Every World Cup venue, 1930 → 2026.
22 venues across 2 host nations for the selected years. Capacity, altitude, opening year, tournament appearances. Click any row to query the underlying API (GET /stadiums/{id}).
Tournament — click to filter (2 selected)
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Stadiums
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Host countries
1906
Oldest
Loftus Versfeld Stadium2014
Newest
Neo Química ArenaStadium map
Venues used in 2010, 2014 — marker size + color scales with match count · click any marker for details
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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 StadiumJohannesburg, South Africa1,728 mcap 62,567
- 2.FNB Stadium (Soccer City)Johannesburg, South Africa1,701 mcap 84,490
- 3.Free State StadiumBloemfontein, South Africa1,409 mcap 48,000
- 4.Loftus Versfeld StadiumPretoria, South Africa1,367 mcap 51,762
- 5.Peter Mokaba StadiumPolokwane, South Africa1,293 mcap 41,733
- 6.Royal Bafokeng StadiumRustenburg, South Africa1,177 mcap 38,646
- 7.Estádio Nacional Mané GarrinchaBrasília, Brazil1,119 mcap 72,788
- 8.Ligga Arena (Arena da Baixada)Curitiba, Brazil910 mcap 40,502
- 9.Estádio MineirãoBelo Horizonte, Brazil850 mcap 58,170
- 10.Neo Química ArenaSão Paulo, Brazil785 mcap 49,205
GET /stadiums (sorted by elevationM desc)
Most-used venues
Ranked by match count in 2010, 2014
- 1.FNB Stadium (Soccer City)Johannesburg, South Africa8 matches2010 (8)
- 2.Cape Town StadiumCape Town, South Africa8 matches2010 (8)
- 3.Nelson Mandela Bay StadiumGqeberha, South Africa8 matches2010 (8)
- 4.Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã)Rio de Janeiro, Brazil7 matches1950, 2014 (7)
- 5.Estádio Nacional Mané GarrinchaBrasília, Brazil7 matches2014 (7)
- 6.Moses Mabhida StadiumDurban, South Africa7 matches2010 (7)
- 7.Ellis Park StadiumJohannesburg, South Africa7 matches2010 (7)
- 8.Arena CastelãoFortaleza, Brazil6 matches2014 (6)
- 9.Estádio MineirãoBelo Horizonte, Brazil6 matches2014 (6)
- 10.Arena Fonte NovaSalvador, Brazil6 matches2014 (6)
- 11.Loftus Versfeld StadiumPretoria, South Africa6 matches2010 (6)
- 12.Neo Química ArenaSão Paulo, Brazil6 matches2014 (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
2 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)
2.61g/m
167 goals · 64 matches · 11 venues
Low (200-800m)
2.00g/m
20 goals · 10 matches · 2 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
| Stadium | Country | Capacity | Altitude | Opened | WC editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã) Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | 78,838 | 21 m | 1950 | 1950, 2014 |
FNB Stadium (Soccer City) Johannesburg | South Africa | 84,490 | 1,701 m | 1989 | 2010 |
Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha Brasília | Brazil | 72,788 | 1,119 m | 2013 | 2014 |
Arena Castelão Fortaleza | Brazil | 64,846 | 29 m | 1973 | 2014 |
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 |
Estádio Mineirão Belo Horizonte | Brazil | 58,170 | 850 m | 1965 | 2014 |
Arena Fonte Nova Salvador | Brazil | 51,900 | 55 m | 2013 | 2014 |
Loftus Versfeld Stadium Pretoria | South Africa | 51,762 | 1,367 m | 1906 | 2010 |
Estádio Beira-Rio Porto Alegre | Brazil | 50,128 | 9 m | 1969 | 2014 |
Neo Química Arena São Paulo | Brazil | 49,205 | 785 m | 2014 | 2014 |
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 |
Arena Pernambuco São Lourenço da Mata | Brazil | 44,248 | 26 m | 2013 | 2014 |
Mbombela Stadium Mbombela | South Africa | 43,500 | 629 m | 2009 | 2010 |
Peter Mokaba Stadium Polokwane | South Africa | 41,733 | 1,293 m | 2010 | 2010 |
Arena Pantanal Cuiabá | Brazil | 41,390 | 173 m | 2014 | 2014 |
Arena da Amazônia Manaus | Brazil | 40,549 | 41 m | 2014 | 2014 |
Ligga Arena (Arena da Baixada) Curitiba | Brazil | 40,502 | 910 m | 1914 | 2014 |
Royal Bafokeng Stadium Rustenburg | South Africa | 38,646 | 1,177 m | 1999 | 2010 |
Arena das Dunas Natal | Brazil | 31,375 | 34 m | 2014 | 2014 |