Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.
59 venues across 6 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 (5 selected)
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Stadiums
6
Host countries
1892
Oldest
Goodison Park2010
Newest
Peter Mokaba StadiumStadium map
Venues used in 1962, 1966, 1982, 2002, 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.
Santiago BernabéuMadrid, Spain720 mcap 81,044 - 8.Estadio José ZorrillaValladolid, Spain719 mcap 26,512
- 9.Mbombela StadiumMbombela, South Africa629 mcap 43,500
- 10.Estadio Vicente CalderónMadrid, Spain583 mcap 65,695
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)
Most-used venues
Ranked by match count in 1962, 1966, 1982, 2002, 2010
- 1.
Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez PrádanosSantiago, Chile10 matches1962 (10) - 2.Wembley Stadium (old)London, England9 matches1966 (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.Moses Mabhida StadiumDurban, South Africa7 matches2010 (7)
- 8.Ellis Park StadiumJohannesburg, South Africa7 matches2010 (7)
- 9.Estadio Carlos DittbornArica, Chile7 matches1962 (7)
- 10.Estadio El TenienteRancagua, Chile7 matches1962 (7)
- 11.
Seoul World Cup StadiumSeoul, South Korea6 matches2002 (6) - 12.Loftus Versfeld StadiumPretoria, South Africa6 matches2010 (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
6 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)
2.66g/m
437 goals · 164 matches · 42 venues
Low (200-800m)
2.55g/m
102 goals · 40 matches · 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Camp Nou Barcelona | Spain | 99,354 | 62 m | 1957 | 1982 |
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 |
Santiago Bernabéu Madrid | Spain | 81,044 | 720 m | 1947 | 1982 |
White City Stadium London · demolished 1985 | England | 76,567 | 13 m | 1908 | 1966 |
Old Trafford Manchester | England | 74,310 | 45 m | 1910 | 1966 |
International Stadium Yokohama Yokohama |  Japan | 72,327 | 38 m | 1998 | 2002 |
Seoul World Cup Stadium Seoul | South Korea | 66,704 | 29 m | 2001 | 2002 |
Daegu World Cup Stadium Daegu | South Korea | 66,422 | 82 m | 2001 | 2002 |
Estadio Vicente Calderón Madrid · demolished 2019 | Spain | 65,695 | 583 m | 1966 | 1982 |
Cape Town Stadium Cape Town | South Africa | 64,100 | 9 m | 2009 | 2010 |
Saitama Stadium 2002 Saitama | Japan | 63,700 | 11 m | 2001 | 2002 |
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 |
Estadio Benito Villamarín Seville | Spain | 60,721 | 20 m | 1929 | 1982 |
Busan Asiad Stadium Busan | South Korea | 53,769 | 25 m | 2001 | 2002 |
Loftus Versfeld Stadium Pretoria | South Africa | 51,762 | 1,367 m | 1906 | 2010 |
Shizuoka Stadium ECOPA Fukuroi | Japan | 50,889 | 50 m | 2001 | 2002 |
Incheon Munhak Stadium Incheon | South Korea | 50,256 | 38 m | 2002 | 2002 |
Mestalla Valencia | Spain | 49,500 | 20 m | 1923 | 1982 |
Miyagi Stadium Rifu | Japan | 49,000 | 56 m | 2000 | 2002 |
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 |
Yanmar Stadium Nagai Osaka | Japan | 47,000 | 13 m | 1996 | 2002 |
San Mamés (old) Bilbao · demolished 2013 | Spain | 46,200 | 30 m | 1913 | 1982 |
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium Gqeberha | South Africa | 46,000 | 14 m | 2009 | 2010 |
Estadio Sarriá Barcelona · demolished 1997 | Spain | 44,000 | 95 m | 1923 | 1982 |
Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Seville | Spain | 43,883 | 19 m | 1958 | 1982 |
Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium Ulsan | South Korea | 43,550 | 8 m | 2001 | 2002 |
Mbombela Stadium Mbombela | South Africa | 43,500 | 629 m | 2009 | 2010 |
Suwon World Cup Stadium Suwon | South Korea | 43,288 | 68 m | 2001 | 2002 |
Villa Park Birmingham | England | 42,918 | 103 m | 1897 | 1966 |
Gwangju World Cup Stadium Gwangju | South Korea | 42,880 | 48 m | 2001 | 2002 |
Jeonju World Cup Stadium Jeonju | South Korea | 42,477 | 13 m | 2001 | 2002 |
Niigata Stadium (Big Swan) Niigata | Japan | 42,300 | 1 m | 2001 | 2002 |
Peter Mokaba Stadium Polokwane | South Africa | 41,733 | 1,293 m | 2010 | 2010 |
Sapporo Dome Sapporo | Japan | 41,484 | 101 m | 2001 | 2002 |
Kashima Soccer Stadium Kashima | Japan | 40,728 | 51 m | 1993 | 2002 |
Daejeon World Cup Stadium Daejeon | South Korea | 40,535 | 61 m | 2001 | 2002 |
Roker Park Sunderland · demolished 1997 | England | 40,310 | 30 m | 1898 | 1966 |
Ayresome Park Middlesbrough · demolished 1997 | England | 40,000 | 11 m | 1903 | 1966 |
Ōita Stadium (Big Eye) Ōita | Japan | 40,000 | 108 m | 2001 | 2002 |
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 |
Jeju World Cup Stadium Seogwipo | South Korea | 35,657 | 72 m | 2001 | 2002 |
Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero Elche | Spain | 33,732 | 79 m | 1976 | 1982 |
Estadio La Romareda Zaragoza | Spain | 33,608 | 229 m | 1957 | 1982 |
Estadio Riazor A Coruña | Spain | 32,660 | 28 m | 1944 | 1982 |
Noevir Stadium Kobe Kobe | Japan | 30,132 | -1 m | 2001 | 2002 |
Estadio La Rosaleda Málaga | Spain | 30,044 | 23 m | 1941 | 1982 |
Estadio José Rico Pérez Alicante | Spain | 30,000 | 79 m | 1974 | 1982 |
El Molinón Gijón | Spain | 29,538 | 5 m | 1908 | 1982 |
Estadio de Balaídos Vigo | Spain | 29,000 | 10 m | 1928 | 1982 |
Estadio José Zorrilla Valladolid | Spain | 26,512 | 719 m | 1982 | 1982 |
Estadio Carlos Tartiere (old) Oviedo · demolished 2003 | Spain | 23,500 | 245 m | 1932 | 1982 |
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 |