Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.

10 venues across 1 host nation for the selected year. 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

2010

Newest

Peter Mokaba Stadium

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Venues used in 2010 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details

10 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.
Mbombela Stadium
Mbombela, South Africa
629 m
cap 43,500
8.
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
Gqeberha, South Africa
14 m
cap 46,000
9.
Moses Mabhida Stadium
Durban, South Africa
13 m
cap 62,760
10.
Cape Town Stadium
Cape Town, South Africa
9 m
cap 64,100

GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)

Most-used venues

Ranked by match count in 2010

1.
FNB Stadium (Soccer City)
Johannesburg, South Africa
8 matches
2010 (8)
2.
Cape Town Stadium
Cape Town, South Africa
8 matches
2010 (8)
3.
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
Gqeberha, South Africa
8 matches
2010 (8)
4.
Moses Mabhida Stadium
Durban, South Africa
7 matches
2010 (7)
5.
Ellis Park Stadium
Johannesburg, South Africa
7 matches
2010 (7)
6.
Loftus Versfeld Stadium
Pretoria, South Africa
6 matches
2010 (6)
7.
Free State Stadium
Bloemfontein, South Africa
6 matches
2010 (6)
8.
Royal Bafokeng Stadium
Rustenburg, South Africa
6 matches
2010 (6)
9.
Mbombela Stadium
Mbombela, South Africa
4 matches
2010 (4)
10.
Peter Mokaba Stadium
Polokwane, South Africa
4 matches
2010 (4)

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

1 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)

2.26g/m

52 goals · 23 matches · 3 venues

Low (200-800m)

2.25g/m

9 goals · 4 matches · 1 venue

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 appearances Capacity Altitude Opening year Name

Stadium	Country	Capacity	Altitude	Opened	WC editions
FNB Stadium (Soccer City) Johannesburg	South Africa	84,490	1,701 m	1989	2010
Cape Town Stadium Cape Town	South Africa	64,100	9 m	2009	2010
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
Loftus Versfeld Stadium Pretoria	South Africa	51,762	1,367 m	1906	2010
Free State Stadium Bloemfontein	South Africa	48,000	1,409 m	1952	2010
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium Gqeberha	South Africa	46,000	14 m	2009	2010
Mbombela Stadium Mbombela	South Africa	43,500	629 m	2009	2010
Peter Mokaba Stadium Polokwane	South Africa	41,733	1,293 m	2010	2010
Royal Bafokeng Stadium Rustenburg	South Africa	38,646	1,177 m	1999	2010