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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.
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.
HIStory World Tour (1996–1997) The Dangerous World Tour was the second world concert tour by American singer Michael Jackson and was staged to promote his eighth studio album Dangerous .
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 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 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. [1] [2]
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 ...
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