Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

58 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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Oldest

Parc des Princes

2010

Newest

Peter Mokaba Stadium

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Venues used in 1938, 1986, 1998, 2002, 2010 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details

58 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.
Estadio Nemesio Díez
Toluca, Mexico
2,666 m
cap 30,000
2.
Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Mexico City, Mexico
2,307 m
cap 72,000
3.
Estadio Azteca
Mexico City, Mexico
2,287 m
cap 87,000
4.
Estadio Neza 86
Nezahualcóyotl, Mexico
2,236 m
cap 34,536
5.
Estadio Cuauhtémoc
Puebla, Mexico
2,124 m
cap 51,726
6.
Estadio León
León, Mexico
1,808 m
cap 31,297
7.
Estadio Corregidora
Querétaro, Mexico
1,807 m
cap 38,575
8.
Ellis Park Stadium
Johannesburg, South Africa
1,728 m
cap 62,567
9.
Estadio Sergio León Chávez
Irapuato, Mexico
1,718 m
cap 25,000
10.
FNB Stadium (Soccer City)
Johannesburg, South Africa
1,701 m
cap 84,490

GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1938, 1986, 1998, 2002, 2010

1.
Stade Vélodrome
Marseille, France
10 matches
1938 (3), 1998 (7)
2.
Estadio Azteca
Mexico City, Mexico
9 matches
1970, 1986 (9), 2026
3.
Stade de France
Saint-Denis, France
9 matches
1998 (9)
4.
Parc des Princes
Paris, France
9 matches
1938 (3), 1998 (6)
5.
Stade Chaban-Delmas
Bordeaux, France
9 matches
1938 (3), 1998 (6)
6.
Stadium de Toulouse
Toulouse, France
9 matches
1998 (6)
7.
FNB Stadium (Soccer City)
Johannesburg, South Africa
8 matches
2010 (8)
8.
Cape Town Stadium
Cape Town, South Africa
8 matches
2010 (8)
9.
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
Gqeberha, South Africa
8 matches
2010 (8)
10.
Moses Mabhida Stadium
Durban, South Africa
7 matches
2010 (7)
11.
Ellis Park Stadium
Johannesburg, South Africa
7 matches
2010 (7)
12.
Seoul World Cup Stadium
Seoul, South Korea
6 matches
2002 (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

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Goals per match by stadium altitude

Does the air thin out the defense? Bands aligned with FIFA altitude-acclimatization thresholds.

Sea level (<200m)

2.79g/m

447 goals · 160 matches · 34 venues

Low (200-800m)

1.78g/m

32 goals · 18 matches · 4 venues

Mid (800-1500m)

2.00g/m

44 goals · 22 matches · 4 venues

High (1500-2200m)

2.85g/m

114 goals · 40 matches · 8 venues

Very high (≥2200m)

2.58g/m

49 goals · 19 matches · 4 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
Estadio Azteca Mexico City	Mexico	87,000	2,287 m	1966	1970, 1986, 2026
Stade Vélodrome Marseille	France	67,394	12 m	1937	1938, 1998
Estadio Jalisco Guadalajara	Mexico	55,020	1,538 m	1960	1970, 1986
Estadio Cuauhtémoc Puebla	Mexico	51,726	2,124 m	1968	1970, 1986
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
Estadio León León	Mexico	31,297	1,808 m	1967	1970, 1986
Estadio Nemesio Díez Toluca	Mexico	30,000	2,666 m	1954	1970, 1986
FNB Stadium (Soccer City) Johannesburg	South Africa	84,490	1,701 m	1989	2010
Stade de France Saint-Denis	France	80,698	57 m	1998	1998
International Stadium Yokohama Yokohama	Japan	72,327	38 m	1998	2002
Estadio Olímpico Universitario Mexico City	Mexico	72,000	2,307 m	1952	1986
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
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
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
Estadio Universitario San Nicolás de los Garza	Mexico	43,780	529 m	1967	1986
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
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Saint-Étienne	France	41,965	488 m	1931	1998
Peter Mokaba Stadium Polokwane	South Africa	41,733	1,293 m	2010	2010
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
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
Estadio Corregidora Querétaro	Mexico	38,575	1,807 m	1985	1986
Estadio Tecnológico Monterrey · demolished 2017	Mexico	38,000	544 m	1950	1986
Stade Bollaert-Delelis Lens	France	37,705	41 m	1933	1998
Jeju World Cup Stadium Seogwipo	South Korea	35,657	72 m	2001	2002
Stade de la Beaujoire Nantes	France	35,322	27 m	1984	1998
Estadio Neza 86 Nezahualcóyotl	Mexico	34,536	2,236 m	1981	1986
Stadium de Toulouse Toulouse	France	33,150	148 m	1937	1998
Stade de la Mosson Montpellier	France	32,939	41 m	1972	1998
Noevir Stadium Kobe Kobe	Japan	30,132	-1 m	2001	2002
Estadio Tres de Marzo Zapopan	Mexico	30,015	1,633 m	1971	1986
Stade de la Meinau Strasbourg	France	26,109	145 m	1914	1938
Estadio Sergio León Chávez Irapuato	Mexico	25,000	1,718 m	1974	1986
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