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Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

46 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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46
Stadiums
5
Host countries
1892
Oldest
Goodison Park
2010
Newest
Peter Mokaba Stadium

Stadium map

Venues used in 1958, 1962, 1966, 2006, 2010 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details
46 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.
    Mbombela Stadium
    Mbombela, South Africa
    629 m
    cap 43,500
  8. 8.
    Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos
    Santiago, Chile
    575 m
    cap 48,665
  9. 9.
    Estadio El Teniente
    Rancagua, Chile
    512 m
    cap 15,000
  10. 10.
    Allianz Arena
    Munich, Germany
    490 m
    cap 75,000
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1958, 1962, 1966, 2006, 2010
  1. 1.
    Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos
    Santiago, Chile
    10 matches
    1962 (10)
  2. 2.
    Wembley Stadium (old)
    London, England
    9 matches
    1966 (9)
  3. 3.
    FNB Stadium (Soccer City)
    Johannesburg, South Africa
    8 matches
    2010 (8)
  4. 4.
    Olympiastadion
    Berlin, Germany
    8 matches
    1974, 2006 (6)
  5. 5.
    Cape Town Stadium
    Cape Town, South Africa
    8 matches
    2010 (8)
  6. 6.
    Råsunda Stadium
    Solna, Sweden
    8 matches
    1958 (8)
  7. 7.
    Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
    Gqeberha, South Africa
    8 matches
    2010 (8)
  8. 8.
    Estadio Sausalito
    Viña del Mar, Chile
    8 matches
    1962 (8)
  9. 9.
    Moses Mabhida Stadium
    Durban, South Africa
    7 matches
    2010 (7)
  10. 10.
    Ellis Park Stadium
    Johannesburg, South Africa
    7 matches
    2010 (7)
  11. 11.
    Ullevi
    Gothenburg, Sweden
    7 matches
    1958 (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

5 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)
2.76g/m
405 goals · 147 matches · 32 venues
Low (200-800m)
2.49g/m
107 goals · 43 matches · 7 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

Sort:WC appearancesCapacityAltitudeOpening yearName
StadiumCountryCapacityAltitudeOpenedWC editions
Signal Iduna Park
Dortmund
Germany81,365108 m19741974, 2006
Olympiastadion
Berlin
Germany74,47565 m19361974, 2006
MHPArena
Stuttgart
Germany60,449224 m19331974, 2006
Volksparkstadion
Hamburg
Germany57,00025 m19531974, 2006
Deutsche Bank Park
Frankfurt
Germany51,500116 m19251974, 2006
HDI-Arena
Hannover
Germany49,00065 m19541974, 2006
Wembley Stadium (old)
London · demolished 2003
England98,60060 m19231966
FNB Stadium (Soccer City)
Johannesburg
South Africa84,4901,701 m19892010
White City Stadium
London · demolished 1985
England76,56713 m19081966
Allianz Arena
Munich
Germany75,000490 m20052006
Old Trafford
Manchester
England74,31045 m19101966
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
Veltins-Arena
Gelsenkirchen
Germany62,27157 m20012006
Loftus Versfeld Stadium
Pretoria
South Africa51,7621,367 m19062010
Råsunda Stadium
Solna · demolished 2013
Sweden50,00022 m19371958
RheinEnergieStadion
Cologne
Germany50,00071 m20042006
Max-Morlock-Stadion
Nuremberg
Germany50,000324 m19282006
Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Kaiserslautern
Germany49,850292 m19202006
Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos
Santiago
Chile48,665575 m19381962
Free State Stadium
Bloemfontein
South Africa48,0001,409 m19522010
Red Bull Arena (Leipzig)
Leipzig
Germany47,069114 m20042006
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
Gqeberha
South Africa46,00014 m20092010
Mbombela Stadium
Mbombela
South Africa43,500629 m20092010
Ullevi
Gothenburg
Sweden43,0008 m19581958
Villa Park
Birmingham
England42,918103 m18971966
Peter Mokaba Stadium
Polokwane
South Africa41,7331,293 m20102010
Roker Park
Sunderland · demolished 1997
England40,31030 m18981966
Ayresome Park
Middlesbrough · demolished 1997
England40,00011 m19031966
Hillsborough Stadium
Sheffield
England39,73269 m18991966
Goodison Park
Liverpool
England39,41446 m18921966
Royal Bafokeng Stadium
Rustenburg
South Africa38,6461,177 m19992010
Malmö Stadion
Malmö
Sweden30,00012 m19581958
Ryavallen
Borås
Sweden21,000138 m19411958
Arosvallen
Västerås
Sweden20,00018 m19321958
Estadio Sausalito
Viña del Mar
Chile18,00013 m19291962
Estadio Carlos Dittborn
Arica
Chile17,78649 m19621962
Idrottsparken
Norrköping
Sweden17,23439 m19031958
Rimnersvallen
Uddevalla
Sweden17,0005 m19231958
Olympia
Helsingborg
Sweden16,50034 m18981958
Örjans Vall
Halmstad
Sweden15,5007 m19221958
Estadio El Teniente
Rancagua
Chile15,000512 m19451962
Eyravallen
Örebro
Sweden13,00035 m19231958
Tunavallen
Eskilstuna
Sweden7,80015 m19211958
Jernvallen
Sandviken
Sweden7,5000 m19381958