinas Argentinas
Mendoza, Argentina
6 matches
1978 (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)

2.70g/m

332 goals · 123 matches · 32 venues

Low (200-800m)

3.42g/m

41 goals · 12 matches · 2 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

Sort:WC appearances Capacity Altitude Opening year Name

Stadium	Country	Capacity	Altitude	Opened	WC editions
Stade Vélodrome Marseille	France	67,394	12 m	1937	1938, 1998
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
Estadio Monumental Buenos Aires	Argentina	83,214	15 m	1938	1978
International Stadium Yokohama Yokohama	Japan	72,327	38 m	1998	2002
Seoul World Cup Stadium Seoul	South Korea	66,704	29 m	2001	2002
Daegu World Cup Stadium Daegu	South Korea	66,422	82 m	2001	2002
Cape Town Stadium Cape Town	South Africa	64,100	9 m	2009	2010
Saitama Stadium 2002 Saitama	Japan	63,700	11 m	2001	2002
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
Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes Córdoba	Argentina	57,000	422 m	1978	1978
Busan Asiad Stadium Busan	South Korea	53,769	25 m	2001	2002
Loftus Versfeld Stadium Pretoria	South Africa	51,762	1,367 m	1906	2010
Shizuoka Stadium ECOPA Fukuroi	Japan	50,889	50 m	2001	2002
Incheon Munhak Stadium Incheon	South Korea	50,256	38 m	2002	2002
Estadio José Amalfitani Buenos Aires	Argentina	49,540	18 m	1951	1978
Miyagi Stadium Rifu	Japan	49,000	56 m	2000	2002
Free State Stadium Bloemfontein	South Africa	48,000	1,409 m	1952	2010
Yanmar Stadium Nagai Osaka	Japan	47,000	13 m	1996	2002
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium Gqeberha	South Africa	46,000	14 m	2009	2010
Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium Ulsan	South Korea	43,550	8 m	2001	2002
Mbombela Stadium Mbombela	South Africa	43,500	629 m	2009	2010
Suwon World Cup Stadium Suwon	South Korea	43,288	68 m	2001	2002
Gwangju World Cup Stadium Gwangju	South Korea	42,880	48 m	2001	2002
Jeonju World Cup Stadium Jeonju	South Korea	42,477	13 m	2001	2002
Niigata Stadium (Big Swan) Niigata	Japan	42,300	1 m	2001	2002
Peter Mokaba Stadium Polokwane	South Africa	41,733	1,293 m	2010	2010
Estadio Gigante de Arroyito Rosario	Argentina	41,654	9 m	1929	1978
Sapporo Dome Sapporo	Japan	41,484	101 m	2001	2002
Kashima Soccer Stadium Kashima	Japan	40,728	51 m	1993	2002
Daejeon World Cup Stadium Daejeon	South Korea	40,535	61 m	2001	2002
Estadio Malvinas Argentinas Mendoza	Argentina	40,268	839 m	1978	1978
Ōita Stadium (Big Eye) Ōita	Japan	40,000	108 m	2001	2002
Royal Bafokeng Stadium Rustenburg	South Africa	38,646	1,177 m	1999	2010
Jeju World Cup Stadium Seogwipo	South Korea	35,657	72 m	2001	2002
Estadio José María Minella Mar del Plata	Argentina	35,500	12 m	1978	1978
Noevir Stadium Kobe Kobe	Japan	30,132	-1 m	2001	2002
Stade de la Meinau Strasbourg	France	26,109	145 m	1914	1938
Stade Auguste-Delaune Reims	France	21,684	79 m	1935	1938
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