Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

69 venues across 6 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

2018

Newest

Nizhny Novgorod Stadium

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Venues used in 1974, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details

69 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.
Neo Química Arena
São Paulo, Brazil
785 m
cap 49,205

GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1974, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018

1.
Olympiastadion
Berlin, Germany
14 matches
1974 (8), 2006 (6)
2.
Signal Iduna Park
Dortmund, Germany
10 matches
1974 (4), 2006 (6)
3.
MHPArena
Stuttgart, Germany
10 matches
1974 (4), 2006 (6)
4.
Deutsche Bank Park
Frankfurt, Germany
10 matches
1974 (5), 2006 (5)
5.
HDI-Arena
Hannover, Germany
9 matches
1974 (4), 2006 (5)
6.
FNB Stadium (Soccer City)
Johannesburg, South Africa
8 matches
2010 (8)
7.
Cape Town Stadium
Cape Town, South Africa
8 matches
2010 (8)
8.
Volksparkstadion
Hamburg, Germany
8 matches
1974 (3), 2006 (5)
9.
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
Gqeberha, South Africa
8 matches
2010 (8)
10.
Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
7 matches
1950, 2014 (7)
11.
Luzhniki Stadium
Moscow, Russia
7 matches
2018 (7)
12.
Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha
Brasília, Brazil
7 matches
2014 (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

6 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)

2.52g/m

658 goals · 261 matches · 50 venues

Low (200-800m)

2.40g/m

96 goals · 40 matches · 7 venues

Mid (800-1500m)

2.28g/m

89 goals · 39 matches · 7 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
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
Deutsche Bank Park Frankfurt	Germany	51,500	116 m	1925	1974, 2006
HDI-Arena Hannover	Germany	49,000	65 m	1954	1974, 2006
FNB Stadium (Soccer City) Johannesburg	South Africa	84,490	1,701 m	1989	2010
Olympiastadion München Munich	Germany	80,000	524 m	1972	1974
Luzhniki Stadium Moscow	Russia	78,011	159 m	1956	2018
Allianz Arena Munich	Germany	75,000	490 m	2005	2006
Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha Brasília	Brazil	72,788	1,119 m	2013	2014
International Stadium Yokohama Yokohama	Japan	72,327	38 m	1998	2002
Rheinstadion Düsseldorf · demolished 2002	Germany	70,000	38 m	1925	1974
Parkstadion Gelsenkirchen · demolished 2008	Germany	70,000	57 m	1973	1974
Krestovsky Stadium (Saint Petersburg Stadium) Saint Petersburg	Russia	68,134	16 m	2017	2018
Seoul World Cup Stadium Seoul	South Korea	66,704	29 m	2001	2002
Daegu World Cup Stadium Daegu	South Korea	66,422	82 m	2001	2002
Arena Castelão Fortaleza	Brazil	64,846	29 m	1973	2014
Cape Town Stadium Cape Town	South Africa	64,100	9 m	2009	2010
Saitama Stadium 2002 Saitama	Japan	63,700	11 m	2001	2002
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
Busan Asiad Stadium Busan	South Korea	53,769	25 m	2001	2002
Arena Fonte Nova Salvador	Brazil	51,900	55 m	2013	2014
Loftus Versfeld Stadium Pretoria	South Africa	51,762	1,367 m	1906	2010
Shizuoka Stadium ECOPA Fukuroi	Japan	50,889	50 m	2001	2002
Incheon Munhak Stadium Incheon	South Korea	50,256	38 m	2002	2002
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
Miyagi Stadium Rifu	Japan	49,000	56 m	2000	2002
Free State Stadium Bloemfontein	South Africa	48,000	1,409 m	1952	2010
Fisht Olympic Stadium Sochi	Russia	47,659	1 m	2013	2018
Red Bull Arena (Leipzig) Leipzig	Germany	47,069	114 m	2004	2006
Yanmar Stadium Nagai Osaka	Japan	47,000	13 m	1996	2002
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium Gqeberha	South Africa	46,000	14 m	2009	2010
Volgograd Arena Volgograd	Russia	45,568	94 m	2018	2018
Ak Bars Arena (Kazan Arena) Kazan	Russia	45,379	49 m	2013	2018
Otkrytie Arena (Spartak Stadium) Moscow	Russia	45,360	125 m	2014	2018
Rostov Arena Rostov-on-Don	Russia	45,000	0 m	2018	2018
Samara Arena Samara	Russia	44,918	161 m	2018	2018
Nizhny Novgorod Stadium Nizhny Novgorod	Russia	44,899	74 m	2018	2018
Mordovia Arena Saransk	Russia	44,442	144 m	2017	2018
Arena Pernambuco São Lourenço da Mata	Brazil	44,248	26 m	2013	2014
Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium Ulsan	South Korea	43,550	8 m	2001	2002
Mbombela Stadium Mbombela	South Africa	43,500	629 m	2009	2010
Suwon World Cup Stadium Suwon	South Korea	43,288	68 m	2001	2002
Gwangju World Cup Stadium Gwangju	South Korea	42,880	48 m	2001	2002
Jeonju World Cup Stadium Jeonju	South Korea	42,477	13 m	2001	2002
Niigata Stadium (Big Swan) Niigata	Japan	42,300	1 m	2001	2002
Peter Mokaba Stadium Polokwane	South Africa	41,733	1,293 m	2010	2010
Sapporo Dome Sapporo	Japan	41,484	101 m	2001	2002
Arena Pantanal Cuiabá	Brazil	41,390	173 m	2014	2014
Kashima Soccer Stadium Kashima	Japan	40,728	51 m	1993	2002
Arena da Amazônia Manaus	Brazil	40,549	41 m	2014	2014
Daejeon World Cup Stadium Daejeon	South Korea	40,535	61 m	2001	2002
Ligga Arena (Arena da Baixada) Curitiba	Brazil	40,502	910 m	1914	2014
Ōita Stadium (Big Eye) Ōita	Japan	40,000	108 m	2001	2002
Royal Bafokeng Stadium Rustenburg	South Africa	38,646	1,177 m	1999	2010
Yekaterinburg Arena Yekaterinburg	Russia	35,696	277 m	1957	2018
Jeju World Cup Stadium Seogwipo	South Korea	35,657	72 m	2001	2002
Kaliningrad Stadium Kaliningrad	Russia	35,212	5 m	2018	2018
Arena das Dunas Natal	Brazil	31,375	34 m	2014	2014
Noevir Stadium Kobe Kobe	Japan	30,132	-1 m	2001	2002