Estadio Azteca

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Estadio Azteca is a historic football stadium in Mexico City renowned for hosting multiple FIFA World Cup matches and serving as the iconic home of both Club América and the Mexican national team.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf football stadium
multi-purpose stadium
sports venue
altitude approximately 2200 meters above sea level
architect Pedro Ramírez Vázquez
Rafael Mijares Alcérreca
broadcastPartner Grupo Televisa
surface form: Televisa Deportes
brokeGround 1961
cityDistrict Santa Úrsula
continent North America
coordinates 19.3029°N 99.1505°W
country Mexico
designedFor association football
formerTenant Cruz Azul
hasLuxuryBoxes yes
hasNickname El Coloso de Santa Úrsula
hasScoreboard yes
hostedEvent 1970 FIFA World Cup
1970 FIFA World Cup
surface form: 1970 FIFA World Cup Final

1970 FIFA World Cup semi-final Brazil vs Uruguay
CONCACAF Gold Cup
surface form: 1971 CONCACAF Championship

1986 FIFA World Cup
1986 FIFA World Cup
surface form: 1986 FIFA World Cup Final

1986 FIFA World Cup quarter-final Argentina vs England
CONCACAF Champions League matches
Mexico national team home matches
NFL International Series
surface form: NFL International Series games

concerts
locatedIn Mexico City
Tlalpan
locatedInTimeZone America/Mexico_City
namedAfter Aztec Empire
surface form: Aztec civilization
notableMatch 1970 FIFA World Cup
surface form: 1970 World Cup semi-final Italy vs West Germany "Game of the Century"

1986 FIFA World Cup
surface form: 1986 World Cup quarter-final Argentina vs England "Hand of God" match
opened 1966-05-29
operator Club América
owner Grupo Televisa
surface form: Televisa
parkingCapacity over 4000 vehicles
plannedToHostEvent 2026 FIFA World Cup matches
primaryTenant Club América
Mexico national football team
renovation 1985
1999
2013
2016
seatingCapacity 87000
surface grass

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Emilio Azcárraga Jean associatedWith Estadio Azteca
Pedro Ramírez Vázquez designed Estadio Azteca
1986 FIFA World Cup finalStadium Estadio Azteca
1970 FIFA World Cup finalVenue Estadio Azteca
CONCACAF Giants Cup finalVenue Estadio Azteca
Cruz Azul formerHomeStadium Estadio Azteca
América homeStadium Estadio Azteca
Club América homeStadium Estadio Azteca
Pedro Ramírez Vázquez notableWork Estadio Azteca
El Súper Clásico typicalVenue Estadio Azteca
NFL International Series venue Estadio Azteca