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Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

41 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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41
Stadiums
4
Host countries
1897
Oldest
Parc des Princes
2014
Newest
Neo Química Arena

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Venues used in 1950, 1962, 1998, 2010, 2014 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details
41 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. 1.
    Ellis Park Stadium
    Johannesburg, South Africa
    1,728 m
    cap 62,567
  2. 2.
    FNB Stadium (Soccer City)
    Johannesburg, South Africa
    1,701 m
    cap 84,490
  3. 3.
    Free State Stadium
    Bloemfontein, South Africa
    1,409 m
    cap 48,000
  4. 4.
    Loftus Versfeld Stadium
    Pretoria, South Africa
    1,367 m
    cap 51,762
  5. 5.
    Peter Mokaba Stadium
    Polokwane, South Africa
    1,293 m
    cap 41,733
  6. 6.
    Royal Bafokeng Stadium
    Rustenburg, South Africa
    1,177 m
    cap 38,646
  7. 7.
    Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha
    Brasília, Brazil
    1,119 m
    cap 72,788
  8. 8.
    Ligga Arena (Arena da Baixada)
    Curitiba, Brazil
    910 m
    cap 40,502
  9. 9.
    Estádio Durival de Britto (Vila Capanema)
    Curitiba, Brazil
    887 m
    cap 20,000
  10. 10.
    Estádio Mineirão
    Belo Horizonte, Brazil
    850 m
    cap 58,170
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1950, 1962, 1998, 2010, 2014
  1. 1.
    Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã)
    Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    15 matches
    1950 (8), 2014 (7)
  2. 2.
    Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos
    Santiago, Chile
    10 matches
    1962 (10)
  3. 3.
    Stade de France
    Saint-Denis, France
    9 matches
    1998 (9)
  4. 4.
    FNB Stadium (Soccer City)
    Johannesburg, South Africa
    8 matches
    2010 (8)
  5. 5.
    Cape Town Stadium
    Cape Town, South Africa
    8 matches
    2010 (8)
  6. 6.
    Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
    Gqeberha, South Africa
    8 matches
    2010 (8)
  7. 7.
    Estadio Sausalito
    Viña del Mar, Chile
    8 matches
    1962 (8)
  8. 8.
    Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha
    Brasília, Brazil
    7 matches
    2014 (7)
  9. 9.
    Stade Vélodrome
    Marseille, France
    7 matches
    1938, 1998 (7)
  10. 10.
    Moses Mabhida Stadium
    Durban, South Africa
    7 matches
    2010 (7)
  11. 11.
    Ellis Park Stadium
    Johannesburg, South Africa
    7 matches
    2010 (7)
  12. 12.
    Estadio Carlos Dittborn
    Arica, Chile
    7 matches
    1962 (7)
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

4 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)
2.80g/m
415 goals · 148 matches · 24 venues
Low (200-800m)
2.56g/m
100 goals · 39 matches · 6 venues
Mid (800-1500m)
2.48g/m
109 goals · 44 matches · 9 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 appearancesCapacityAltitudeOpening yearName
StadiumCountryCapacityAltitudeOpenedWC editions
Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã)
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil78,83821 m19501950, 2014
Stade Vélodrome
Marseille
France67,39412 m19371938, 1998
Parc des Princes
Paris
France47,92942 m18971938, 1998
Stade de Gerland
Lyon
France41,000173 m19261938, 1998
Stade Chaban-Delmas
Bordeaux
France34,46224 m19381938, 1998
FNB Stadium (Soccer City)
Johannesburg
South Africa84,4901,701 m19892010
Stade de France
Saint-Denis
France80,69857 m19981998
Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha
Brasília
Brazil72,7881,119 m20132014
Arena Castelão
Fortaleza
Brazil64,84629 m19732014
Cape Town Stadium
Cape Town
South Africa64,1009 m20092010
Moses Mabhida Stadium
Durban
South Africa62,76013 m20092010
Ellis Park Stadium
Johannesburg
South Africa62,5671,728 m19282010
Estádio Mineirão
Belo Horizonte
Brazil58,170850 m19652014
Arena Fonte Nova
Salvador
Brazil51,90055 m20132014
Loftus Versfeld Stadium
Pretoria
South Africa51,7621,367 m19062010
Estádio Beira-Rio
Porto Alegre
Brazil50,1289 m19692014
Neo Química Arena
São Paulo
Brazil49,205785 m20142014
Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos
Santiago
Chile48,665575 m19381962
Free State Stadium
Bloemfontein
South Africa48,0001,409 m19522010
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
Gqeberha
South Africa46,00014 m20092010
Arena Pernambuco
São Lourenço da Mata
Brazil44,24826 m20132014
Mbombela Stadium
Mbombela
South Africa43,500629 m20092010
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Saint-Étienne
France41,965488 m19311998
Peter Mokaba Stadium
Polokwane
South Africa41,7331,293 m20102010
Arena Pantanal
Cuiabá
Brazil41,390173 m20142014
Arena da Amazônia
Manaus
Brazil40,54941 m20142014
Ligga Arena (Arena da Baixada)
Curitiba
Brazil40,502910 m19142014
Estádio do Pacaembu
São Paulo
Brazil40,199773 m19401950
Royal Bafokeng Stadium
Rustenburg
South Africa38,6461,177 m19992010
Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Lens
France37,70541 m19331998
Stade de la Beaujoire
Nantes
France35,32227 m19841998
Stadium de Toulouse
Toulouse
France33,150148 m19371998
Stade de la Mosson
Montpellier
France32,93941 m19721998
Arena das Dunas
Natal
Brazil31,37534 m20142014
Estádio Ilha do Retiro
Recife
Brazil30,0006 m19371950
Estádio Independência
Belo Horizonte
Brazil23,018847 m19501950
Estádio Durival de Britto (Vila Capanema)
Curitiba
Brazil20,000887 m19471950
Estádio dos Eucaliptos
Porto Alegre · demolished 1981
Brazil20,00053 m19311950
Estadio Sausalito
Viña del Mar
Chile18,00013 m19291962
Estadio Carlos Dittborn
Arica
Chile17,78649 m19621962
Estadio El Teniente
Rancagua
Chile15,000512 m19451962