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The Estadio Azteca is also the site in which Pelé and Diego Maradona (during the 1970 and 1986 FIFA World Cup) lifted the trophy for the last time (The Jules Rimet Trophy and the current FIFA World Cup Trophy [broken anchor], respectively). Estadio Azteca has also been used for musical performances throughout its history.
The Estadio Azteca 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 ...
The following is an incomplete list of sports stadiums in North America, including Central America and the Caribbean. They are ordered by their seating capacity, that is the maximum number of seated spectators the stadium can accommodate.
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.
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.
1966 - Estadio Azteca (stadium) opens. [21] 1968 October 2: Tlatelolco massacre. [9] October: 1968 Summer Olympics held. 1969 First line of Mexico City Metro (subway system) opens. Sister city relationship established with Los Angeles, USA. [22] 1971 June 10: Corpus Christi massacre. Polyforum Cultural Siqueiros opens. 1978 Templo Mayor excavated.
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.
The previous encounter between Mexico and Costa Rica at the Estadio Azteca was a 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifier on November 9, 1997. The match saw the Ticos making a comeback to end the match with a 3–3 draw, cited by La Nación 's José Eduardo Mora as "historic... and useless" as the draw proved to be insufficient for Costa Rica to qualify ...