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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1906

Oldest

Loftus Versfeld Stadium

2014

Newest

Neo Química Arena

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Venues used in 1970, 2006, 2010, 2014 — 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.
Estadio Nemesio Díez
Toluca, Mexico
2,666 m
cap 30,000
2.
Estadio Azteca
Mexico City, Mexico
2,287 m
cap 87,000
3.
Estadio Cuauhtémoc
Puebla, Mexico
2,124 m
cap 51,726
4.
Estadio León
León, Mexico
1,808 m
cap 31,297
5.
Ellis Park Stadium
Johannesburg, South Africa
1,728 m
cap 62,567
6.
FNB Stadium (Soccer City)
Johannesburg, South Africa
1,701 m
cap 84,490
7.
Estadio Jalisco
Guadalajara, Mexico
1,538 m
cap 55,020
8.
Free State Stadium
Bloemfontein, South Africa
1,409 m
cap 48,000
9.
Loftus Versfeld Stadium
Pretoria, South Africa
1,367 m
cap 51,762
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, 2006, 2010, 2014

1.
Estadio Azteca
Mexico City, Mexico
10 matches
1970 (10), 1986, 2026
2.
FNB Stadium (Soccer City)
Johannesburg, South Africa
8 matches
2010 (8)
3.
Cape Town Stadium
Cape Town, South Africa
8 matches
2010 (8)
4.
Estadio Jalisco
Guadalajara, Mexico
8 matches
1970 (8), 1986
5.
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
Gqeberha, South Africa
8 matches
2010 (8)
6.
Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
7 matches
1950, 2014 (7)
7.
Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha
Brasília, Brazil
7 matches
2014 (7)
8.
Moses Mabhida Stadium
Durban, South Africa
7 matches
2010 (7)
9.
Ellis Park Stadium
Johannesburg, South Africa
7 matches
2010 (7)
10.
Estadio León
León, Mexico
7 matches
1970 (7), 1986
11.
Signal Iduna Park
Dortmund, Germany
6 matches
1974, 2006 (6)
12.
Allianz Arena
Munich, Germany
6 matches
2006 (6)

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Average capacity by opening decade

Are WC venues getting bigger over time?

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Stadiums by host country

4 countries have hosted matches

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Goals per match by stadium altitude

Does the air thin out the defense? Bands aligned with FIFA altitude-acclimatization thresholds.

Sea level (<200m)

2.43g/m

258 goals · 106 matches · 19 venues

Low (200-800m)

2.38g/m

76 goals · 32 matches · 6 venues

Mid (800-1500m)

2.28g/m

89 goals · 39 matches · 7 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 appearances Capacity Altitude Opening year Name

Stadium	Country	Capacity	Altitude	Opened	WC editions
Estadio Azteca Mexico City	Mexico	87,000	2,287 m	1966	1970, 1986, 2026
Signal Iduna Park Dortmund	Germany	81,365	108 m	1974	1974, 2006
Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã) Rio de Janeiro	Brazil	78,838	21 m	1950	1950, 2014
Olympiastadion Berlin	Germany	74,475	65 m	1936	1974, 2006
MHPArena Stuttgart	Germany	60,449	224 m	1933	1974, 2006
Volksparkstadion Hamburg	Germany	57,000	25 m	1953	1974, 2006
Estadio Jalisco Guadalajara	Mexico	55,020	1,538 m	1960	1970, 1986
Estadio Cuauhtémoc Puebla	Mexico	51,726	2,124 m	1968	1970, 1986
Deutsche Bank Park Frankfurt	Germany	51,500	116 m	1925	1974, 2006
HDI-Arena Hannover	Germany	49,000	65 m	1954	1974, 2006
Estadio León León	Mexico	31,297	1,808 m	1967	1970, 1986
Estadio Nemesio Díez Toluca	Mexico	30,000	2,666 m	1954	1970, 1986
FNB Stadium (Soccer City) Johannesburg	South Africa	84,490	1,701 m	1989	2010
Allianz Arena Munich	Germany	75,000	490 m	2005	2006
Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha Brasília	Brazil	72,788	1,119 m	2013	2014
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
Veltins-Arena Gelsenkirchen	Germany	62,271	57 m	2001	2006
Estádio Mineirão Belo Horizonte	Brazil	58,170	850 m	1965	2014
Arena Fonte Nova Salvador	Brazil	51,900	55 m	2013	2014
Loftus Versfeld Stadium Pretoria	South Africa	51,762	1,367 m	1906	2010
Estádio Beira-Rio Porto Alegre	Brazil	50,128	9 m	1969	2014
RheinEnergieStadion Cologne	Germany	50,000	71 m	2004	2006
Max-Morlock-Stadion Nuremberg	Germany	50,000	324 m	1928	2006
Fritz-Walter-Stadion Kaiserslautern	Germany	49,850	292 m	1920	2006
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
Red Bull Arena (Leipzig) Leipzig	Germany	47,069	114 m	2004	2006
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
Peter Mokaba Stadium Polokwane	South Africa	41,733	1,293 m	2010	2010
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
Royal Bafokeng Stadium Rustenburg	South Africa	38,646	1,177 m	1999	2010
Arena das Dunas Natal	Brazil	31,375	34 m	2014	2014