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Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

42 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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42
Stadiums
5
Host countries
1897
Oldest
Parc des Princes
2021
Newest
Lusail Stadium

Stadium map

Venues used in 1970, 1994, 1998, 2010, 2022 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details
42 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, 1994, 1998, 2010, 2022
  1. 1.
    Lusail Stadium
    Lusail, Qatar
    10 matches
    2022 (10)
  2. 2.
    Estadio Azteca
    Mexico City, Mexico
    10 matches
    1970 (10), 1986, 2026
  3. 3.
    Stade de France
    Saint-Denis, France
    9 matches
    1998 (9)
  4. 4.
    Al Bayt Stadium
    Al Khor, Qatar
    9 matches
    2022 (9)
  5. 5.
    Rose Bowl
    Pasadena, United States
    8 matches
    1994 (8)
  6. 6.
    FNB Stadium (Soccer City)
    Johannesburg, South Africa
    8 matches
    2010 (8)
  7. 7.
    Cape Town Stadium
    Cape Town, South Africa
    8 matches
    2010 (8)
  8. 8.
    Estadio Jalisco
    Guadalajara, Mexico
    8 matches
    1970 (8), 1986
  9. 9.
    Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
    Gqeberha, South Africa
    8 matches
    2010 (8)
  10. 10.
    Khalifa International Stadium
    Doha, Qatar
    8 matches
    2022 (8)
  11. 11.
    Education City Stadium
    Al Rayyan, Qatar
    8 matches
    2022 (8)
  12. 12.
    Al Thumama Stadium
    Doha, Qatar
    8 matches
    2022 (8)
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)
2.63g/m
487 goals · 185 matches · 27 venues
Low (200-800m)
2.64g/m
58 goals · 22 matches · 4 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
Stade Vélodrome
Marseille
France67,39412 m19371938, 1998
Estadio Jalisco
Guadalajara
Mexico55,0201,538 m19601970, 1986
Estadio Cuauhtémoc
Puebla
Mexico51,7262,124 m19681970, 1986
Parc des Princes
Paris
France47,92942 m18971938, 1998
Stade de Gerland
Lyon
France41,000173 m19261938, 1998
Stade Chaban-Delmas
Bordeaux
France34,46224 m19381938, 1998
Estadio León
León
Mexico31,2971,808 m19671970, 1986
Estadio Nemesio Díez
Toluca
Mexico30,0002,666 m19541970, 1986
Rose Bowl
Pasadena
United States92,800247 m19221994
Cotton Bowl
Dallas
United States92,100149 m19321994
Lusail Stadium
Lusail
Qatar88,96610 m20212022
FNB Stadium (Soccer City)
Johannesburg
South Africa84,4901,701 m19892010
Stade de France
Saint-Denis
France80,69857 m19981998
Pontiac Silverdome
Pontiac · demolished 2018
United States80,338296 m19751994
Giants Stadium
East Rutherford · demolished 2010
United States75,33823 m19761994
Al Bayt Stadium
Al Khor
Qatar68,8955 m20212022
Camping World Stadium
Orlando
United States65,00037 m19361994
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
Soldier Field
Chicago
United States61,500187 m19241994
RFK Stadium
Washington · demolished 2025
United States56,6926 m19611994
Foxboro Stadium
Foxborough · demolished 2002
United States53,64483 m19711994
Loftus Versfeld Stadium
Pretoria
South Africa51,7621,367 m19062010
Stanford Stadium
Stanford
United States50,42414 m19211994
Free State Stadium
Bloemfontein
South Africa48,0001,409 m19522010
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
Mbombela Stadium
Mbombela
South Africa43,500629 m20092010
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Saint-Étienne
France41,965488 m19311998
Peter Mokaba Stadium
Polokwane
South Africa41,7331,293 m20102010
Royal Bafokeng Stadium
Rustenburg
South Africa38,6461,177 m19992010
Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Lens
France37,70541 m19331998
Stade de la Beaujoire
Nantes
France35,32227 m19841998
Stadium de Toulouse
Toulouse
France33,150148 m19371998
Stade de la Mosson
Montpellier
France32,93941 m19721998