FIFA World Cup stadiums

This article is regarding the stadiums used for FIFA World Cup

Stadiums choice process

Firstly, the host country selects candidates.

Stadiums requirement history

Currently, FIFA has established minimum requirements for stadium capacities.

Matches	Stadium capacities
Opening match	80,000
Remaining group stage matches	40,000
Round of 32	40,000
Round of 16	40,000
Quarterfinals	40,000
Semifinals	60,000
Third place play-off	40,000
Final	80,000

Statistics

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• Most matches: Estadio Azteca (19 - 10 matches in 1970 and 9 matches in 1986)
• Most openings: Estadio Azteca (2 - 1970 and 1986), Maracanã Stadium (2 - 1950 and 2014)
• Most finals: Estadio Azteca (2 - 1970 and 1986), Maracanã Stadium (2 - 1950 and 2014)
• Most attendance: Maracanã Stadium (173,850)

All-time stadiums

1930

All matches took place in Montevideo. Three stadiums were used: Estadio Centenario, Estadio Pocitos, and Estadio Parque Central. The Estadio Centenario was built both for the tournament and as a celebration of the centenary of Uruguayan independence. Designed by Juan Scasso, it was the primary stadium for the tournament, referred to by Rimet as a "temple of football". With a capacity of 90,000, it was the largest football stadium outside the British Isles. The stadium hosted 10 of the 18 matches, including both semi-finals and the final. However, a rushed construction schedule and delays caused by the rainy season meant the Centenario was not ready for use until five days into the tournament. Early matches were played at smaller stadiums usually used by Montevideo football clubs Nacional and Peñarol, the 20,000 capacity Parque Central and the Pocitos.

FIFA World Cup stadiums is located in Uruguay Montevideo FIFA World Cup stadiums (Uruguay)	Montevideo
	Estadio Centenario	Estadio Gran Parque Central	Estadio Pocitos
	34°53′40.38″S 56°9′10.08″W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	34°54′4″S 56°9′32″W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	34°54′18.378″S 56°9′22.42″W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
	Capacity: 90,000	Capacity: 20,000	Capacity: 1,000
	File:Estadio Centenario 1930.jpg	File:Gran Parque Central 1900.jpg	File:Estadio Pocitos 1930.jpg

1934

The number of supporters traveling from other countries was higher than at any previous football tournament, including 7,000 from the Netherlands and 10,000 each from Austria and Switzerland.

Bologna	Florence	Genoa
Stadio Littoriale	Stadio Giovanni Berta	Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Capacity: 50,100	Capacity: 47,290	Capacity: 36,703
File:Stadio Littoriale Bologna.jpg	File:Stadio Comunale Giovanni Berta.jpg	File:Vecchio Stadio Marassi 1.jpg
Milan	FIFA World Cup stadiums is located in Italy Bologna Florence Genoa Milan Naples Rome Trieste Turin
Stadio San Siro
Capacity: 55,000
File:StadioMilano1934.jpg
Turin
Stadio Benito Mussolini
Capacity: 28,140
File:Stadio Comunale Benito Mussolini.jpg
Naples	Rome	Trieste
Stadio Giorgio Ascarelli	Stadio Nazionale PNF	Stadio Littorio
Capacity: 40,000	Capacity: 47,300	Capacity: 8,000
File:StadioPartenopeo.jpg	File:Stadio Pnf.jpg	File:StadiodelLittorio.jpg

1938

Ten cities were planned to host the tournament; of these, all hosted matches except Lyon, which did not due to Austria's withdrawal.

Paris		Marseille	Lyon
Stade Olympique de Colombes	Parc des Princes	Stade Vélodrome	Stade Gerland (the only match there was cancelled)
Capacity: 60,000	Capacity: 48,712	Capacity: 48,000	Capacity: 40,500
File:Stade Yves du Manoir Colombes7.jpg	File:Paris-Parc-des-Princes.jpg	File:Vue du virage Depé.jpg	File:Stade-Gerland-RWC2007.JPG
Toulouse	FIFA World Cup stadiums is located in France Antibes Bordeaux Le Havre Lille Lyon Marseille Paris Reims Strasbourg Toulouse A map showing the locations of the venues used at the 1938 FIFA World Cup. The only match scheduled for Lyon was cancelled as a result of Austria's withdrawal		Bordeaux
Stade Chapou			Parc Lescure
Capacity: 35,472			Capacity: 34,694
File:StadiumToulouse3.JPG			File:Panorama Chaban-Delmas.jpg
Strasbourg			Le Havre
Stade de la Meinau			Stade Municipal
Capacity: 30,000			Capacity: 22,000
File:Stade de la Meinau fassade2.JPG			File:Stade municipal du Havre - Wedstrijd Nederland-Tsjechoslowakije, WK 1938.jpg
Reims	Lille	Antibes
Vélodrome Municipal	Stade Victor Boucquey	Stade du Fort Carré
Capacity: 21,684	Capacity: 15,000	Capacity: 7,000
File:Stade Auguste-Delaune 2 Tribünen.JPG	File:LilleOM-1937.jpg	File:Stade du Fort Carré, Antibes, France.jpg

1950

Six venues in six cities around Brazil hosted the 22 matches played for this tournament. The Maracanã in the then-capital of Rio de Janeiro hosted eight matches, including all but one of the host's matches, including the Maracanazo match in the second round robin group that decided the winners of the tournament. The Pacaembu stadium in São Paulo hosted six matches; these two stadiums in São Paulo and Rio were the only venues that hosted the second round robin matches. The Estádio Sete de Setembro in Belo Horizonte hosted three matches, the Durival de Britto stadium in Curitiba and the Eucaliptos stadium in Porto Alegre each hosted two matches, and the Ilha do Retiro stadium in far-away Recife only hosted one match.

Rio de Janeiro	São Paulo	Belo Horizonte
Estádio do Maracanã	Estádio do Pacaembu	Estádio Sete de Setembro
22°54′43.8″S 43°13′48.59″W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	23°32′55.1″S 46°39′54.4″W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	19°54′30″S 43°55′4″W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
Capacity: 96,000	Capacity: 60,000	Capacity: 30,000
File:Maracana Stadium.jpg	File:Estadio Pacaembu3.jpg	File:Independ1.jpg
FIFA World Cup stadiums is located in Brazil Rio de Janeiro São Paulo Belo Horizonte     Curitiba Porto Alegre Recife FIFA World Cup stadiums (Brazil)
Curitiba	Porto Alegre	Recife
Estádio Durival de Britto	Estádio dos Eucaliptos	Estádio Ilha do Retiro
25°26′22″S 49°15′21″W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	30°3′42″S 51°13′38″W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	8°3′46.63″S 34°54′10.73″W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
Capacity: 10,000	Capacity: 20,000	Capacity: 20,000
File:Vila Capanema aérea 2.jpg		File:Estádio Ilha do Retiro - 2.jpg

1954

Six venues in six cities (1 venue in each city) hosted the tournament's 26 matches. The most used stadium was the St. Jakob stadium in Basel, which hosted 6 matches. The venues in Bern, Zurich and Lausanne each hosted 5 matches, the venue in Geneva hosted 4 matches and the venue in Lugano only hosted 1 match.

Bern	Basel	Lausanne
Wankdorf Stadium (upgraded)	St. Jakob Stadium	Stade olympique de la Pontaise (upgraded)
46°57′46″N 7°27′54″E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	47°32′29″N 7°37′12″E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	46°32′00″N 006°37′27″E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
Capacity: 64,600	Capacity: 54,800	Capacity: 50,300
File:Wankdorf demolition 1.jpg	File:ETH-BIB-Basel, St. Jakob, Stadion, Fussballspiel-LBS H1-016082.tif	File:Stade Olympique.jpg
File:SpielorteSoccerWM1954.png
Geneva	Lugano	Zürich
Charmilles Stadium	Cornaredo Stadium	Hardturm Stadium
46.2091°N 6.1182°E / 46.2091; 6.1182 (Charmilles Stadium) Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	46°01′25″N 8°57′42″E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	47°23′35″N 8°30′17″E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
Capacity: 35,997	Capacity: 35,800	Capacity: 34,800
File:Ouches oct 2008 (21).jpg	File:YB-Lugano 049.jpg	File:Hardturm retouched.jpg

1958

A total of twelve cities throughout the central and southern parts of Sweden hosted the tournament. FIFA regulations required at least six stadiums to have a capacity of at least 20,000. If Denmark had qualified, the organisers had planned to use the Idrætsparken in Copenhagen for Denmark's group matches. The Idrætsparken was renovated in 1956 with this in mind, but Denmark lost out to England in qualification. When doubts arose about whether funding would be forthcoming for rebuilding the Ullevi and Malmö Stadion, the organisers considered stadiums in Copenhagen and Oslo as contingency measures.

The Råsunda Stadium was expanded from 38,000 for the World Cup by building end stands. Organising committee chairman Holger Bergérus mortgaged his house to pay for this. The new Malmö Stadion was built for the World Cup, replacing the 1896 Malmö Stadion at a new site The Idrottsparken had 4,709 seats added for the World Cup. The Social Democratic municipal government refused to pay for this until the organisers threatened to select Folkungavallen in Linköping instead. At the Rimnersvallen, a stand from the smaller Oddevallen stadium was moved to Rimnersvallen for the World Cup. The crowd at Brazil v. Austria was estimated at 21,000, with more looking in from the adjoining hillside. The most used stadium was the Råsunda Stadium in Stockholm, which hosted 8 matches including the final, followed by the Ullevi Stadium in Gothenburg (the biggest stadium used during the tournament), which hosted 7 matches.

Solna (Stockholm)	Gothenburg	FIFA World Cup stadiums is located in Southern Sweden Borås Eskilstuna Gothenburg Halmstad Helsingborg Malmö Norrköping Örebro Sandviken Stockholm Uddevalla Västerås
Råsunda Stadium	Ullevi Stadium
Capacity: 52,400	Capacity: 53,500
File:Råsunda February 2013 01.jpg	File:Aerial photo of Gothenburg 2013-10-27 225.jpg
Malmö	Helsingborg
Malmö Stadion	Olympia
Capacity: 30,000	Capacity: 27,000
File:South Stand, Malmö Stadion.jpg	File:Olympia Helsingborg.jpg
Eskilstuna	Norrköping	Sandviken	Uddevalla
Tunavallen	Idrottsparken	Jernvallen	Rimnersvallen
Capacity: 20,000	Capacity: 20,000	Capacity: 20,000	Capacity: 17,778
File:Tunavallen 2011.jpg	File:Nyaparken.jpg	File:Jernvallen.jpg	File:Rimnersvallen.jpg
Borås	Halmstad	Örebro	Västerås
Ryavallen	Örjans Vall	Eyravallen	Arosvallen
Capacity: 15,000	Capacity: 15,000	Capacity: 13,000	Capacity: 10,000
File:Ryavallen, main stand, january 2008.JPG	File:Örjan.JPG	File:Behrn Arena 2008.JPG

1962

Originally, eight stadiums were selected to host the World Cup matches in eight different cities: Santiago, Viña del Mar, Rancagua, Arica, Talca, Concepción, Talcahuano and Valdivia.

The Valdivia earthquake, the most powerful earthquake ever recorded, occurred on 22 May 1960. With over 50,000 casualties and more than 2 million people affected, the earthquake forced the organising committee to completely modify the World Cup's calendar. Talca, Concepción, Talcahuano and Valdivia were severely damaged and discarded as venues. Antofagasta and Valparaíso declined to host any matches as their venues were not financially self-sustainable. Viña del Mar and Arica managed to rebuild their stadiums while Braden Copper Company, then an American company that controlled the El Teniente copper mine, allowed the use of its stadium in Rancagua. The most used stadium was the Estadio Nacional in Santiago, with 10 matches; the Estadio Sausalito in Viña del Mar hosted 8 matches, and the stadiums in Rancagua and far-away Arica (the only location that was not close to the other cities) both hosted 7 matches.

Being largely concerned with the build-up of the country after the 1960 earthquake, government support for the tournament was minimal.

FIFA World Cup stadiums is located in Chile Santiago Viña del Mar Rancagua Arica FIFA World Cup stadiums (Chile)	Santiago	Viña del Mar
	Estadio Nacional	Estadio Sausalito
	33°27′52″S 70°36′38″W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	33°00′51.83″S 71°32′6.84″W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
	Capacity: 66,660	Capacity: 18,037
	File:Estadio Nacional de Chile.jpg	File:EstadioSausalito.jpg
	Rancagua	Arica
	Estadio Braden Copper Co.	Estadio Carlos Dittborn
	34°10′39.95″S 70°44′15.79″W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	18°29′15.47″S 70°17′56.96″W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
	Capacity: 18,000	Capacity: 17,786
	File:Estadio El Teniente 2009.jpg	File:Estadio Carlos Dittborn de Arica.jpg

1966

Eight venues were used for this World Cup. The newest and biggest venue used was Wembley Stadium in west London, which was 43 years old in 1966. As was often the case in the World Cup, group matches were played in two venues in close proximity to each other. Group 1 matches (which included the hosts) were all played in London: five at Wembley, which was England's national stadium and was considered to be the most important football venue in the world; and one at White City Stadium in west London, which was used as a temporary replacement for nearby Wembley. The group stage match between Uruguay and France played at White City Stadium (originally built for the 1908 Summer Olympics) was scheduled for a Friday, the same day as regularly scheduled greyhound racing at Wembley. Because Wembley's owner refused to cancel this, the game had to be moved to the alternative venue in London. Group 2's matches were played at Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield and Villa Park in Birmingham; Group 3's matches were played at Old Trafford in Manchester and Goodison Park in Liverpool; and Group 4's matches were played at Ayresome Park in Middlesbrough and Roker Park in Sunderland.

The most used venue was Wembley, which was used for nine matches, including all six featuring England, the final and the third-place match. Goodison Park was used for five matches, Roker Park and Hillsborough both hosted four, while Old Trafford, Villa Park and Ayresome Park each hosted three matches and did not host any knockout round matches.

London		Manchester	Birmingham	London Manchester Liverpool Sunderland Middlesbrough Birmingham Sheffield
Wembley Stadium	White City Stadium	Old Trafford	Villa Park
Capacity: 98,600	Capacity: 76,567	Capacity: 58,000	Capacity: 52,000
File:Old Wembley Stadium (external view).jpg	File:White City Stadium 1908.jpg	File:Stretford end 1992.JPG	File:Holt End in 1983.jpg
Sheffield	Sunderland	Middlesbrough	Liverpool
Hillsborough Stadium	Roker Park	Ayresome Park	Goodison Park
Capacity: 42,730	Capacity: 40,310	Capacity: 40,000	Capacity: 50,151
File:Hillsborough Clock.JPG	File:Roker Park August 1976.jpg	File:Ayresome Park in 1991 - geograph.org.uk - 2796728.jpg	File:Goodisonview1.JPG

1970

Five stadiums in five different cities were selected to host the World Cup matches. Alternative venues in Hidalgo state and the port city of Veracruz were also considered. Each group was based solely in one city with exception of Group 2, which was staged in both Puebla and Toluca. Aside from the Estadio Luis Dosal, all the stadia had only been constructed during the 1960s, as Mexico prepared to host both the World Cup and the 1968 Summer Olympics.

The altitude of the venues varied and the importance of acclimatisation was strongly considered by all the participating teams. As a result, in contrast to the previous tournament staged in England, most teams arrived in the region well in advance of their opening fixtures to prepare for this factor. Some teams had already experienced the local conditions when competing in the football competition at 1968 Summer Olympics. At an elevation in excess of 2,660 metres (8,730 ft) above sea level, Toluca was the highest of the venues; Guadalajara was the lowest at 1,500 m (4,920 ft).

Of the five stadia used for the 32 matches played, the largest and most used venue was the Azteca Stadium in Mexico City; which hosted ten total matches including the final and third place matches, and all of Group 1's matches (which included all of host Mexico's matches). The Jalisco Stadium in Guadalajara hosted eight matches including all of Group 3's matches and a semi-final. The Nou Camp Stadium in Leon hosted seven matches, which consisted of all of Group 4's matches and a quarter-final match. The Luis Dosal stadium in Toluca hosted four matches, and Cuauhtémoc stadium in Puebla hosted three matches and was the only stadium of the five used for this tournament not to host any knockout rounds.

Mexico City
Estadio Azteca
Capacity: 107,247
File:Panorama Estadio Azteca football game Club America.jpg
Guadalajara	FIFA World Cup stadiums is located in Mexico Guadalajara León Mexico City Puebla Toluca FIFA World Cup stadiums (Mexico)	Puebla
Estadio Jalisco		Estadio Cuauhtémoc
Capacity: 71,100		Capacity: 35,563
File:Estadio jalisco.jpg		File:El Estadio Cuauhtémoc.jpg
Toluca		León
Estadio Luis Dosal		Estadio Nou Camp
Capacity: 26,900		Capacity: 23,609
File:Nemesio diez.JPG		File:EstadioLeon.jpg

1974

Munich	West Berlin	Stuttgart	Gelsenkirchen
Olympiastadion	Olympiastadion	Neckarstadion	Parkstadion
Capacity: 77,573	Capacity: 86,000	Capacity: 72,200	Capacity: 72,000
File:Olympiastadion Muenchen.jpg	File:Berliner Olympiastadion innen.jpg	File:Gottlieb-daimler-stadion.jpg	File:Parkstadion gelsenkirchen 2.jpg
Düsseldorf	FIFA World Cup stadiums is located in FRG and West Berlin Munich West Berlin Stuttgart Gelsenkirchen Düsseldorf Frankfurt Hamburg Hanover Dortmund		Frankfurt
Rheinstadion			Waldstadion
Capacity: 70,100			Capacity: 62,200
File:Altes Rheinstadion.jpg			File:Waldstadionold1.jpg
Hamburg		Hanover	Dortmund
Volksparkstadion		Niedersachsenstadion	Westfalenstadion
Capacity: 61,300		Capacity: 60,400	Capacity: 53,600
File:Das Volksparkstadion 1983.jpg		File:AWD Eingang08.jpg	File:Panoramio - V&A Dudush - 2001 (1).jpg

1978

Of the 6 venues used, the Argentine national stadium, the Estadio Monumental in Buenos Aires was the largest and most used venue, hosting 9 total matches, including the final match. The Carreras Stadium in Cordoba hosted 8 matches, the stadiums in Mendoza, Rosario and Mar del Plata each hosted 6 matches and the Jose Amalfitani stadium in Buenos Aires hosted 3 matches. The Minella stadium in Mar del Plata was heavily criticized due to its terrible pitch, which was deemed "nearly unplayable"; whereas the Amalfitani stadium in Buenos Aires, the least used stadium for this tournament, was praised for its very good pitch.

Brazil was forced by tournament organizers to play all three of its first group matches in Mar del Plata.

FIFA World Cup stadiums is located in Argentina Buenos Aires Córdoba Mar del Plata Rosario Mendoza	Buenos Aires		Córdoba
	Estadio Monumental	Estadio José Amalfitani	Estadio Córdoba
	Capacity: 74,624	Capacity: 49,318	Capacity: 46,986
	File:Estadio Monumental Mundial 78.jpg	File:Estadio José Amalfitani.JPG	File:Estadio Córdoba (Arg vs Ghana) 1.jpg
	Mar del Plata	Rosario	Mendoza
	Estadio José María Minella	Estadio Gigante de Arroyito	Estadio Ciudad de Mendoza
	Capacity: 43,542	Capacity: 41,654	Capacity: 34,954
	File:PT ESTADIO2.jpg	File:Postal 1978-2.JPG	File:Estadio Malvinas Argentinas en 1978.jpg

1982

17 stadiums in 14 cities hosted the tournament, a record until the 2002 tournament which was hosted by 20 stadiums. The most used stadium was FC Barcelona's Camp Nou stadium which hosted 5 matches including a semi-final match; it was the largest stadium used for this tournament. In addition to Barcelona's Sarria Stadium hosting 3 total matches, Barcelona was the Spanish city with the most matches in Espana '82 with 8; the Spanish capital of Madrid followed with 7.

This particular World Cup was organized in such a way where all of the matches of each of the six groups of four were assigned stadiums in cities close in proximity to each other; reducing the stress of travel on the players and fans. For example: Group 1 only played in Vigo and A Coruña, Group 2 only played in Gijon and Oviedo, Group 3 only played in Elche and Alicante (except for the first match, which was the opening match of the tournament, which was played at the Camp Nou), Group 4 played only in Bilbao and Valladolid (England played all their first round group matches in Bilbao), Group 5 (which included hosts Spain) was played exclusively in Valencia and Zaragoza, and Group 6 played exclusively in Seville and Malaga (of the 3 1st round matches in Seville, the first match between Brazil and the USSR was played in the Pizjuan Stadium, and the other two were played in the Villamarin Stadium).

When the tournament went into the round-robin second round matches, all the aforementioned cities excluding Barcelona, Alicante and Seville did not host any more matches in Espana '82. Both the Santiago Bernabeu and Vicente Calderon stadiums in Madrid and the Sarria Stadium in Barcelona were used for the first time for this tournament for the second round matches. Madrid and Barcelona hosted the four second round group matches; Barcelona hosted Groups A and C (Camp Nou hosted all 3 of Group A's matches, and Sarria did the same with Group C's matches) and Madrid hosted Groups B and D (Real Madrid's Bernabeu Stadium hosted all 3 of Group B's matches, and Atletico Madrid's Calderon Stadium did the same with the Group D matches)

The two semi final matches were held at Camp Nou and the Pizjuan Stadium in Seville, the third largest stadium used for the tournament (one of only 2 Espana '82 matches it hosted), the third place match was held in Alicante and the final was held at the Bernabeu, the second largest stadium used for this tournament.

Spain's hot summer climate was avoided by playing most matches in the late afternoon or at night; for instance Seville- which is one of the hottest cities in Europe, with June and July average temperatures going past the 90s Fahrenheit (32 Celsius)- could only play its matches at 21:00. During the group stages, all the southern coastal cities with their hot summer weather saw all their matches start at 21:00 local time; and the northern cities with their cooler weather had their matches start at 17:15 local time.

Madrid		Barcelona
Santiago Bernabéu	Vicente Calderón	Camp Nou	Sarrià
Capacity: 90,800	Capacity: 65,695	Capacity: 97,679	Capacity: 40,400
File:Bernabeu stadium.jpg	File:Vicente-Calderon-1-070910.jpg	File:Camp Nou aerial (cropped).jpg	File:Sarrià.jpg
Sevilla		Elche	Valencia
Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán	Benito Villamarín	Martínez Valero	Luis Casanova
Capacity: 68,110	Capacity: 50,253	Capacity: 53,290	Capacity: 47,542
File:EstadioRamonSanchezPizjuan-SevillaFC.JPG	File:Stade Manuel Ruiz de Lopera Séville.JPG	File:Elche-Xerez.jpg	File:Mestalla trofeu taronja 120811.jpg
Bilbao	FIFA World Cup stadiums is located in Spain A Coruña Alicante Alicante Barcelona Barcelona Bilbao Elche Gijón Madrid Madrid Málaga Oviedo Sevilla Sevilla Valencia Valladolid Vigo Zaragoza FIFA World Cup stadiums (Spain)
San Mamés
Capacity: 46,223
File:San mames uefa.png
Gijón	Zaragoza	Málaga	A Coruña
El Molinón	La Romareda	La Rosaleda	Riazor
Capacity: 45,153	Capacity: 41,806	Capacity: 34,411	Capacity: 34,190
File:Grada norte de El Molinón.jpg	File:Grada Norte La Romareda.jpg	File:Estado de la Rosaleda (Málaga C.F.).jpg	File:Estadio de Riazor.A Corunha.Galiza.jpg
Vigo	Valladolid	Alicante	Oviedo
Balaídos	José Zorrilla	José Rico Pérez	Carlos Tartiere
Capacity: 33,000	Capacity: 29,990	Capacity: 28,421	Capacity: 23,500
File:Grada Río.JPG	File:Estadio José Zorrilla desde Preferencia A.jpg	File:Estadio Jose Rico Perez.JPG	File:Estadio Carlos Tartiere 03.jpg

1986

Eleven cities hosted the tournament. The Azteca Stadium in Mexico City, the largest stadium used for the tournament, hosted 9 matches (including the final), more than any other stadium used. Mexico City hosted 13 total matches; the Olimpico Universitario Stadium hosted 4 matches (if the Mexico City suburban town Nezahualcoyotl's matches are included, this brings the total up to 16 matches). The Jalisco Stadium in Guadalajara hosted 7 matches, and the Cuauhtémoc Stadium in Puebla hosted 5 matches.

The hot and rainy summer weather in Mexico varied from desert locations like Monterrey to tropical locations such as Guadalajara; but perhaps the greatest hardship the players had to contend with was the high altitude of the Mexican locations. With the exception of Monterrey (still 2,000 feet above sea level), all of the stadia were located in cities that varied anywhere from Guadalajara being 5,138 feet (1,566 meters) above sea level to Toluca being 8,730 feet (2,661 m) above sea level- making conditions very difficult for the players running around in these stadia. Mexico City, the location of the final match and the location where the most matches were played was 7,380 feet (2,250 m) above sea level.

Mexico City		Guadalajara	Puebla
Estadio Azteca	Estadio Olímpico Universitario	Estadio Jalisco	Estadio Cuauhtémoc
Capacity: 110,574	Capacity: 72,212	Capacity: 66,193	Capacity: 46,416
File:Estadio Azteca1706p2.jpg	File:Estadio Olímpico Universitario 2.jpeg	File:Estadio jalisco.jpg	File:Estadio Cuauhtémoc, Puebla.jpg
San Nicolás de los Garza	FIFA World Cup stadiums is located in Mexico 2 9 7 1 6 8 3 5 4 11 10 1. Mexico City, 2. Guadalajara, 3. Puebla, 4. San Nicolás de los Garza, 5. Querétaro, 6. Monterrey, 7. León, 8. Nezahualcoyotl, 9. Irapuato, 10. Zapopan, 11. Toluca.		Querétaro
Estadio Universitario			Estadio La Corregidora
Capacity: 43,780			Capacity: 38,576
File:Estadio Universitario Concachampions.jpg			File:Estadio la Corregidora.JPG
Nezahualcoyotl			Monterrey
Estadio Neza 86			Estadio Tecnológico
Capacity: 34,536			Capacity: 33,805
File:EntranceEstadioNeza86.JPG			File:ITESM Estadio Tecnologico.jpg
Toluca	Irapuato	León	Zapopan
Estadio Nemesio Díez	Estadio Sergio León Chávez	Estadio Nou Camp	Estadio Tres de Marzo
Capacity: 32,612	Capacity: 31,336	Capacity: 30,531	Capacity: 30,015
File:B4GameTolChivas.JPG	File:Estadio SLC Irapuato.jpg	File:EstadioLeon.jpg	File:Tecos stadium.jpg

All of these venues except Monterrey were located in central Mexico, as this tournament was organized with the then-standard way of keeping teams playing in locations in close proximity to each other. Group A only played at the Olimpico and in Puebla (except for the Bulgaria-Italy opening tournament match, which was played in the Azteca), Group B only played at the Azteca and in Toluca (hosts Mexico were part of this group; they played all their group stage matches at the Azteca), Group C played in León and Irapuato, Group D only played in Guadalajara (including the Guadalajara area town of Zapopan; the last match of this group was played in Monterrey), Group E exclusively played in Querétaro and Nezahualcoyotl, and Group F played in the northern city of Monterrey (including the Monterrey area town of San Nicolas de los Garza; the last match of this group was played in Guadalajara). All of the venues listed hosted knockout round matches except the ones in Nezahualcoyotl, Irapuato, Zapopan, Toluca and the Estadio Tecnologico in Monterrey.

1990

Twelve stadiums were selected to host the World Cup matches in twelve different cities. The Stadio San Nicola in Bari and Turin's Stadio delle Alpi were completely new venues opened for the World Cup.

The remaining ten venues all underwent extensive programmes of improvements in preparation for the tournament, forcing many of the club tenants of the stadia to move to temporary homes. Additional seating and roofs were added to most stadia, with further redevelopments seeing running tracks removed and new pitches laid. Due to structural constraints, several of the existing stadia had to be virtually rebuilt to implement the changes required.

Like Espana '82, the group stage of this tournament was organized in such a way where specific groups only played in two cities close in proximity to each other. Group A only played in Rome and Florence (Hosts Italy played all their competitive matches in Rome, except for their semi-final and third place matches, which were played in Naples and Bari, respectively), Group B played their matches in Naples and Bari (except for Argentina vs. Cameroon, which was the opening match of the tournament, played in Milan), Group C played their matches in Turin and Genoa, Group D played all their matches in Milan and Bologna, Group E played only in Udine and Verona, and Group F played on the island cities of Cagliari and Palermo. The cities that hosted the most World Cup matches were the two biggest cities in Italy: Rome and Milan, each hosting six matches, and Bari, Naples and Turin each hosted five matches. Cagliari, Udine and Palermo were the only cities of the 12 selected that did not host any knockout round matches.

The England national team, at the British government's request, were forced to play all their matches in Cagliari on the island of Sardinia. Hooliganism, rife in English football in the 1980s, had followed the national team while they played friendlies on the European continent – the distrust of English fans was so high that the English FA's reputation and even diplomatic relations between the UK and Italy were seen to be at risk if England played any group stage matches on the Italian mainland. Thanks largely to British Sports Minister Colin Moynihan's negative remarks about English fans weeks before the match, security around Cagliari during England's three matches there was extremely heavy – in addition to 7,000 local police and Carabineri, highly trained Italian military special forces were also there patrolling the premises. The Italian authorities' heavy presence proved to be justified as there were several riots during the time England were playing their matches in Cagliari, leading to a number of injuries, arrests and even deportations.

Most of the construction cost in excess of their original estimates and total costs ended up being over £550 million (approximately $935 million). Rome's Stadio Olimpico which would host the final was the most expensive project overall, while Udine's Stadio Friuli, the newest of the existing stadia (opened 14 years prior), cost the least to redevelop.

Rome	Milan	Naples	Turin
Stadio Olimpico	San Siro	Stadio San Paolo	Stadio delle Alpi
41°56′1.99″N 12°27′17.23″E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	45°28′40.89″N 9°7′27.14″E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	40°49′40.68″N 14°11′34.83″E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	45°06′34.42″N 7°38′28.54″E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
Capacity: 84,800	Capacity: 83,407	Capacity: 83,311	Capacity: 71,362
File:Stadio Olimpico 2008.JPG	File:Scudo2009.jpg	File:StadioSanPaolo.jpg	File:Stadio delle Alpi, full house (1484465461).jpg
Bari	FIFA World Cup stadiums is located in Italy Rome Milan Naples Turin Bari Verona Florence Cagliari Bologna Udine Palermo Genoa		Florence
Stadio San Nicola			Stadio Comunale
41°5′5.05″N 16°50′24.26″E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.			43°46′50.96″N 11°16′56.13″E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
Capacity: 58,270			Capacity: 49,000
File:Stadio San Nicola.jpg			File:Soccer in Florence, Italy, 2007.jpg
Genoa			Cagliari
Stadio Luigi Ferraris			Stadio Sant'Elia
44°24′59.15″N 8°57′8.74″E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.			39°11′57.82″N 9°8′5.83″E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
Capacity: 44,800			Capacity: 44,200
File:Stadio Luigi Ferraris di Genova.jpg			File:Stadio Sant'Elia -Cagliari -Italy-23Oct2008 crop.jpg
Verona	Udine	Bologna	Palermo
Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi	Stadio Friuli	Stadio Renato Dall'Ara	Stadio La Favorita
45°26′7.28″N 10°58′7.13″E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	46°4′53.77″N 13°12′0.49″E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	44°29′32.33″N 11°18′34.80″E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	38°9′9.96″N 13°20′32.19″E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
Capacity: 43,216	Capacity: 42,311	Capacity: 41,200	Capacity: 40,632
File:Bentegodiverona.jpeg	File:Stadio Friuli.JPG	File:BolognaStadioRenatoDallAra.JPG	File:Palermo-Catania 2006.jpg

1994

The games were played in nine cities across the country. All stadiums had a capacity of at least 53,000, and their usual tenants were professional or college American football teams. The venue used most was the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, with eight games, among them one round of 16 match, a semi-final, the third-place game, and the final. The least used was the Pontiac Silverdome near Detroit, the first indoor stadium used in a World Cup, with four group stage games. The Pontiac Silverdome was also the only venue of the 9 used that did not host any knockout round matches.

Because of the large area of the continental United States, the match locations were often far apart. Some teams in Groups A and B had to travel from Los Angeles or San Francisco all the way to Detroit and back again, covering 2,300 mi (3,680 km) and three time zones one way. The teams in Groups C and D only played in Foxborough (Boston), Chicago and Dallas – a trip from Boston to Dallas is 2,000 miles (3,200 km), but only covers one time zone; Chicago is in the same time zone as Dallas but is still 1,000 miles (1,600 km) away from both Dallas and Boston. The teams in Groups E and F's travel was a bit easier – they played exclusively in East Rutherford (New York City), Washington and Orlando. A few teams such as Cameroon and Italy did not have to travel great distances to cities to play matches.

The variety of climate in different cities all over the United States made playing conditions challenging; aside from the oceanic coolness of Boston (Foxborough), the Mediterranean climate of San Francisco (Stanford) and occasionally the coolness of Chicago, most matches were played in very hot and/or humid conditions. Although playing in the sometimes triple-digit dry heat and smoggy conditions of Los Angeles (Pasadena) and the intense mixture of heat and humidity of Washington and New York City (East Rutherford) proved to be difficult, the cities with the most oppressive conditions were the southern cities of Orlando and Dallas because of the combination of triple-digit heat and extreme humidity. The Floridian tropical climate of Orlando meant all matches there were played in temperatures of 95 °F (35 °C) or above with humidity at 70% or more (the temperature there during the group stage match between Mexico and Ireland was 105 °F (41 °C)) thanks to the mid-day start times. Dallas was not much different: in the semi-arid heat of a Texas summer, temperatures exceeded 100 °F (38 °C) during mid-day, when matches there were staged in the open-type Cotton Bowl meant that conditions were just as oppressive there as they were in Orlando. Detroit also proved to be difficult: the Pontiac Silverdome did not have a working cooling system and because it was an interior dome-shaped stadium, the air could not escape through circulation, so temperatures inside the stadium would climb past 90 °F (32 °C) with 40% humidity. United States midfielder Thomas Dooley described the Silverdome as "the worst place I have ever played at".

Pasadena, California (Los Angeles area)	Stanford, California (San Francisco Bay area)	Pontiac, Michigan (Detroit area)	East Rutherford, New Jersey (New York City area)
Rose Bowl	Stanford Stadium	Pontiac Silverdome	Giants Stadium
Capacity: 91,794	Capacity: 80,906	Capacity: 77,557	Capacity: 75,338
	File:StanfordStadium2004.jpg	File:Silverdome 2.jpg	File:Giants Stadium aerial crop.jpg
Dallas, Texas	Pasadena Pontiac Stanford East Rutherford Orlando Chicago Dallas Foxborough Washington, D.C. FIFA World Cup stadiums (the United States)
Cotton Bowl
Capacity: 63,998
File:Cottonbowldallas crop.png
Chicago, Illinois	Orlando, Florida	Foxborough, Massachusetts (Boston area)	Washington, D.C.
Soldier Field	Citrus Bowl	Foxboro Stadium	Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
Capacity: 63,117	Capacity: 61,219	Capacity: 53,644	Capacity: 53,142
File:Soldier Field Chicago aerial view crop.jpg	File:Citrus Bowl aerial view crop.jpg	File:Foxborostade crop 1.png	File:RFK Stadium aerial photo, 1988.JPEG

1998

France's bid to host the World Cup centered on a national stadium with 80,000 seats and nine other stadiums located across the country. When the finals were originally awarded in July 1992, none of the regional club grounds were of a capacity meeting FIFA's requirements – namely being able to safely seat 40,000. The proposed national stadium, colloquially referred to as the 'Grand stade' met with controversy at every stage of planning; the stadium's location was determined by politics, finance and national symbolism. As Mayor of Paris, Jacques Chirac successfully negotiated a deal with Prime Minister Édouard Balladur to bring the Stade de France – as it was named now, to the commune of Saint-Denis just north of the capital city. Construction on the stadium started in December 1995 and was completed after 26 months of work in November 1997 at a cost of ₣2.67 billion.

The choice of stadium locations was drafted from an original list of 14 cities. FIFA and CFO monitored the progress and quality of preparations, culminating in the former providing final checks of the grounds weeks before the tournament commenced. Montpellier was the surprise inclusion from the final list of cities because of its low urban hierarchy in comparison to Strasbourg, who boasted a better hierarchy and success from its local football team, having been taken over by a consortium. Montpellier however was considered ambitious by the selecting panel to host World Cup matches. The local city and regional authorities in particular had invested heavily into football the previous two decades and were able to measure economic effects, in terms of jobs as early as in 1997. Some of the venues used for this tournament were also used for the previous World Cup in France in 1938. The Stade Vélodrome in Marseille, the Stade Municipal in Toulouse, the Gerland in Lyon, the Parc Lescure in Bordeaux and the Parc des Princes in Paris received the honour of hosting World Cup matches once again in 1998 as they had all done in 1938.

10 stadiums in total were used for the finals; in addition to nine matches being played at the Stade de France (the most used stadium in the tournament), a further seven matches took place in Paris Saint-Germain's Parc des Princes, bringing Paris's total matches hosted to 16. France played four of their seven matches in the national stadium; they also played in the country's second and third largest cities, Marseille (hosting 7 total matches) and Lyon (hosting 6 total matches), as well as a Round of 16 knockout match in the northern city of Lens (also hosting 6 total matches). Nantes, Toulouse, Bordeaux, Montpellier and Saint-Etienne also hosted 6 matches in total; all of the stadiums used also hosted knockout round matches.

Saint-Denis	Marseille	Paris	Lyon
Stade de France	Stade Vélodrome	Parc des Princes	Stade de Gerland
48°55′28″N 2°21′36″E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	43°16′11″N 5°23′45″E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	48°50′29″N 2°15′11″E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	45°43′26″N 4°49′56″E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
Capacity: 80,000	Capacity: 60,000	Capacity: 48,875	Capacity: 44,000
File:Finale Coupe de France 2010-2011 (Lille LOSC vs Paris SG PSG).jpg	File:Vue du virage Depé.jpg	File:Paris-Parc-des-Princes.jpg	File:Stade-Gerland-RWC2007.JPG
Lens	FIFA World Cup stadiums is located in France Saint-Denis Marseille Paris Lens Lyon Nantes Toulouse Saint-Étienne Bordeaux Montpellier
Stade Félix-Bollaert
50°25′58.26″N 2°48′53.47″E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
Capacity: 41,300
File:Stade Felix-Bollaert.jpg
Nantes
Stade de la Beaujoire
47°15′20.27″N 1°31′31.35″W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
Capacity: 39,500
File:Stade de la Beaujoire.jpg
Toulouse	Saint-Étienne	Bordeaux	Montpellier
Stadium de Toulouse	Stade Geoffroy-Guichard	Parc Lescure	Stade de la Mosson
43°34′59.93″N 1°26′2.57″E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	45°27′38.76″N 4°23′24.42″E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	44°49′45″N 0°35′52″W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	43°37′19.85″N 3°48′43.28″E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
Capacity: 37,000	Capacity: 36,000	Capacity: 35,200	Capacity: 34,000
File:Stadium TFC LOSC mai2013 2.JPG	File:Stade-GeoffroyGuichard-RWC2007.JPG	File:Stade Chaban-Delmas.jpg	File:Australie-Fidji.4.JPG

2002

South Korea and Japan each provided 10 venues, the vast majority of them newly built for the tournament. Groups A-D played all their matches in South Korea, and Groups E-H played all their matches in Japan. The stadiums in Daegu, Suwon, Yokohama and Saitama all hosted 4 matches each, while the other 16 stadiums hosted 3 matches each. Notably, no matches were played in Tokyo, making it the first capital of a host country not to have a World Cup venue.

South Korea
Daegu	Seoul	Busan	Incheon	Ulsan
Daegu World Cup Stadium Capacity: 68,014 Group/Knock-out/third place	Seoul World Cup Stadium Capacity: 63,961 Group/Knock-out	Busan Asiad Stadium Capacity: 55,982 Group	Incheon Munhak Stadium Capacity: 52,179 Group	Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium Capacity: 43,550 Group/Knock-out
File:Daegu.Stadium.original.2167.jpg	File:서울월드컵경기장.jpg	File:BusanAsiadStadium.jpg	File:Munhak Stadium Corner.jpg	File:Munsu 20121110 204310 5.jpg
Suwon	Gwangju	Jeonju	Seogwipo	Daejeon
Suwon World Cup Stadium Capacity: 43,188 Group/Knock-out	Gwangju World Cup Stadium Capacity: 42,880 Group/Knock-out	Jeonju World Cup Stadium Capacity: 42,391 Group/Knock-out	Jeju World Cup Stadium Capacity: 42,256 Group/Knock-out	Daejeon World Cup Stadium Capacity: 40,407 Group/Knock-out
File:Suwon left.JPG	File:Gwangju World Cup Stadium.jpg	File:Jeonju World Cup Stadium 2016.jpg	File:Jeju World Cup Stadium, Jeju Island.jpg	File:Daejeon World Cup Stadium.JPG
FIFA World Cup stadiums is located in South Korea Busan Daegu Daejeon Gwangju Incheon Jeonju Seogwipo Seoul Suwon Ulsan Japan South Korean venues FIFA World Cup stadiums is located in Japan Kashima Kobe Miyagi Niigata Ōita Osaka Saitama Sapporo Shizuoka Yokohama S. Korea Japanese venues
Japan
Yokohama	Saitama	Fukuroi	Osaka	Sendai
International Stadium Yokohama Capacity: 72,327 Group/Knock-out/Final	Saitama Stadium 2002 Capacity: 63,000 Group/Knock-out	Shizuoka "Ecopa" Stadium Capacity: 50,600 Group/Knock-out	Nagai Stadium Capacity: 50,000 Group/Knock-out	Miyagi Stadium Capacity: 49,000 Group/Knock-out
File:NISSANSTADIUM20080608.JPG	File:Saitamastadium0417.jpg	File:Ecopa030304.jpg	File:Nagai stadium20040717.jpg	File:MiyagiStadiumTrackField.jpg
Ōita	Niigata	Kashima	Kobe	Sapporo
Ōita Stadium Capacity: 43,000 Group/Knock-out	Niigata Stadium Capacity: 42,300 Group/Knock-out	Kashima Soccer Stadium Capacity: 42,000 Group	Kobe Wing Stadium Capacity: 42,000 Group/Knock-out	Sapporo Dome Capacity: 42,000 Group
File:Ooita Stadium20090514.jpg	File:Bigswan080628.JPG	File:Kashima Stadium 1.JPG	File:Inside View of Kobe Wing Stadium.jpg	File:Sapporodome201108171.JPG

2006

In 2006, Germany had a plethora of football stadia that satisfied FIFA's minimum capacity of 40,000 seats for World Cup matches. The still-standing Olympiastadion in Munich (69,250) was not used for the tournament, even though FIFA's regulations allow one city to use two stadia. Düsseldorf's LTU Arena (51,500), Bremen's Weserstadion (43,000) and Mönchengladbach's Borussia-Park (46,249) were also not used.

Twelve stadia were selected to host the World Cup matches. During the tournament, many of them were known by different names, as FIFA prohibits sponsorship of stadia unless the stadium sponsors are also official FIFA sponsors. For example, the Allianz Arena in Munich was known during the competition as FIFA World Cup Stadium, Munich (German: FIFA WM-Stadion München), and even the letters of the company Allianz were removed or covered. Some of the stadia also had a lower capacity for the World Cup, as FIFA regulations ban standing room; nonetheless, this was accommodated as several stadia had a UEFA five-star ranking. The stadia in Berlin, Munich, Dortmund and Stuttgart hosted six matches each, while the other eight stadia hosted five matches each.

Berlin	Dortmund	Munich	Stuttgart
Olympiastadion	Westfalenstadion (FIFA World Cup Stadium, Dortmund)	Allianz Arena (FIFA World Cup Stadium, Munich)	Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion
52°30′53″N 13°14′22″E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	51°29′33.25″N 7°27′6.63″E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	48°13′7.59″N 11°37′29.11″E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	48°47′32.17″N 9°13′55.31″E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
Capacity: 72,000	Capacity: 65,000	Capacity: 66,000	Capacity: 52,000
File:Stade Olympique Berlin Ext.JPG	File:Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund (10570049065).jpg	File:München - Allianz-Arena (Luftbild).jpg	File:Luftbild Daimlerstadion Schleyerhalle Porsche-Arena.jpg
Gelsenkirchen	Berlin Dortmund Munich Stuttgart Gelsenkirchen Hamburg Frankfurt Cologne Hanover Leipzig Kaiserslautern Nuremberg FIFA World Cup stadiums (Germany)		Hamburg
Arena AufSchalke (FIFA World Cup Stadium, Gelsenkirchen)			Volksparkstadion (FIFA World Cup Stadium, Hamburg)
51°33′16.21″N 7°4′3.32″E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.			53°35′13.77″N 9°53′55.02″E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
Capacity: 52,000			Capacity: 50,000
File:Veltins-arena-2016.jpg			File:RK 1009 9831 Volksparkstadion.jpg
Frankfurt			Cologne
Commerzbank-Arena (FIFA World Cup Stadium, Frankfurt)			RheinEnergieStadion (FIFA World Cup Stadium, Cologne)
50°4′6.86″N 8°38′43.65″E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.			50°56′0.59″N 6°52′29.99″E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
Capacity: 48,000			Capacity: 45,000
File:Aerial view of Commerzbank-Arena.jpg			File:Rhein Energie Stadion Luftbild - aerial (20152327046).jpg
Hanover	Leipzig	Kaiserslautern	Nuremberg
Niedersachsenstadion (FIFA World Cup Stadium, Hanover)	Zentralstadion	Fritz-Walter-Stadion	Max-Morlock-Stadion (Frankenstadion)
52°21′36.24″N 9°43′52.31″E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	51°20′44.86″N 12°20′53.59″E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	49°26′4.96″N 7°46′35.24″E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	49°25′34″N 11°7′33″E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
Capacity: 43,000	Capacity: 43,000	Capacity: 46,000	Capacity: 41,000
File:HDI-Arena 5612.JPG	File:Leipzig von oben Zentralstadion.jpg	File:Kaiserslautern 03.jpg	File:Frankenstadion.jpg

2010

In 2005, the organisers released a provisional list of 13 venues to be used for the World Cup: Bloemfontein, Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg (two venues), Kimberley, Klerksdorp, Nelspruit, Orkney, Polokwane, Port Elizabeth, Pretoria, and Rustenburg. This was narrowed down to the ten venues that were officially announced by FIFA on 17 March 2006.

The altitude of several venues affected the motion of the ball and player performance, although FIFA's medical chief downplayed this consideration. Six of the ten venues were over 1200m above sea level, with the two Johannesburg venues – the FNB Stadium (also known as Soccer City) and Ellis Park Stadium – the highest at approximately 1750m.

The FNB Stadium, the Cape Town Stadium and the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth were the most-used venues, each hosting eight matches. Ellis Park Stadium and the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban hosted seven matches each, while the Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria, the Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein and the Royal Bafokeng Stadium in Rustenburg hosted six matches each. The Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane and the Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit hosted four matches each, but did not host any knockout-stage matches.

Johannesburg		Cape Town	Durban
FNB Stadium (Soccer City)	Ellis Park Stadium	Cape Town Stadium (Green Point Stadium)	Moses Mabhida Stadium (Durban Stadium)
26°14′5.27″S 27°58′56.47″E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	26°11′51.07″S 28°3′38.76″E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	33°54′12.46″S 18°24′40.15″E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	29°49′46″S 31°01′49″E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
Capacity: 84,490	Capacity: 55,686	Capacity: 64,100	Capacity: 62,760
File:FNB Stadium Arrial View - panoramio (1).jpg	File:Ellis Park Stadium.jpg	File:Cape Town Stadium Aerial View.jpg	File:Moses Mabidha Stadium - panoramio.jpg
Pretoria	FIFA World Cup stadiums is located in South Africa Johannesburg Durban Cape Town     Pretoria Port Elizabeth Bloemfontein Polokwane Rustenburg     Nelspruit FIFA World Cup stadiums (South Africa)		Port Elizabeth
Loftus Versfeld Stadium			Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
25°45′12″S 28°13′22″E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.			33°56′16″S 25°35′56″E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
Capacity: 42,858			Capacity: 42,486
File:Loftus Versfeld Stadium.jpg			File:Nelson Mandela Stadium in Port Elizabeth (cropped).jpg
Polokwane	Nelspruit	Bloemfontein	Rustenburg
23°55′29″S 29°28′08″E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	25°27′42″S 30°55′47″E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	29°07′02.25″S 26°12′31.85″E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.	25°34′43″S 27°09′39″E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed.
Peter Mokaba Stadium	Mbombela Stadium	Free State Stadium	Royal Bafokeng Stadium
Capacity: 41,733	Capacity: 40,929	Capacity: 40,911	Capacity: 38,646
File:Mokaba stadium entry (4738962925).jpg	File:Mbombela Stadium Aerial View.jpg	File:Free State Stadium1.jpg	File:Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Phokeng.jpg

2014

Main article: 2014 FIFA World Cup venues

12 venues (seven new and five renovated) in twelve cities were selected for the tournament. The venues covered all the main regions of Brazil and created more evenly distributed hosting than the 1950 finals in Brazil. Consequently, the tournament required long-distance travel for teams. During the World Cup, Brazilian cities were also home to the participating teams at 32 separate base camps, as well as staging official fan fests where supporters could view the games.

The most used stadiums were the Maracana and Brasilia, which hosted 7 matches each. São Paulo, Fortaleza, Belo Horizonte and Salvador hosted 6 matches each, Porto Alegre and Recife hosted 5 matches each, and Cuiaba, Manaus, Natal and Curitiba hosted 4 matches each and being the 4 smallest stadiums used, the 4 aforementioned cities did not host any knockout rounds.

Rio de Janeiro	Brasília	São Paulo	Fortaleza
Estádio do Maracanã	Estádio Nacional	Arena de São Paulo	Estádio Castelão
Capacity: 74,738	Capacity: 69,432	Capacity: 63,321	Capacity: 60,348
File:Maracanã 2014 e.jpg	File:Brasilia Stadium - June 2013.jpg	File:ARENA CORINTHIANS.jpg	File:Fortaleza Arena on March 2014..jpg
Belo Horizonte	FIFA World Cup stadiums is located in Brazil Belo Horizonte Brasília Fortaleza Porto Alegre São Paulo Rio de Janeiro Salvador Natal Cuiabá Curitiba Manaus Recife		Porto Alegre
Estádio Mineirão			Estádio Beira-Rio
Capacity: 58,259			Capacity: 43,394
File:Mineirão Aérea.jpg			File:Vista Aérea Beira-Rio.jpg
Salvador			Recife
Arena Fonte Nova			Arena Pernambuco
Capacity: 51,708			Capacity: 42,583
File:Aerea Fontenova.jpg			File:Recife aerea arenapernambuco.jpg
Cuiabá	Manaus	Natal	Curitiba
Arena Pantanal	Arena da Amazônia	Arena das Dunas	Arena da Baixada
Capacity: 41,112	Capacity: 40,549	Capacity: 39,971	Capacity: 39,631
File:Cuiaba Arena.jpg	File:Arena da Amazônia (Aerial View).jpg	File:Natal, Brazil - Arena das Dunas.jpg	File:Arenadabaixada2.jpg

2018

A total of twelve stadiums in eleven Russian cities have been built and renovated for the FIFA World Cup.

• Kaliningrad: Kaliningrad Stadium. The first piles were driven into the ground in September 2015. On 11 April 2018 the new stadium hosted its first match.
• Kazan: Kazan Arena. The stadium was built for the 2013 Summer Universiade. It has since hosted the 2015 World Aquatics Championship and the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup. The stadium serves as a home arena to FC Rubin Kazan.
• Moscow: Luzhniki Stadium. The largest stadium in the country was closed for renovation in 2013. The stadium was commissioned in November 2017.
• Moscow: Spartak Stadium. The stadium is a home arena to its namesake FC Spartak Moscow. In accordance with the FIFA requirements, during the 2018 World Cup it is called Spartak Stadium instead of its usual name Otkritie Arena. The stadium hosted its first match on 5 September 2014.
• Nizhny Novgorod: Nizhny Novgorod Stadium. The construction of the Nizhny Novgorod Stadium commenced in 2015. The project was completed in December 2017.
• Rostov-on-Don: Rostov Arena. The stadium is located on the left bank of the Don River. The stadium construction was completed on 22 December 2017.
• Saint Petersburg: Saint Petersburg Stadium. The construction of the stadium commenced in 2007. The project was officially completed on 29 December 2016. The stadium has hosted games of the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup and will serve as a venue for UEFA Euro 2020.
• Samara: Samara Arena. The construction officially started on 21 July 2014. The project was completed on 21 April 2018.
• Saransk: Mordovia Arena. The stadium in Saransk was scheduled to be commissioned in 2012 in time for the opening of the all-Russian Spartakiad, but the plan was revised. The opening was rescheduled to 2017. The arena hosted its first match on 21 April 2018.
• Sochi: Fisht Stadium. The stadium hosted the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2014 Winter Olympics. Afterwards, it was renovated in preparation for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup and 2018 World Cup.
• Volgograd: Volgograd Arena. The main arena of Volgograd was built on the demolished Central Stadium site, at the foot of the Mamayev Kurgan memorial complex. The stadium was commissioned on 3 April 2018.
• Yekaterinburg: Ekaterinburg Arena. The Central Stadium of Yekaterinburg has been renovated for the FIFA World Cup. The arena's stands have a capacity of 35,000 spectators. The renovation project was completed in December 2017.

Moscow		Saint Petersburg	Sochi
Luzhniki Stadium	Otkritie Arena (Spartak Stadium)	Krestovsky Stadium (Saint Petersburg Stadium)	Fisht Olympic Stadium (Fisht Stadium)
Capacity: 78,011	Capacity: 44,190	Capacity: 64,468	Capacity: 44,287
File:Portugal-Marocco 4.jpg	File:Otkrytiye stadium (Spartak). 30-08-2014.jpg	File:Bra-Cos (9).jpg	File:Fisht Olympic Stadium 2017.jpg
Samara	FIFA World Cup stadiums is located in European Russia Moscow Saint Petersburg Kaliningrad Nizhny Novgorod Kazan Samara Volgograd Saransk Sochi Rostov-on-Don Yekaterinburg		Kazan
Cosmos Arena (Samara Arena)			Kazan Arena
Capacity: 41,970			Capacity: 42,873
File:Krylya Fakel test 1.jpg			File:Poland v. Columbia (42095441565).jpg
Rostov-on-Don			Volgograd
Rostov Arena			Volgograd Arena
Capacity: 43,472			Capacity: 43,713
File:2018 FIFA World Cup Group D march Iceland - Croatia 13.jpg			File:FWC 2018 - Group D - NGA v ISL - Photo 77.jpg
Nizhny Novgorod	Yekaterinburg	Saransk	Kaliningrad
Nizhny Novgorod Stadium	Central Stadium (Ekaterinburg Arena)	Mordovia Arena	Kaliningrad Stadium
Capacity: 43,319	Capacity: 33,061	Capacity: 41,685	Capacity: 33,973
File:Nizhny Novgorod Stadium (06 May 2018).jpg	File:Japan-Senegal in Yekaterinburg (FIFA World Cup 2018) 57.jpg	File:Match at Mordovia Arena stadium.jpg	File:Ser-Swi (1).jpg

External links

• Classics Stadium at FIFA.com

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