Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

39 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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1892

Oldest

Goodison Park

2014

Newest

Neo Química Arena

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Venues used in 1962, 1966, 1970, 2010, 2014 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details

39 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 1962, 1966, 1970, 2010, 2014

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.
Wembley Stadium (old)
London, England
9 matches
1966 (9)
4.
FNB Stadium (Soccer City)
Johannesburg, South Africa
8 matches
2010 (8)
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.
Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
7 matches
1950, 2014 (7)
10.
Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha
Brasília, Brazil
7 matches
2014 (7)
11.
Moses Mabhida Stadium
Durban, South Africa
7 matches
2010 (7)
12.
Ellis Park Stadium
Johannesburg, South Africa
7 matches
2010 (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

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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)

2.73g/m

303 goals · 111 matches · 21 venues

Low (200-800m)

2.30g/m

62 goals · 27 matches · 4 venues

Mid (800-1500m)

2.28g/m

89 goals · 39 matches · 7 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
Wembley Stadium (old) London · demolished 2003	England	98,600	60 m	1923	1966
FNB Stadium (Soccer City) Johannesburg	South Africa	84,490	1,701 m	1989	2010
White City Stadium London · demolished 1985	England	76,567	13 m	1908	1966
Old Trafford Manchester	England	74,310	45 m	1910	1966
Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha Brasília	Brazil	72,788	1,119 m	2013	2014
Arena Castelão Fortaleza	Brazil	64,846	29 m	1973	2014
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
Estádio Mineirão Belo Horizonte	Brazil	58,170	850 m	1965	2014
Arena Fonte Nova Salvador	Brazil	51,900	55 m	2013	2014
Loftus Versfeld Stadium Pretoria	South Africa	51,762	1,367 m	1906	2010
Estádio Beira-Rio Porto Alegre	Brazil	50,128	9 m	1969	2014
Neo Química Arena São Paulo	Brazil	49,205	785 m	2014	2014
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
Arena Pernambuco São Lourenço da Mata	Brazil	44,248	26 m	2013	2014
Mbombela Stadium Mbombela	South Africa	43,500	629 m	2009	2010
Villa Park Birmingham	England	42,918	103 m	1897	1966
Peter Mokaba Stadium Polokwane	South Africa	41,733	1,293 m	2010	2010
Arena Pantanal Cuiabá	Brazil	41,390	173 m	2014	2014
Arena da Amazônia Manaus	Brazil	40,549	41 m	2014	2014
Ligga Arena (Arena da Baixada) Curitiba	Brazil	40,502	910 m	1914	2014
Roker Park Sunderland · demolished 1997	England	40,310	30 m	1898	1966
Ayresome Park Middlesbrough · demolished 1997	England	40,000	11 m	1903	1966
Hillsborough Stadium Sheffield	England	39,732	69 m	1899	1966
Goodison Park Liverpool	England	39,414	46 m	1892	1966
Royal Bafokeng Stadium Rustenburg	South Africa	38,646	1,177 m	1999	2010
Arena das Dunas Natal	Brazil	31,375	34 m	2014	2014
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