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Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

55 venues across 5 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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55
Stadiums
5
Host countries
1906
Oldest
Loftus Versfeld Stadium
2018
Newest
Nizhny Novgorod Stadium

Stadium map

Venues used in 1990, 1994, 2010, 2014, 2018 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details
55 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.
    Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha
    Brasília, Brazil
    1,119 m
    cap 72,788
  8. 8.
    Ligga Arena (Arena da Baixada)
    Curitiba, Brazil
    910 m
    cap 40,502
  9. 9.
    Estádio Mineirão
    Belo Horizonte, Brazil
    850 m
    cap 58,170
  10. 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 1990, 1994, 2010, 2014, 2018
  1. 1.
    Rose Bowl
    Pasadena, United States
    8 matches
    1994 (8)
  2. 2.
    FNB Stadium (Soccer City)
    Johannesburg, South Africa
    8 matches
    2010 (8)
  3. 3.
    Cape Town Stadium
    Cape Town, South Africa
    8 matches
    2010 (8)
  4. 4.
    Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
    Gqeberha, South Africa
    8 matches
    2010 (8)
  5. 5.
    Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã)
    Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    7 matches
    1950, 2014 (7)
  6. 6.
    Luzhniki Stadium
    Moscow, Russia
    7 matches
    2018 (7)
  7. 7.
    Giants Stadium
    East Rutherford, United States
    7 matches
    1994 (7)
  8. 8.
    Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha
    Brasília, Brazil
    7 matches
    2014 (7)
  9. 9.
    Krestovsky Stadium (Saint Petersburg Stadium)
    Saint Petersburg, Russia
    7 matches
    2018 (7)
  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.
    Cotton Bowl
    Dallas, United States
    6 matches
    1994 (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

5 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
540 goals · 211 matches · 40 venues
Low (200-800m)
2.32g/m
72 goals · 31 matches · 6 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 appearancesCapacityAltitudeOpening yearName
StadiumCountryCapacityAltitudeOpenedWC editions
Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã)
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil78,83821 m19501950, 2014
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)
Milan
Italy75,923176 m19261934, 1990
Stadio Artemio Franchi
Florence
Italy47,29051 m19311934, 1990
Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Bologna
Italy38,27964 m19271934, 1990
Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Genoa
Italy36,59926 m19111934, 1990
Rose Bowl
Pasadena
United States92,800247 m19221994
Cotton Bowl
Dallas
United States92,100149 m19321994
FNB Stadium (Soccer City)
Johannesburg
South Africa84,4901,701 m19892010
Pontiac Silverdome
Pontiac · demolished 2018
United States80,338296 m19751994
Luzhniki Stadium
Moscow
Russia78,011159 m19562018
Giants Stadium
East Rutherford · demolished 2010
United States75,33823 m19761994
Stadio Olimpico
Rome
Italy73,60337 m19531990
Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha
Brasília
Brazil72,7881,119 m20132014
Krestovsky Stadium (Saint Petersburg Stadium)
Saint Petersburg
Russia68,13416 m20172018
Stadio delle Alpi
Turin · demolished 2008
Italy67,229278 m19901990
Camping World Stadium
Orlando
United States65,00037 m19361994
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
Soldier Field
Chicago
United States61,500187 m19241994
Stadio San Nicola
Bari
Italy58,27062 m19901990
Estádio Mineirão
Belo Horizonte
Brazil58,170850 m19652014
RFK Stadium
Washington · demolished 2025
United States56,6926 m19611994
Stadio Diego Armando Maradona
Naples
Italy54,72651 m19591990
Foxboro Stadium
Foxborough · demolished 2002
United States53,64483 m19711994
Arena Fonte Nova
Salvador
Brazil51,90055 m20132014
Loftus Versfeld Stadium
Pretoria
South Africa51,7621,367 m19062010
Stanford Stadium
Stanford
United States50,42414 m19211994
Estádio Beira-Rio
Porto Alegre
Brazil50,1289 m19692014
Neo Química Arena
São Paulo
Brazil49,205785 m20142014
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
Arena Pernambuco
São Lourenço da Mata
Brazil44,24826 m20132014
Mbombela Stadium
Mbombela
South Africa43,500629 m20092010
Peter Mokaba Stadium
Polokwane
South Africa41,7331,293 m20102010
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
Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi
Verona
Italy39,37160 m19631990
Stadio Sant'Elia
Cagliari
Italy39,0001 m19701990
Royal Bafokeng Stadium
Rustenburg
South Africa38,6461,177 m19992010
Stadio Renzo Barbera
Palermo
Italy36,34943 m19321990
Yekaterinburg Arena
Yekaterinburg
Russia35,696277 m19572018
Kaliningrad Stadium
Kaliningrad
Russia35,2125 m20182018
Arena das Dunas
Natal
Brazil31,37534 m20142014