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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, respectively). Estadio Azteca has also been used for musical performances throughout its history.
Estadio Azteca is a station on the Xochimilco Light Rail, belonging to the only existing line of the system. It is located in the south of Mexico City on the border between the boroughs of Tlalpan and Coyoacán .
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 ...
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 team returned to the Azteca in 2018, where they won their ninth league title in 2021. [111] The Estadio Azul, located in Mexico City's Colonia Nápoles, served as Cruz Azul's home from 1996 to 2018. Despite never winning a league title there, it was an iconic venue for the club.
Rank Stadium Capacity City State Type Tenant Estimated Cost Status Inauguration 1: Nuevo Estadio Tigres: 65,000: San Nicolás de los Garza: Nuevo León: Football
Estadio Azteca: Football (final) 104,000 [6] Estadio Cuauhtémoc : Football preliminaries: 35,563 [7] Estadio Jalisco (Guadalajara) Football preliminaries: 31,891 [4] Estadio Nou Camp : Football preliminaries: 23,609 [4] Estadio Olímpico Universitario: Athletics (includes 20 km and 50 km walks), Ceremonies (opening/ closing), Equestrian ...
The 5.5-kilometre (3.4 mi) section between Tasqueña and Estadio Azteca (Aztec Stadium), just short of Huipulco junction (for the branch to Tlalpan), opened as light rail on 1 August 1986, but ran for only three days before poor reliability with the heavily rebuilt rail cars led to a decision to suspend service.