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Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

39 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}).

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39
Stadiums
4
Host countries
1906
Oldest
Loftus Versfeld Stadium
2021
Newest
Lusail Stadium

Stadium map

Venues used in 1962, 1982, 2010, 2022 — 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. 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.
    Santiago Bernabéu
    Madrid, Spain
    720 m
    cap 81,044
  8. 8.
    Estadio José Zorrilla
    Valladolid, Spain
    719 m
    cap 26,512
  9. 9.
    Mbombela Stadium
    Mbombela, South Africa
    629 m
    cap 43,500
  10. 10.
    Estadio Vicente Calderón
    Madrid, Spain
    583 m
    cap 65,695
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1962, 1982, 2010, 2022
  1. 1.
    Lusail Stadium
    Lusail, Qatar
    10 matches
    2022 (10)
  2. 2.
    Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos
    Santiago, Chile
    10 matches
    1962 (10)
  3. 3.
    Al Bayt Stadium
    Al Khor, Qatar
    9 matches
    2022 (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.
    Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
    Gqeberha, South Africa
    8 matches
    2010 (8)
  7. 7.
    Khalifa International Stadium
    Doha, Qatar
    8 matches
    2022 (8)
  8. 8.
    Education City Stadium
    Al Rayyan, Qatar
    8 matches
    2022 (8)
  9. 9.
    Al Thumama Stadium
    Doha, Qatar
    8 matches
    2022 (8)
  10. 10.
    Estadio Sausalito
    Viña del Mar, Chile
    8 matches
    1962 (8)
  11. 11.
    Moses Mabhida Stadium
    Durban, South Africa
    7 matches
    2010 (7)
  12. 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

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)
2.71g/m
366 goals · 135 matches · 24 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

Sort:WC appearancesCapacityAltitudeOpening yearName
StadiumCountryCapacityAltitudeOpenedWC editions
Camp Nou
Barcelona
Spain99,35462 m19571982
Lusail Stadium
Lusail
Qatar88,96610 m20212022
FNB Stadium (Soccer City)
Johannesburg
South Africa84,4901,701 m19892010
Santiago Bernabéu
Madrid
Spain81,044720 m19471982
Al Bayt Stadium
Al Khor
Qatar68,8955 m20212022
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
Loftus Versfeld Stadium
Pretoria
South Africa51,7621,367 m19062010
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
Khalifa International Stadium
Doha
Qatar45,85726 m19762022
Ahmad bin Ali Stadium
Al Rayyan
Qatar44,74038 m20202022
Education City Stadium
Al Rayyan
Qatar44,66719 m20202022
Al Thumama Stadium
Doha
Qatar44,40017 m20212022
Al Janoub Stadium
Al Wakrah
Qatar44,3258 m20192022
Stadium 974
Doha · demolished 2024
Qatar44,0897 m20212022
Estadio Sarriá
Barcelona · demolished 1997
Spain44,00095 m19231982
Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Seville
Spain43,88319 m19581982
Mbombela Stadium
Mbombela
South Africa43,500629 m20092010
Peter Mokaba Stadium
Polokwane
South Africa41,7331,293 m20102010
Royal Bafokeng Stadium
Rustenburg
South Africa38,6461,177 m19992010
Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero
Elche
Spain33,73279 m19761982
Estadio La Romareda
Zaragoza
Spain33,608229 m19571982
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