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The first joint bid of the World Cup was approved, edging out Mexico. Results: South Korea/ Japan (joint bid, voted by acclamation) Mexico; The 2002 FIFA World Cup was co-hosted in Asia for the first time by South Korea and Japan (the opening match was held in South Korea and the final was held in Japan).
Mexico City was formally announced as a host city for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in June 2020 when FIFA announced the host cities for the tournament. Mexico City is one of three host cities in Mexico and is one of sixteen host cities overall for the tournament which is being staged across the United States, Canada and Mexico. [29]
The World Cup is the premier competitive international football tournament, first played in 1930, and then every four years since, except 1942 and 1946, due to World War II. Mexico has competed in the tournament since the inaugural 1930 World Cup, and has entered ever since, for a total of 16 tournaments, although it has failed to qualify for ...
Currently there are 2,462 municipalities in Mexico. Although not formally a state, Mexico City ( Spanish : Ciudad de México ), the capital city of United Mexican States and formerly designed as the Federal District ( Spanish : Distrito Federal ), has been made a separate federative entity that has autonomy on par with the states since a ...
The 2026 FIFA World Cup was chosen to be held in the United States, Canada and Mexico, marking the first time a World Cup has been shared by three host nations. [90] The 2026 tournament will be the biggest World Cup ever held, with 48 teams playing 104 matches.
Mexico City [c] is the capital and largest city of Mexico, and is also North America's most populous city. [14] [15] It is one of the most important cultural and financial centers in the world. [16] Mexico City is located in the Valley of Mexico within the high Mexican central plateau, at an altitude of 2,240 meters
1958 FIFA World Cup final (Brazil 5–2 Sweden) Estadio Nacional: Santiago, Chile: 1962 FIFA World Cup final (Brazil 3–1 Czechoslovakia) Wembley Stadium: London, England: 1966 FIFA World Cup final (England 4–2 West Germany) Estadio Azteca: Mexico City, Mexico: 1970 FIFA World Cup final (Brazil 4–1 Italy)
Mexico City is the only capital of the three host nations chosen as a venue site, with Ottawa and Washington, D.C., joining Bonn (West Germany, 1974) and Tokyo (Japan, 2002) as the only capital cities not selected to host World Cup matches.