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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
2018
Newest
Nizhny Novgorod Stadium

Stadium map

Venues used in 1970, 1990, 2010, 2018 — 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.
    Estadio Nemesio Díez
    Toluca, Mexico
    2,666 m
    cap 30,000
  2. 2.
    Estadio Azteca
    Mexico City, Mexico
    2,287 m
    cap 87,000
  3. 3.
    Estadio Cuauhtémoc
    Puebla, Mexico
    2,124 m
    cap 51,726
  4. 4.
    Estadio León
    León, Mexico
    1,808 m
    cap 31,297
  5. 5.
    Ellis Park Stadium
    Johannesburg, South Africa
    1,728 m
    cap 62,567
  6. 6.
    FNB Stadium (Soccer City)
    Johannesburg, South Africa
    1,701 m
    cap 84,490
  7. 7.
    Estadio Jalisco
    Guadalajara, Mexico
    1,538 m
    cap 55,020
  8. 8.
    Free State Stadium
    Bloemfontein, South Africa
    1,409 m
    cap 48,000
  9. 9.
    Loftus Versfeld Stadium
    Pretoria, South Africa
    1,367 m
    cap 51,762
  10. 10.
    Peter Mokaba Stadium
    Polokwane, South Africa
    1,293 m
    cap 41,733
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1970, 1990, 2010, 2018
  1. 1.
    Estadio Azteca
    Mexico City, Mexico
    10 matches
    1970 (10), 1986, 2026
  2. 2.
    FNB Stadium (Soccer City)
    Johannesburg, South Africa
    8 matches
    2010 (8)
  3. 3.
    Cape Town Stadium
    Cape Town, South Africa
    8 matches
    2010 (8)
  4. 4.
    Estadio Jalisco
    Guadalajara, Mexico
    8 matches
    1970 (8), 1986
  5. 5.
    Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
    Gqeberha, South Africa
    8 matches
    2010 (8)
  6. 6.
    Luzhniki Stadium
    Moscow, Russia
    7 matches
    2018 (7)
  7. 7.
    Krestovsky Stadium (Saint Petersburg Stadium)
    Saint Petersburg, Russia
    7 matches
    2018 (7)
  8. 8.
    Moses Mabhida Stadium
    Durban, South Africa
    7 matches
    2010 (7)
  9. 9.
    Ellis Park Stadium
    Johannesburg, South Africa
    7 matches
    2010 (7)
  10. 10.
    Estadio León
    León, Mexico
    7 matches
    1970 (7), 1986
  11. 11.
    Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)
    Milan, Italy
    6 matches
    1934, 1990 (6)
  12. 12.
    Stadio Olimpico
    Rome, Italy
    6 matches
    1990 (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

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)
2.45g/m
319 goals · 130 matches · 25 venues
Low (200-800m)
2.00g/m
26 goals · 13 matches · 3 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

Sort:WC appearancesCapacityAltitudeOpening yearName
StadiumCountryCapacityAltitudeOpenedWC editions
Estadio Azteca
Mexico City
Mexico87,0002,287 m19661970, 1986, 2026
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)
Milan
Italy75,923176 m19261934, 1990
Estadio Jalisco
Guadalajara
Mexico55,0201,538 m19601970, 1986
Estadio Cuauhtémoc
Puebla
Mexico51,7262,124 m19681970, 1986
Stadio Artemio Franchi
Florence
Italy47,29051 m19311934, 1990
Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Bologna
Italy38,27964 m19271934, 1990
Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Genoa
Italy36,59926 m19111934, 1990
Estadio León
León
Mexico31,2971,808 m19671970, 1986
Estadio Nemesio Díez
Toluca
Mexico30,0002,666 m19541970, 1986
FNB Stadium (Soccer City)
Johannesburg
South Africa84,4901,701 m19892010
Luzhniki Stadium
Moscow
Russia78,011159 m19562018
Stadio Olimpico
Rome
Italy73,60337 m19531990
Krestovsky Stadium (Saint Petersburg Stadium)
Saint Petersburg
Russia68,13416 m20172018
Stadio delle Alpi
Turin · demolished 2008
Italy67,229278 m19901990
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
Stadio San Nicola
Bari
Italy58,27062 m19901990
Stadio Diego Armando Maradona
Naples
Italy54,72651 m19591990
Loftus Versfeld Stadium
Pretoria
South Africa51,7621,367 m19062010
Free State Stadium
Bloemfontein
South Africa48,0001,409 m19522010
Fisht Olympic Stadium
Sochi
Russia47,6591 m20132018
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
Gqeberha
South Africa46,00014 m20092010
Volgograd Arena
Volgograd
Russia45,56894 m20182018
Ak Bars Arena (Kazan Arena)
Kazan
Russia45,37949 m20132018
Otkrytie Arena (Spartak Stadium)
Moscow
Russia45,360125 m20142018
Rostov Arena
Rostov-on-Don
Russia45,0000 m20182018
Samara Arena
Samara
Russia44,918161 m20182018
Nizhny Novgorod Stadium
Nizhny Novgorod
Russia44,89974 m20182018
Mordovia Arena
Saransk
Russia44,442144 m20172018
Mbombela Stadium
Mbombela
South Africa43,500629 m20092010
Peter Mokaba Stadium
Polokwane
South Africa41,7331,293 m20102010
Stadio Friuli
Udine
Italy41,652115 m19761990
Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi
Verona
Italy39,37160 m19631990
Stadio Sant'Elia
Cagliari
Italy39,0001 m19701990
Royal Bafokeng Stadium
Rustenburg
South Africa38,6461,177 m19992010
Stadio Renzo Barbera
Palermo
Italy36,34943 m19321990
Yekaterinburg Arena
Yekaterinburg
Russia35,696277 m19572018
Kaliningrad Stadium
Kaliningrad
Russia35,2125 m20182018