Azteca Stadium (Mexico City)

📌 Key Facts:

• 🏟 Location: Mexico City, in the Coyoacán district.

• 🏗 Opened: May 29, 1966.

• 👥 Capacity: about 87,000 spectators (originally over 100,000 before renovations).

• ⚽ Home Teams: Club América, formerly Cruz Azul (until 2022), and the Mexico national football team.

📚 Historical Significance:

• The only stadium in the world to have hosted two FIFA World Cup finals:

  • 1970 (Brazil 4–1 Italy),

  • 1986 (Argentina 3–2 West Germany).

• Legendary matches played here:

  • The “Match of the Century” (Italy vs West Germany, 1970 semifinal, 4–3).

  • Diego Maradona’s “Goal of the Century” and “Hand of God” goal (Argentina vs England, 1986).

• Also used for the 1968 Olympic Games (football), FIFA Confederations Cup, CONCACAF Gold Cup, and major concerts (Michael Jackson, U2, Shakira, and more).

🏗 Architecture and Features:

• Designed by architect Pedro Ramírez Vázquez.

• Multi-tiered design with excellent visibility from all seats.

• Renovations between 2016–2018 added modern VIP boxes, new big screens, and improved infrastructure.