Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.
30 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}).
Tournament — click to filter (4 selected)
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Stadiums
4
Host countries
1897
Oldest
Parc des Princes2010
Newest
Peter Mokaba StadiumStadium map
Venues used in 1954, 1962, 1998, 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.Ellis Park StadiumJohannesburg, South Africa1,728 mcap 62,567
- 2.FNB Stadium (Soccer City)Johannesburg, South Africa1,701 mcap 84,490
- 3.Free State StadiumBloemfontein, South Africa1,409 mcap 48,000
- 4.Loftus Versfeld StadiumPretoria, South Africa1,367 mcap 51,762
- 5.Peter Mokaba StadiumPolokwane, South Africa1,293 mcap 41,733
- 6.Royal Bafokeng StadiumRustenburg, South Africa1,177 mcap 38,646
- 7.Mbombela StadiumMbombela, South Africa629 mcap 43,500
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Stade Olympique de la PontaiseLausanne, Switzerland614 mcap 15,850 - 9.
Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez PrádanosSantiago, Chile575 mcap 48,665 - 10.Wankdorf StadiumBern, Switzerland560 mcap 64,000
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)
Most-used venues
Ranked by match count in 1954, 1962, 1998, 2010
- 1.Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez PrádanosSantiago, Chile10 matches1962 (10)
- 2.Stade de FranceSaint-Denis, France9 matches1998 (9)
- 3.FNB Stadium (Soccer City)Johannesburg, South Africa8 matches2010 (8)
- 4.Cape Town StadiumCape Town, South Africa8 matches2010 (8)
- 5.Nelson Mandela Bay StadiumGqeberha, South Africa8 matches2010 (8)
- 6.Estadio SausalitoViña del Mar, Chile8 matches1962 (8)
- 7.Stade VélodromeMarseille, France7 matches1938, 1998 (7)
- 8.Moses Mabhida StadiumDurban, South Africa7 matches2010 (7)
- 9.Ellis Park StadiumJohannesburg, South Africa7 matches2010 (7)
- 10.Estadio Carlos DittbornArica, Chile7 matches1962 (7)
- 11.Estadio El TenienteRancagua, Chile7 matches1962 (7)
- 12.St. Jakob StadiumBasel, Switzerland6 matches1954 (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
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)
2.67g/m
256 goals · 96 matches · 14 venues
Low (200-800m)
3.87g/m
205 goals · 53 matches · 10 venues
Mid (800-1500m)
2.00g/m
44 goals · 22 matches · 4 venues
High (1500-2200m)
2.67g/m
40 goals · 15 matches · 2 venues
goals.sum / matches.count, grouped by elevation band
All venues
| Stadium | Country | Capacity | Altitude | Opened | WC editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Estadio Sausalito Viña del Mar | Chile | 18,000 | 13 m | 1929 | 1962 |
Estadio Carlos Dittborn Arica | Chile | 17,786 | 49 m | 1962 | 1962 |
Stade Olympique de la Pontaise Lausanne | Switzerland | 15,850 | 614 m | 1904 | 1954 |
Estadio El Teniente Rancagua | Chile | 15,000 | 512 m | 1945 | 1962 |
Cornaredo Stadium Lugano | Switzerland | 6,330 | 364 m | 1951 | 1954 |