Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

45 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 1966, 1978, 1994, 2010, 2014 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details

45 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.
Ellis Park Stadium
Johannesburg, South Africa
1,728 m
cap 62,567
2.
FNB Stadium (Soccer City)
Johannesburg, South Africa
1,701 m
cap 84,490
3.
Free State Stadium
Bloemfontein, South Africa
1,409 m
cap 48,000
4.
Loftus Versfeld Stadium
Pretoria, South Africa
1,367 m
cap 51,762
5.
Peter Mokaba Stadium
Polokwane, South Africa
1,293 m
cap 41,733
6.
Royal Bafokeng Stadium
Rustenburg, South Africa
1,177 m
cap 38,646
7.
Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha
Brasília, Brazil
1,119 m
cap 72,788
8.
Ligga Arena (Arena da Baixada)
Curitiba, Brazil
910 m
cap 40,502
9.
Estádio Mineirão
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
850 m
cap 58,170
10.
Estadio Malvinas Argentinas
Mendoza, Argentina
839 m
cap 40,268

GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1966, 1978, 1994, 2010, 2014

1.
Wembley Stadium (old)
London, England
9 matches
1966 (9)
2.
Estadio Monumental
Buenos Aires, Argentina
9 matches
1978 (9)
3.
Rose Bowl
Pasadena, United States
8 matches
1994 (8)
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 Mario Alberto Kempes
Córdoba, Argentina
8 matches
1978 (8)
7.
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
Gqeberha, South Africa
8 matches
2010 (8)
8.
Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
7 matches
1950, 2014 (7)
9.
Giants Stadium
East Rutherford, United States
7 matches
1994 (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

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)

2.60g/m

416 goals · 160 matches · 30 venues

Low (200-800m)

2.90g/m

87 goals · 30 matches · 5 venues

Mid (800-1500m)

2.33g/m

105 goals · 45 matches · 8 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 appearances Capacity Altitude Opening year Name

Stadium	Country	Capacity	Altitude	Opened	WC editions
Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã) Rio de Janeiro	Brazil	78,838	21 m	1950	1950, 2014
Wembley Stadium (old) London · demolished 2003	England	98,600	60 m	1923	1966
Rose Bowl Pasadena	United States	92,800	247 m	1922	1994
Cotton Bowl Dallas	United States	92,100	149 m	1932	1994
FNB Stadium (Soccer City) Johannesburg	South Africa	84,490	1,701 m	1989	2010
Estadio Monumental Buenos Aires	Argentina	83,214	15 m	1938	1978
Pontiac Silverdome Pontiac · demolished 2018	United States	80,338	296 m	1975	1994
White City Stadium London · demolished 1985	England	76,567	13 m	1908	1966
Giants Stadium East Rutherford · demolished 2010	United States	75,338	23 m	1976	1994
Old Trafford Manchester	England	74,310	45 m	1910	1966
Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha Brasília	Brazil	72,788	1,119 m	2013	2014
Camping World Stadium Orlando	United States	65,000	37 m	1936	1994
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
Soldier Field Chicago	United States	61,500	187 m	1924	1994
Estádio Mineirão Belo Horizonte	Brazil	58,170	850 m	1965	2014
Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes Córdoba	Argentina	57,000	422 m	1978	1978
RFK Stadium Washington · demolished 2025	United States	56,692	6 m	1961	1994
Foxboro Stadium Foxborough · demolished 2002	United States	53,644	83 m	1971	1994
Arena Fonte Nova Salvador	Brazil	51,900	55 m	2013	2014
Loftus Versfeld Stadium Pretoria	South Africa	51,762	1,367 m	1906	2010
Stanford Stadium Stanford	United States	50,424	14 m	1921	1994
Estádio Beira-Rio Porto Alegre	Brazil	50,128	9 m	1969	2014
Estadio José Amalfitani Buenos Aires	Argentina	49,540	18 m	1951	1978
Neo Química Arena São Paulo	Brazil	49,205	785 m	2014	2014
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
Estadio Gigante de Arroyito Rosario	Argentina	41,654	9 m	1929	1978
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
Estadio Malvinas Argentinas Mendoza	Argentina	40,268	839 m	1978	1978
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
Estadio José María Minella Mar del Plata	Argentina	35,500	12 m	1978	1978
Arena das Dunas Natal	Brazil	31,375	34 m	2014	2014