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Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

62 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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62
Stadiums
6
Host countries
1897
Oldest
Parc des Princes
2014
Newest
Neo Química Arena

Stadium map

Venues used in 1978, 1986, 1990, 1998, 2010, 2014 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details
62 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 Olímpico Universitario
    Mexico City, Mexico
    2,307 m
    cap 72,000
  3. 3.
    Estadio Azteca
    Mexico City, Mexico
    2,287 m
    cap 87,000
  4. 4.
    Estadio Neza 86
    Nezahualcóyotl, Mexico
    2,236 m
    cap 34,536
  5. 5.
    Estadio Cuauhtémoc
    Puebla, Mexico
    2,124 m
    cap 51,726
  6. 6.
    Estadio León
    León, Mexico
    1,808 m
    cap 31,297
  7. 7.
    Estadio Corregidora
    Querétaro, Mexico
    1,807 m
    cap 38,575
  8. 8.
    Ellis Park Stadium
    Johannesburg, South Africa
    1,728 m
    cap 62,567
  9. 9.
    Estadio Sergio León Chávez
    Irapuato, Mexico
    1,718 m
    cap 25,000
  10. 10.
    FNB Stadium (Soccer City)
    Johannesburg, South Africa
    1,701 m
    cap 84,490
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 1978, 1986, 1990, 1998, 2010, 2014
  1. 1.
    Estadio Azteca
    Mexico City, Mexico
    9 matches
    1970, 1986 (9), 2026
  2. 2.
    Estadio Monumental
    Buenos Aires, Argentina
    9 matches
    1978 (9)
  3. 3.
    Stade de France
    Saint-Denis, France
    9 matches
    1998 (9)
  4. 4.
    FNB Stadium (Soccer City)
    Johannesburg, South Africa
    8 matches
    2010 (8)
  5. 5.
    Cape Town Stadium
    Cape Town, South Africa
    8 matches
    2010 (8)
  6. 6.
    Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes
    Córdoba, Argentina
    8 matches
    1978 (8)
  7. 7.
    Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
    Gqeberha, South Africa
    8 matches
    2010 (8)
  8. 8.
    Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã)
    Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    7 matches
    1950, 2014 (7)
  9. 9.
    Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha
    Brasília, Brazil
    7 matches
    2014 (7)
  10. 10.
    Stade Vélodrome
    Marseille, France
    7 matches
    1938, 1998 (7)
  11. 11.
    Moses Mabhida Stadium
    Durban, South Africa
    7 matches
    2010 (7)
  12. 12.
    Ellis Park Stadium
    Johannesburg, South Africa
    7 matches
    2010 (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)
2.51g/m
485 goals · 193 matches · 35 venues
Low (200-800m)
2.24g/m
83 goals · 37 matches · 7 venues
Mid (800-1500m)
2.33g/m
105 goals · 45 matches · 8 venues
High (1500-2200m)
2.85g/m
114 goals · 40 matches · 8 venues
Very high (≥2200m)
2.58g/m
49 goals · 19 matches · 4 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
Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã)
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil78,83821 m19501950, 2014
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)
Milan
Italy75,923176 m19261934, 1990
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
Stadio Artemio Franchi
Florence
Italy47,29051 m19311934, 1990
Stade de Gerland
Lyon
France41,000173 m19261938, 1998
Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Bologna
Italy38,27964 m19271934, 1990
Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Genoa
Italy36,59926 m19111934, 1990
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
FNB Stadium (Soccer City)
Johannesburg
South Africa84,4901,701 m19892010
Estadio Monumental
Buenos Aires
Argentina83,21415 m19381978
Stade de France
Saint-Denis
France80,69857 m19981998
Stadio Olimpico
Rome
Italy73,60337 m19531990
Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha
Brasília
Brazil72,7881,119 m20132014
Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Mexico City
Mexico72,0002,307 m19521986
Stadio delle Alpi
Turin · demolished 2008
Italy67,229278 m19901990
Arena Castelão
Fortaleza
Brazil64,84629 m19732014
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
Stadio San Nicola
Bari
Italy58,27062 m19901990
Estádio Mineirão
Belo Horizonte
Brazil58,170850 m19652014
Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes
Córdoba
Argentina57,000422 m19781978
Stadio Diego Armando Maradona
Naples
Italy54,72651 m19591990
Arena Fonte Nova
Salvador
Brazil51,90055 m20132014
Loftus Versfeld Stadium
Pretoria
South Africa51,7621,367 m19062010
Estádio Beira-Rio
Porto Alegre
Brazil50,1289 m19692014
Estadio José Amalfitani
Buenos Aires
Argentina49,54018 m19511978
Neo Química Arena
São Paulo
Brazil49,205785 m20142014
Free State Stadium
Bloemfontein
South Africa48,0001,409 m19522010
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
Gqeberha
South Africa46,00014 m20092010
Arena Pernambuco
São Lourenço da Mata
Brazil44,24826 m20132014
Estadio Universitario
San Nicolás de los Garza
Mexico43,780529 m19671986
Mbombela Stadium
Mbombela
South Africa43,500629 m20092010
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
Saint-Étienne
France41,965488 m19311998
Peter Mokaba Stadium
Polokwane
South Africa41,7331,293 m20102010
Estadio Gigante de Arroyito
Rosario
Argentina41,6549 m19291978
Stadio Friuli
Udine
Italy41,652115 m19761990
Arena Pantanal
Cuiabá
Brazil41,390173 m20142014
Arena da Amazônia
Manaus
Brazil40,54941 m20142014
Ligga Arena (Arena da Baixada)
Curitiba
Brazil40,502910 m19142014
Estadio Malvinas Argentinas
Mendoza
Argentina40,268839 m19781978
Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi
Verona
Italy39,37160 m19631990
Stadio Sant'Elia
Cagliari
Italy39,0001 m19701990
Royal Bafokeng Stadium
Rustenburg
South Africa38,6461,177 m19992010
Estadio Corregidora
Querétaro
Mexico38,5751,807 m19851986
Estadio Tecnológico
Monterrey · demolished 2017
Mexico38,000544 m19501986
Stade Bollaert-Delelis
Lens
France37,70541 m19331998
Stadio Renzo Barbera
Palermo
Italy36,34943 m19321990
Estadio José María Minella
Mar del Plata
Argentina35,50012 m19781978
Stade de la Beaujoire
Nantes
France35,32227 m19841998
Estadio Neza 86
Nezahualcóyotl
Mexico34,5362,236 m19811986
Stadium de Toulouse
Toulouse
France33,150148 m19371998
Stade de la Mosson
Montpellier
France32,93941 m19721998
Arena das Dunas
Natal
Brazil31,37534 m20142014
Estadio Tres de Marzo
Zapopan
Mexico30,0151,633 m19711986
Estadio Sergio León Chávez
Irapuato
Mexico25,0001,718 m19741986