Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.
32 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}).
Tournament — click to filter (3 selected)
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Stadiums
3
Host countries
1897
Oldest
Parc des Princes2010
Newest
Peter Mokaba StadiumStadium map
Venues used in 1938, 1986, 2010 — 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.
Estadio Nemesio DíezToluca, Mexico2,666 mcap 30,000 - 2.Estadio Olímpico UniversitarioMexico City, Mexico2,307 mcap 72,000
- 3.Estadio AztecaMexico City, Mexico2,287 mcap 87,000
- 4.Estadio Neza 86Nezahualcóyotl, Mexico2,236 mcap 34,536
- 5.Estadio CuauhtémocPuebla, Mexico2,124 mcap 51,726
- 6.Estadio LeónLeón, Mexico1,808 mcap 31,297
- 7.Estadio CorregidoraQuerétaro, Mexico1,807 mcap 38,575
- 8.Ellis Park StadiumJohannesburg, South Africa1,728 mcap 62,567
- 9.Estadio Sergio León ChávezIrapuato, Mexico1,718 mcap 25,000
- 10.FNB Stadium (Soccer City)Johannesburg, South Africa1,701 mcap 84,490
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)
Most-used venues
Ranked by match count in 1938, 1986, 2010
- 1.Estadio AztecaMexico City, Mexico9 matches1970, 1986 (9), 2026
- 2.FNB Stadium (Soccer City)Johannesburg, South Africa8 matches2010 (8)
- 3.Cape Town StadiumCape Town, South Africa8 matches2010 (8)
- 4.Nelson Mandela Bay StadiumGqeberha, South Africa8 matches2010 (8)
- 5.Moses Mabhida StadiumDurban, South Africa7 matches2010 (7)
- 6.Ellis Park StadiumJohannesburg, South Africa7 matches2010 (7)
- 7.Estadio JaliscoGuadalajara, Mexico6 matches1970, 1986 (6)
- 8.Loftus Versfeld StadiumPretoria, South Africa6 matches2010 (6)
- 9.Free State StadiumBloemfontein, South Africa6 matches2010 (6)
- 10.Royal Bafokeng StadiumRustenburg, South Africa6 matches2010 (6)
- 11.Estadio CuauhtémocPuebla, Mexico5 matches1970, 1986 (5)
- 12.Estadio UniversitarioSan Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico5 matches1986 (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)
1.50g/m
18 goals · 12 matches · 3 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
| 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 |
Estadio Olímpico Universitario Mexico City | Mexico | 72,000 | 2,307 m | 1952 | 1986 |
Cape Town Stadium Cape Town | South Africa | 64,100 | 9 m | 2009 | 2010 |
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 |
Loftus Versfeld Stadium Pretoria | South Africa | 51,762 | 1,367 m | 1906 | 2010 |
Free State Stadium Bloemfontein | South Africa | 48,000 | 1,409 m | 1952 | 2010 |
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 |
Mbombela Stadium Mbombela | South Africa | 43,500 | 629 m | 2009 | 2010 |
Peter Mokaba Stadium Polokwane | South Africa | 41,733 | 1,293 m | 2010 | 2010 |
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 |
Estadio Neza 86 Nezahualcóyotl | Mexico | 34,536 | 2,236 m | 1981 | 1986 |
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 |