Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

25 venues across 4 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

1906

Oldest

Loftus Versfeld Stadium

2010

Newest

Peter Mokaba Stadium

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Venues used in 1950, 1962, 1970, 2010 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details

25 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 Azteca
Mexico City, Mexico
2,287 m
cap 87,000
3.
Estadio Cuauhtémoc
Puebla, Mexico
2,124 m
cap 51,726
4.
Estadio León
León, Mexico
1,808 m
cap 31,297
5.
Ellis Park Stadium
Johannesburg, South Africa
1,728 m
cap 62,567
6.
FNB Stadium (Soccer City)
Johannesburg, South Africa
1,701 m
cap 84,490
7.
Estadio Jalisco
Guadalajara, Mexico
1,538 m
cap 55,020
8.
Free State Stadium
Bloemfontein, South Africa
1,409 m
cap 48,000
9.
Loftus Versfeld Stadium
Pretoria, South Africa
1,367 m
cap 51,762
10.
Peter Mokaba Stadium
Polokwane, South Africa
1,293 m
cap 41,733

GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1950, 1962, 1970, 2010

1.
Estadio Azteca
Mexico City, Mexico
10 matches
1970 (10), 1986, 2026
2.
Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos
Santiago, Chile
10 matches
1962 (10)
3.
FNB Stadium (Soccer City)
Johannesburg, South Africa
8 matches
2010 (8)
4.
Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
8 matches
1950 (8), 2014
5.
Cape Town Stadium
Cape Town, South Africa
8 matches
2010 (8)
6.
Estadio Jalisco
Guadalajara, Mexico
8 matches
1970 (8), 1986
7.
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
Gqeberha, South Africa
8 matches
2010 (8)
8.
Estadio Sausalito
Viña del Mar, Chile
8 matches
1962 (8)
9.
Moses Mabhida Stadium
Durban, South Africa
7 matches
2010 (7)
10.
Ellis Park Stadium
Johannesburg, South Africa
7 matches
2010 (7)
11.
Estadio León
León, Mexico
7 matches
1970 (7), 1986
12.
Estadio Carlos Dittborn
Arica, Chile
7 matches
1962 (7)

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Average capacity by opening decade

Are WC venues getting bigger over time?

GET /stadiums (group by floor(opened / 10) × 10)

Stadiums by host country

4 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)

2.92g/m

143 goals · 49 matches · 8 venues

Low (200-800m)

2.78g/m

75 goals · 27 matches · 4 venues

Mid (800-1500m)

2.37g/m

64 goals · 27 matches · 6 venues

High (1500-2200m)

2.97g/m

98 goals · 33 matches · 5 venues

Very high (≥2200m)

2.64g/m

37 goals · 14 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
Estadio Azteca Mexico City	Mexico	87,000	2,287 m	1966	1970, 1986, 2026
Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã) Rio de Janeiro	Brazil	78,838	21 m	1950	1950, 2014
Estadio Jalisco Guadalajara	Mexico	55,020	1,538 m	1960	1970, 1986
Estadio Cuauhtémoc Puebla	Mexico	51,726	2,124 m	1968	1970, 1986
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
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
Loftus Versfeld Stadium Pretoria	South Africa	51,762	1,367 m	1906	2010
Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos Santiago	Chile	48,665	575 m	1938	1962
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
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
Estádio Ilha do Retiro Recife	Brazil	30,000	6 m	1937	1950
Estádio Independência Belo Horizonte	Brazil	23,018	847 m	1950	1950
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
Estadio Sausalito Viña del Mar	Chile	18,000	13 m	1929	1962
Estadio Carlos Dittborn Arica	Chile	17,786	49 m	1962	1962
Estadio El Teniente Rancagua	Chile	15,000	512 m	1945	1962