Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.
36 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
1906
Oldest
Loftus Versfeld Stadium2010
Newest
Peter Mokaba StadiumStadium map
Venues used in 1962, 1970, 1982, 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.
Estadio Nemesio DíezToluca, Mexico2,666 mcap 30,000 - 2.Estadio AztecaMexico City, Mexico2,287 mcap 87,000
- 3.Estadio CuauhtémocPuebla, Mexico2,124 mcap 51,726
- 4.Estadio LeónLeón, Mexico1,808 mcap 31,297
- 5.Ellis Park StadiumJohannesburg, South Africa1,728 mcap 62,567
- 6.FNB Stadium (Soccer City)Johannesburg, South Africa1,701 mcap 84,490
- 7.Estadio JaliscoGuadalajara, Mexico1,538 mcap 55,020
- 8.Free State StadiumBloemfontein, South Africa1,409 mcap 48,000
- 9.Loftus Versfeld StadiumPretoria, South Africa1,367 mcap 51,762
- 10.Peter Mokaba StadiumPolokwane, South Africa1,293 mcap 41,733
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)
Most-used venues
Ranked by match count in 1962, 1970, 1982, 2010
- 1.Estadio AztecaMexico City, Mexico10 matches1970 (10), 1986, 2026
- 2.
Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez PrádanosSantiago, Chile10 matches1962 (10) - 3.FNB Stadium (Soccer City)Johannesburg, South Africa8 matches2010 (8)
- 4.Cape Town StadiumCape Town, South Africa8 matches2010 (8)
- 5.Estadio JaliscoGuadalajara, Mexico8 matches1970 (8), 1986
- 6.Nelson Mandela Bay StadiumGqeberha, South Africa8 matches2010 (8)
- 7.Estadio SausalitoViña del Mar, Chile8 matches1962 (8)
- 8.Moses Mabhida StadiumDurban, South Africa7 matches2010 (7)
- 9.Ellis Park StadiumJohannesburg, South Africa7 matches2010 (7)
- 10.Estadio LeónLeón, Mexico7 matches1970 (7), 1986
- 11.Estadio Carlos DittbornArica, Chile7 matches1962 (7)
- 12.Estadio El TenienteRancagua, Chile7 matches1962 (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)
2.73g/m
194 goals · 71 matches · 16 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)
2.97g/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
| Stadium | Country | Capacity | Altitude | Opened | WC editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Estadio Azteca Mexico City | Mexico | 87,000 | 2,287 m | 1966 | 1970, 1986, 2026 |
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 |
Camp Nou Barcelona |  Spain | 99,354 | 62 m | 1957 | 1982 |
FNB Stadium (Soccer City) Johannesburg | South Africa | 84,490 | 1,701 m | 1989 | 2010 |
Santiago Bernabéu Madrid | Spain | 81,044 | 720 m | 1947 | 1982 |
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 |
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 |
Loftus Versfeld Stadium Pretoria | South Africa | 51,762 | 1,367 m | 1906 | 2010 |
Mestalla Valencia | Spain | 49,500 | 20 m | 1923 | 1982 |
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 |
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 |
Mbombela Stadium Mbombela | South Africa | 43,500 | 629 m | 2009 | 2010 |
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 |
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 |
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 |