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Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

27 venues across 3 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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27
Stadiums
3
Host countries
1906
Oldest
Loftus Versfeld Stadium
2021
Newest
Lusail Stadium

Stadium map

Venues used in 1974, 2010, 2022 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details
27 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.
    MHPArena
    Stuttgart, Germany
    224 m
    cap 60,449
  10. 10.
    Deutsche Bank Park
    Frankfurt, Germany
    116 m
    cap 51,500
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1974, 2010, 2022
  1. 1.
    Lusail Stadium
    Lusail, Qatar
    10 matches
    2022 (10)
  2. 2.
    Al Bayt Stadium
    Al Khor, Qatar
    9 matches
    2022 (9)
  3. 3.
    FNB Stadium (Soccer City)
    Johannesburg, South Africa
    8 matches
    2010 (8)
  4. 4.
    Olympiastadion
    Berlin, Germany
    8 matches
    1974 (8), 2006
  5. 5.
    Cape Town Stadium
    Cape Town, South Africa
    8 matches
    2010 (8)
  6. 6.
    Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
    Gqeberha, South Africa
    8 matches
    2010 (8)
  7. 7.
    Khalifa International Stadium
    Doha, Qatar
    8 matches
    2022 (8)
  8. 8.
    Education City Stadium
    Al Rayyan, Qatar
    8 matches
    2022 (8)
  9. 9.
    Al Thumama Stadium
    Doha, Qatar
    8 matches
    2022 (8)
  10. 10.
    Moses Mabhida Stadium
    Durban, South Africa
    7 matches
    2010 (7)
  11. 11.
    Ellis Park Stadium
    Johannesburg, South Africa
    7 matches
    2010 (7)
  12. 12.
    Ahmad bin Ali Stadium
    Al Rayyan, Qatar
    7 matches
    2022 (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

3 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)
2.56g/m
310 goals · 121 matches · 18 venues
Low (200-800m)
2.50g/m
20 goals · 8 matches · 2 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
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
Lusail Stadium
Lusail
Qatar88,96610 m20212022
FNB Stadium (Soccer City)
Johannesburg
South Africa84,4901,701 m19892010
Olympiastadion München
Munich
Germany80,000524 m19721974
Rheinstadion
Düsseldorf · demolished 2002
Germany70,00038 m19251974
Parkstadion
Gelsenkirchen · demolished 2008
Germany70,00057 m19731974
Al Bayt Stadium
Al Khor
Qatar68,8955 m20212022
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
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
Peter Mokaba Stadium
Polokwane
South Africa41,7331,293 m20102010
Royal Bafokeng Stadium
Rustenburg
South Africa38,6461,177 m19992010