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Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

41 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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41
Stadiums
4
Host countries
1897
Oldest
Parc des Princes
2018
Newest
Nizhny Novgorod Stadium

Stadium map

Venues used in 1974, 1998, 2010, 2018 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details
41 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.
    Mbombela Stadium
    Mbombela, South Africa
    629 m
    cap 43,500
  8. 8.
    Olympiastadion München
    Munich, Germany
    524 m
    cap 80,000
  9. 9.
    Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
    Saint-Étienne, France
    488 m
    cap 41,965
  10. 10.
    Yekaterinburg Arena
    Yekaterinburg, Russia
    277 m
    cap 35,696
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1974, 1998, 2010, 2018
  1. 1.
    Stade de France
    Saint-Denis, France
    9 matches
    1998 (9)
  2. 2.
    FNB Stadium (Soccer City)
    Johannesburg, South Africa
    8 matches
    2010 (8)
  3. 3.
    Olympiastadion
    Berlin, Germany
    8 matches
    1974 (8), 2006
  4. 4.
    Cape Town Stadium
    Cape Town, South Africa
    8 matches
    2010 (8)
  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.
    Stade Vélodrome
    Marseille, France
    7 matches
    1938, 1998 (7)
  9. 9.
    Moses Mabhida Stadium
    Durban, South Africa
    7 matches
    2010 (7)
  10. 10.
    Ellis Park Stadium
    Johannesburg, South Africa
    7 matches
    2010 (7)
  11. 11.
    Loftus Versfeld Stadium
    Pretoria, South Africa
    6 matches
    2010 (6)
  12. 12.
    Free State Stadium
    Bloemfontein, South Africa
    6 matches
    2010 (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)
2.60g/m
455 goals · 175 matches · 30 venues
Low (200-800m)
2.39g/m
43 goals · 18 matches · 4 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
Signal Iduna Park
Dortmund
Germany81,365108 m19741974, 2006
Olympiastadion
Berlin
Germany74,47565 m19361974, 2006
Stade Vélodrome
Marseille
France67,39412 m19371938, 1998
MHPArena
Stuttgart
Germany60,449224 m19331974, 2006
Volksparkstadion
Hamburg
Germany57,00025 m19531974, 2006
Deutsche Bank Park
Frankfurt
Germany51,500116 m19251974, 2006
HDI-Arena
Hannover
Germany49,00065 m19541974, 2006
Parc des Princes
Paris
France47,92942 m18971938, 1998
Stade de Gerland
Lyon
France41,000173 m19261938, 1998
Stade Chaban-Delmas
Bordeaux
France34,46224 m19381938, 1998
FNB Stadium (Soccer City)
Johannesburg
South Africa84,4901,701 m19892010
Stade de France
Saint-Denis
France80,69857 m19981998
Olympiastadion München
Munich
Germany80,000524 m19721974
Luzhniki Stadium
Moscow
Russia78,011159 m19562018
Rheinstadion
Düsseldorf · demolished 2002
Germany70,00038 m19251974
Parkstadion
Gelsenkirchen · demolished 2008
Germany70,00057 m19731974
Krestovsky Stadium (Saint Petersburg Stadium)
Saint Petersburg
Russia68,13416 m20172018
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
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
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
Yekaterinburg Arena
Yekaterinburg
Russia35,696277 m19572018
Stade de la Beaujoire
Nantes
France35,32227 m19841998
Kaliningrad Stadium
Kaliningrad
Russia35,2125 m20182018
Stadium de Toulouse
Toulouse
France33,150148 m19371998
Stade de la Mosson
Montpellier
France32,93941 m19721998