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Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

47 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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47
Stadiums
5
Host countries
1897
Oldest
Parc des Princes
2010
Newest
Peter Mokaba Stadium

Stadium map

Venues used in 1962, 1978, 1982, 1998, 2010 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details
47 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.
    Estadio Malvinas Argentinas
    Mendoza, Argentina
    839 m
    cap 40,268
  8. 8.
    Santiago Bernabéu
    Madrid, Spain
    720 m
    cap 81,044
  9. 9.
    Estadio José Zorrilla
    Valladolid, Spain
    719 m
    cap 26,512
  10. 10.
    Mbombela Stadium
    Mbombela, South Africa
    629 m
    cap 43,500
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1962, 1978, 1982, 1998, 2010
  1. 1.
    Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos
    Santiago, Chile
    10 matches
    1962 (10)
  2. 2.
    Estadio Monumental
    Buenos Aires, Argentina
    9 matches
    1978 (9)
  3. 3.
    Stade de France
    Saint-Denis, France
    9 matches
    1998 (9)
  4. 4.
    FNB Stadium (Soccer City)
    Johannesburg, South Africa
    8 matches
    2010 (8)
  5. 5.
    Cape Town Stadium
    Cape Town, South Africa
    8 matches
    2010 (8)
  6. 6.
    Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes
    Córdoba, Argentina
    8 matches
    1978 (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.
    Stade Vélodrome
    Marseille, France
    7 matches
    1938, 1998 (7)
  10. 10.
    Moses Mabhida Stadium
    Durban, South Africa
    7 matches
    2010 (7)
  11. 11.
    Ellis Park Stadium
    Johannesburg, South Africa
    7 matches
    2010 (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)
2.65g/m
405 goals · 153 matches · 29 venues
Low (200-800m)
2.74g/m
148 goals · 54 matches · 10 venues
Mid (800-1500m)
2.14g/m
60 goals · 28 matches · 5 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
Stade Vélodrome
Marseille
France67,39412 m19371938, 1998
Parc des Princes
Paris
France47,92942 m18971938, 1998
Stade de Gerland
Lyon
France41,000173 m19261938, 1998
Stade Chaban-Delmas
Bordeaux
France34,46224 m19381938, 1998
Camp Nou
Barcelona
Spain99,35462 m19571982
FNB Stadium (Soccer City)
Johannesburg
South Africa84,4901,701 m19892010
Estadio Monumental
Buenos Aires
Argentina83,21415 m19381978
Santiago Bernabéu
Madrid
Spain81,044720 m19471982
Stade de France
Saint-Denis
France80,69857 m19981998
Estadio Vicente Calderón
Madrid · demolished 2019
Spain65,695583 m19661982
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
Estadio Benito Villamarín
Seville
Spain60,72120 m19291982
Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes
Córdoba
Argentina57,000422 m19781978
Loftus Versfeld Stadium
Pretoria
South Africa51,7621,367 m19062010
Estadio José Amalfitani
Buenos Aires
Argentina49,54018 m19511978
Mestalla
Valencia
Spain49,50020 m19231982
Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos
Santiago
Chile48,665575 m19381962
Free State Stadium
Bloemfontein
South Africa48,0001,409 m19522010
San Mamés (old)
Bilbao · demolished 2013
Spain46,20030 m19131982
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
Gqeberha
South Africa46,00014 m20092010
Estadio Sarriá
Barcelona · demolished 1997
Spain44,00095 m19231982
Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Seville
Spain43,88319 m19581982
Mbombela Stadium
Mbombela
South Africa43,500629 m20092010
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Saint-Étienne
France41,965488 m19311998
Peter Mokaba Stadium
Polokwane
South Africa41,7331,293 m20102010
Estadio Gigante de Arroyito
Rosario
Argentina41,6549 m19291978
Estadio Malvinas Argentinas
Mendoza
Argentina40,268839 m19781978
Royal Bafokeng Stadium
Rustenburg
South Africa38,6461,177 m19992010
Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Lens
France37,70541 m19331998
Estadio José María Minella
Mar del Plata
Argentina35,50012 m19781978
Stade de la Beaujoire
Nantes
France35,32227 m19841998
Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero
Elche
Spain33,73279 m19761982
Estadio La Romareda
Zaragoza
Spain33,608229 m19571982
Stadium de Toulouse
Toulouse
France33,150148 m19371998
Stade de la Mosson
Montpellier
France32,93941 m19721998
Estadio Riazor
A Coruña
Spain32,66028 m19441982
Estadio La Rosaleda
Málaga
Spain30,04423 m19411982
Estadio José Rico Pérez
Alicante
Spain30,00079 m19741982
El Molinón
Gijón
Spain29,5385 m19081982
Estadio de Balaídos
Vigo
Spain29,00010 m19281982
Estadio José Zorrilla
Valladolid
Spain26,512719 m19821982
Estadio Carlos Tartiere (old)
Oviedo · demolished 2003
Spain23,500245 m19321982
Estadio Sausalito
Viña del Mar
Chile18,00013 m19291962
Estadio Carlos Dittborn
Arica
Chile17,78649 m19621962
Estadio El Teniente
Rancagua
Chile15,000512 m19451962