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Estadio Azteca (Latin American Spanish: [esˈtaðjo asˈteka]) is a football stadium located in Coyoacán, Mexico City. [10] It is the official home of football team Club América, as well as the Mexico national team. The stadium sits at an altitude of 2,200 m (7,200 feet) above sea level. [11]
A panorama of the Estadio Azteca during a league match against Tecos. América plays its home games at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City. The stadium was designed by Mexican architect Pedro Ramírez Vázquez, and was inaugurated on 29 May 1966 with a match between América and Torino, which was tied 2–2.
Estadio Azteca: 550,000 / 550,000 October 31, 1993 November 7, 1993 [f] ... Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos October 26, 1993 Lima: Peru:
Estadio Azteca in Mexico City hosted NFL International Series games in 2016, 2017, and 2019, and was under contract to host one game per season through 2021. In addition, Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, Ohio , is the location of the annual exhibition Pro Football Hall of Fame Game .
The Estadio Azteca will follow a renovation for the upcoming 2026 World Cup.For this reason, the clubs America and Cruz Azul must temporarily relocate to the Estadio de la Ciudad de los Deportes, also located in the country's capital.
Azteca Stadium is the home of the Mexico national team. The Estadio Azteca, also known in Spanish as "El Coloso de Santa Úrsula", was built in 1966. It is the official home stadium of the Mexico national team, as well as the Mexican club team Club América.
The following year, the U.S. would defeat Mexico at the Estadio Azteca for the first time, winning a friendly match 1–0, and then during 2014 World Cup qualifying, the United States earned their second ever point in the Azteca by way of a 0–0 draw.
Estadio Azteca is the biggest stadium in the world to have hosted two World Cup finals and is one of the largest stadiums in the world. Mexico will co-host the 2026 FIFA World Cup along with Canada and the United States. Several matches will take place in Mexico City, Monterrey and Guadalajara.