Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

44 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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Stadiums

Host countries

1897

Oldest

Parc des Princes

2010

Newest

Peter Mokaba Stadium

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Venues used in 1950, 1954, 1958, 1998, 2010 — 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.
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.
Estádio Durival de Britto (Vila Capanema)
Curitiba, Brazil
887 m
cap 20,000
8.
Estádio Independência
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
847 m
cap 23,018
9.
Estádio do Pacaembu
São Paulo, Brazil
773 m
cap 40,199
10.
Mbombela Stadium
Mbombela, South Africa
629 m
cap 43,500

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Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1950, 1954, 1958, 1998, 2010

1.
Stade de France
Saint-Denis, France
9 matches
1998 (9)
2.
FNB Stadium (Soccer City)
Johannesburg, South Africa
8 matches
2010 (8)
3.
Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
8 matches
1950 (8), 2014
4.
Cape Town Stadium
Cape Town, South Africa
8 matches
2010 (8)
5.
Råsunda Stadium
Solna, Sweden
8 matches
1958 (8)
6.
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
Gqeberha, South Africa
8 matches
2010 (8)
7.
Stade Vélodrome
Marseille, France
7 matches
1938, 1998 (7)
8.
Moses Mabhida Stadium
Durban, South Africa
7 matches
2010 (7)
9.
Ellis Park Stadium
Johannesburg, South Africa
7 matches
2010 (7)
10.
Ullevi
Gothenburg, Sweden
7 matches
1958 (7)
11.
St. Jakob Stadium
Basel, Switzerland
6 matches
1954 (6)
12.
Loftus Versfeld Stadium
Pretoria, South Africa
6 matches
2010 (6)

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Average capacity by opening decade

Are WC venues getting bigger over time?

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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)

2.94g/m

368 goals · 125 matches · 26 venues

Low (200-800m)

4.45g/m

187 goals · 42 matches · 9 venues

Mid (800-1500m)

2.37g/m

64 goals · 27 matches · 6 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
Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã) Rio de Janeiro	Brazil	78,838	21 m	1950	1950, 2014
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
Stade de France Saint-Denis	France	80,698	57 m	1998	1998
Cape Town Stadium Cape Town	South Africa	64,100	9 m	2009	2010
Wankdorf Stadium Bern · demolished 2001	Switzerland	64,000	560 m	1925	1954
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
St. Jakob Stadium Basel · demolished 1998	Switzerland	60,000	262 m	1954	1954
Loftus Versfeld Stadium Pretoria	South Africa	51,762	1,367 m	1906	2010
Råsunda Stadium Solna · demolished 2013	Sweden	50,000	22 m	1937	1958
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
Mbombela Stadium Mbombela	South Africa	43,500	629 m	2009	2010
Ullevi Gothenburg	Sweden	43,000	8 m	1958	1958
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
Estádio do Pacaembu São Paulo	Brazil	40,199	773 m	1940	1950
Royal Bafokeng Stadium Rustenburg	South Africa	38,646	1,177 m	1999	2010
Stade Bollaert-Delelis Lens	France	37,705	41 m	1933	1998
Stade de la Beaujoire Nantes	France	35,322	27 m	1984	1998
Hardturm Zürich · demolished 2008	Switzerland	35,000	401 m	1929	1954
Stade des Charmilles Geneva · demolished 2003	Switzerland	35,000	432 m	1930	1954
Stadium de Toulouse Toulouse	France	33,150	148 m	1937	1998
Stade de la Mosson Montpellier	France	32,939	41 m	1972	1998
Estádio Ilha do Retiro Recife	Brazil	30,000	6 m	1937	1950
Malmö Stadion Malmö	Sweden	30,000	12 m	1958	1958
Estádio Independência Belo Horizonte	Brazil	23,018	847 m	1950	1950
Ryavallen Borås	Sweden	21,000	138 m	1941	1958
Estádio Durival de Britto (Vila Capanema) Curitiba	Brazil	20,000	887 m	1947	1950
Estádio dos Eucaliptos Porto Alegre · demolished 1981	Brazil	20,000	53 m	1931	1950
Arosvallen Västerås	Sweden	20,000	18 m	1932	1958
Idrottsparken Norrköping	Sweden	17,234	39 m	1903	1958
Rimnersvallen Uddevalla	Sweden	17,000	5 m	1923	1958
Olympia Helsingborg	Sweden	16,500	34 m	1898	1958
Stade Olympique de la Pontaise Lausanne	Switzerland	15,850	614 m	1904	1954
Örjans Vall Halmstad	Sweden	15,500	7 m	1922	1958
Eyravallen Örebro	Sweden	13,000	35 m	1923	1958
Tunavallen Eskilstuna	Sweden	7,800	15 m	1921	1958
Jernvallen Sandviken	Sweden	7,500	0 m	1938	1958
Cornaredo Stadium Lugano	Switzerland	6,330	364 m	1951	1954