Estadio Azteca

==Notable events==

===FIFA World Cups===

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Estadio Azteca has hosted the FIFA World Cup on two occasions, hosting a total of nineteen FIFA World Cup matches overall. The stadium hosted ten matches during the [[1970 FIFA World Cup]] including the [[1970 FIFA World Cup final|final]]. Sixteen years later the stadium hosted nine matches during the [[1986 FIFA World Cup]], including the [[1986 FIFA World Cup final|final]] which was the second [[FIFA World Cup final]] to be played at the stadium. Estadio Azteca will host matches during the [[2026 FIFA World Cup]] which will make the stadium the only stadium to have hosted the FIFA World Cup on three occasions.

====List of 1970 FIFA World Cup matches====
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left; width:54%;"
|-
!Date
!Time ([[Central Time Zone|UTC−6]])
!Team #1
!Res.
!Team #2
!Round
!Attendance
|-
|1970-05-31||12:00||{{fb|MEX}} ||style="text-align:center;"|0–0||{{fb|Soviet Union|1955}} || rowspan="6" |[[1970 FIFA World Cup Group 1#Mexico vs Soviet Union|Group 1]]||style="text-align:center;"|107,160
|-
|1970-06-03||16:00||{{fb|BEL}} ||style="text-align:center;"|3–0||{{fb|El Salvador}} || style="text-align:center;" |92,205
|-
|1970-06-06||16:00||{{fb|Soviet Union|1955}} ||style="text-align:center;"|4–1||{{fb|BEL}} || style="text-align:center;" |95,261
|-
|1970-06-07||12:00||{{fb|MEX}} ||style="text-align:center;"|4–0||{{fb|El Salvador}} || style="text-align:center;" |103,058
|-
|1970-06-10||16:00||{{fb|Soviet Union|1955}}||style="text-align:center;"|2–0||{{fb|El Salvador}} || style="text-align:center;" |89,979
|-
|1970-06-11||16:00||{{fb|MEX}}||style="text-align:center;"|1–0||{{fb|BEL}}|| style="text-align:center;" |108,192
|-
|1970-06-14||12:00||{{fb|Soviet Union|1955}}||style="text-align:center;"|0–1||{{fb|URU}} ||[[1970 FIFA World Cup knockout stage#Soviet Union vs Uruguay|Quarter-finals]]||style="text-align:center;"|26,085
|-
|1970-06-17||16:00||{{fb|ITA}}||style="text-align:center;"|4–3||{{fb|West Germany}} ||[[Italy v West Germany (1970 FIFA World Cup)|Semi-finals]]||style="text-align:center;"|102,444
|-
|1970-06-20||16:00||{{fb|URU}}||style="text-align:center;"|0–1||{{fb|West Germany}} ||[[1970 FIFA World Cup knockout stage#Match for third place|3rd place match]]||style="text-align:center;"|104,403
|- bgcolor=gold
|1970-06-21||12:00||{{fb|BRA|1968}}||style="text-align:center;"|4–1||{{fb|ITA}}||[[1970 FIFA World Cup Final|Final]]||style="text-align:center;"|107,412
|}

====List of 1986 FIFA World Cup matches====
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left; width:54%;"
|-
!Date
!Time ([[Central Time Zone|UTC−6]])
!Team #1
!Res.
!Team #2
!Round
!Attendance
|-
|1986-05-31||12:00||{{fb|BUL|1971}} ||style="text-align:center;"|1–1||{{fb|ITA}} ||[[1986 FIFA World Cup Group A|Group A]]||style="text-align:center;"|96,000
|-
|1986-06-03||12:00||{{fb|BEL}} ||style="text-align:center;"|1–2||{{fb|MEX}} || rowspan="3" |[[1986 FIFA World Cup Group B|Group B]]||style="text-align:center;"|110,000
|-
|1986-06-07||12:00||{{fb|MEX}} ||style="text-align:center;"|1–1||{{fb|PAR|1954}} || style="text-align:center;" |114,600
|-
|1986-06-11||12:00||{{fb|IRQ}} ||style="text-align:center;"|0–1||{{fb|MEX}} || style="text-align:center;" |103,763
|-
|1986-06-15||12:00||{{fb|MEX}}||style="text-align:center;"|2–0||{{fb|BUL|1971}} || rowspan="2" |[[1986 FIFA World Cup knockout stage#Mexico vs Bulgaria|Round of 16]]||style="text-align:center;"|114,560
|-
|1986-06-18||12:00||{{fb|ENG}}||style="text-align:center;"|3–0||{{fb|PAR|1954}}|| style="text-align:center;" |98,728
|-
|1986-06-22||12:00||{{fb|ARG}}||style="text-align:center;"|2–1||{{fb|ENG}} ||[[Argentina v England (1986 FIFA World Cup)|Quarter-finals]]||style="text-align:center;"|114,580
|-
|1986-06-25||16:00||{{fb|ARG}}||style="text-align:center;"|2–0||{{fb|BEL}} ||[[1986 FIFA World Cup knockout stage#Argentina vs Belgium|Semi-finals]]||style="text-align:center;"|114,500
|- bgcolor=gold
|1986-06-29||12:00||{{fb|ARG}}||style="text-align:center;"|3–2||{{fb|West Germany}}||[[1986 FIFA World Cup Final|Final]]||style="text-align:center;"|114,600
|}

====2026 FIFA World Cup====
Mexico City was formally announced as a host city for the [[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.<ref>[https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/articles/fifa-to-announce-host-cities-for-fifa-world-cup-2026 FIFA announces hosts cities for FIFA World Cup 2026™]</ref> In the lead-up to the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the stadium will undergo renovations.<ref>[https://www.mecreeled.com/mexico-renovation-estadio-azteca-will-take-two-years/ Mexico: Renovation of Estadio Azteca will take two years]</ref> However the renovations were scaled down after neighbors near the stadium complained about the project.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://en.as.com/soccer/estadio-azteca-will-undergo-only-a-partial-renovation-to-prepare-for-the-2026-world-cup-n/ | title=Estadio Azteca will undergo only a partial renovation to prepare for the 2026 World Cup | date=23 August 2023 }}</ref> On 4 February 2024, it was revealed that the stadium would host the opening match of both [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]] and the tournament on 11 June 2026. In total, the stadium will host five matches, three group stage matches, one Round of 32 match, and one Round of 16 match.<ref>{{cite news |last=Bushnell |first=Henry |date=February 4, 2024 |title=2026 World Cup schedule reveal: FIFA picks New York for final, Mexico for opener, West Coast for USMNT |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/world-cup-schedule-2026-final-opener-locations-205256134.html |work=Yahoo Sports |accessdate=February 4, 2024}}</ref> With the planned renovations being six months behind schedule, FIFA declared that the stadium did not past their tests in March 2024, putting the stadium's hosting in jeopardy.<ref>https://en.as.com/soccer/azteca-stadium-not-up-to-fifa-standards-for-the-2026-world-cup-n/</ref>

====List of 2026 FIFA World Cup matches====
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left; width:54%;"
|-
!Date
!Time ([[Central Time Zone|UTC−6]])
!Team #1
!Res.
!Team #2
!Round
!Attendance
|-
|2026-06-11||--:--||{{fb|MEX}} ||style="text-align:center;"|–||TBD ||[[2026 FIFA World Cup|Group TBD]]||style="text-align:center;"|
|-
|2026-06-17||--:--||TBD ||style="text-align:center;"|–||TBD || [[2026 FIFA World Cup|Group TBD]]||style="text-align:center;"|
|-
|2026-06-24||--:--||{{fb|MEX}} ||style="text-align:center;"|–||TBD || [[2026 FIFA World Cup|Group TBD]]||style="text-align:center;"|
|-
|2026-06-30||--:--||TBD ||style="text-align:center;"|–||TBD || [[2026 FIFA World Cup knockout stage|Round of 32]]||style="text-align:center;"|
|-
|2026-07-05||--:--||TBD ||style="text-align:center;"|–||TBD || [[2026 FIFA World Cup knockout stage|Round of 16]]||style="text-align:center;"|
|}

===Other association football events===
*[[Football at the 1968 Summer Olympics|1968 Summer Olympics]]
*[[1971 Women's World Cup]]<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vu9TBAAAQBAJ&q=Martini%2C+Ladies+World+Cup+1971&pg=PA26|title=Women, Soccer and Transnational Migration|first1=Sine|last1=Agergaard|first2=Nina Clara|last2=Tiesler|date=21 August 2014|publisher=Routledge|isbn=9781135939380|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref name="dr.dk">{{cite web|url=https://www.dr.dk/tv/se/da-danmark-blev-verdensmestre-i-fodbold/-/temaloerdag-da-danmark-blev-verdensmestre-i-fodbold|title=Da Danmark blev verdensmestre i fodbold - TV - DR}}</ref>
*[[1975 Pan American Games]]
*[[1977 CONCACAF Championship]]
*[[1983 FIFA World Youth Championship]]
*[[1985 Azteca 2000 Tournament|1985 Mexico City Cup / Azteca 2000]]
*[[1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup]]
*[[1999 FIFA Confederations Cup]]
*[[2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup]]
*[[2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup]]

====Fan violence====
On 25 April 2022, a fight involving association football fans and the police ensued after a [[Cruz Azul]] versus [[Atlético San Luis]] game. No arrests or injuries were reported.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://espndeportes.espn.com/futbol/mexico/nota/_/id/10270646/cruz-azul-vs-san-luis-pelea-aficionados-estadio-azteca-explanada | title=Riña en la explanada del estadio Azteca al finalizar el Cruz Azul vs Atlético de San Luis | date=25 April 2022 }}</ref> San Luis won the game, 1–0.

===American football===
{{See also|American Bowl|Fútbol Americano|NFL International Series}}
*On 15 August 1994, Estadio Azteca hosted a preseason [[American Bowl]] game between the [[1994 Houston Oilers season|Houston Oilers]] and [[1994 Dallas Cowboys season|Dallas Cowboys]] which still holds the record for the highest attendance at any [[National Football League|NFL]] game, with 112,376 in attendance.<ref name="NFLAttendanceRecord">{{cite web|title=Cowboys set regular season attendance record |url=http://www.profootballhof.com/news/cowboys-set-regular-season-attendance-record/ |publisher=Pro Football Hall of Fame |date=21 August 2009 |access-date=14 July 2016}}</ref> The Houston Oilers won the game 6&ndash;0.
*On 2 October 2005, the first international regular-season game in the history of the NFL was played in the stadium between the [[2005 San Francisco 49ers season|San Francisco 49ers]] and the [[2005 Arizona Cardinals season|Arizona Cardinals]]. The game was a 31&ndash;14 victory for the Cardinals. It set the record of the largest crowd to attend a regular-season NFL game with 103,467, but this record would be broken in 2009.<ref name="NFLAttendanceRecord" />
*On 21 November 2016, the [[2016 Oakland Raiders season|Oakland Raiders]] hosted a home game along with the [[2016 Houston Texans season|Houston Texans]] as part of the [[NFL International Series]] in the first game dubbed '''NFL Mexico Game'''. It was the first ''[[Monday Night Football]]'' game played outside the United States.<ref>{{cite web|title=Back to Mexico: Texans-Raiders to play Nov. 21 in Mexico City |url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000632878/article/back-to-mexico-texansraiders-to-play-nov-21-in-mexico-city |work=NFL.com |date=5 February 2016 |access-date=6 February 2016}}</ref> The game saw a sell-out crowd of 76,743 in a renovated Estadio Azteca.<ref>{{cite news|title=Oakland Raiders Rally Past Houston Texans in Mexico City | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/22/sports/football/oakland-raiders-houston-texans.html?_r=0 | newspaper=New York Times |date=22 November 2016 |access-date=22 November 2016}}</ref>
*On 19 November 2017, the [[2017 Oakland Raiders season|Raiders]] hosted the [[2017 New England Patriots season|Patriots]] at the stadium.<ref name="shook20171119">{{cite web| last=Shook| first=Nick| title=What to watch for in Patriots-Raiders in Mexico| work=NFL.com| date=18 November 2017| access-date=19 November 2017| url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000878710/article/what-to-watch-for-in-patriotsraiders-in-mexico}}</ref>
* The [[Kansas City Chiefs]] were scheduled to play the [[Los Angeles Rams]] at the stadium on [[2018 Kansas City Chiefs–Los Angeles Rams game|19 November 2018]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Chiefs-Rams to play in Mexico City next season|url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000912789/article/chiefsrams-to-play-in-mexico-city-next-season|website=NFL.com}}</ref> However, due to poor field conditions brought on by recent events, as well as rain, the NFL cancelled the event and moved it to the Rams' home stadium [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/25268527/nfl-cancels-mexico-city-trip-moves-chiefs-rams-game-la-monday-night-football|title=NFL moves Rams-Chiefs from Mexico City to L.A.|work=ESPN.com|access-date=2018-11-13|language=en}}</ref>
* The [[Kansas City Chiefs]] played the [[Los Angeles Chargers]] on 18 November 2019, with the Chargers designated as the "home" team.<ref>{{cite web |title=NFL unveils dates, times for 2019 international games |url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000001026723/article/nfl-unveils-dates-times-for-2019-international-games |website=NFL.com}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left; width:95%;" style="text-align:center"
|-
!style="text-align:center;"|Date
!style="text-align:center;"|Away Team
!style="text-align:center;"|Result
!style="text-align:center;"|Home Team
!style="text-align:center;"|Attendance
|-
| 15 August 1994 || '''[[1994 Houston Oilers season|Houston Oilers]]''' || 6–0 || [[1994 Dallas Cowboys season|Dallas Cowboys]] || 112,376
|-
| 17 August 1998 || '''[[1998 New England Patriots season|New England Patriots]]''' || 21–3 || [[1998 Dallas Cowboys season|Dallas Cowboys]] || -
|-
| 19 August 2000 || '''[[2000 Indianapolis Colts season|Indianapolis Colts]]''' || 24–23 || [[2000 Pittsburgh Steelers season|Pittsburgh Steelers]] || -
|-
| 19 August 2001 || [[2001 Oakland Raiders season|Oakland Raiders]] || 6-21 || '''[[2001 Dallas Cowboys season|Dallas Cowboys]]''' || -
|-
| 2 October 2005 || [[2005 San Francisco 49ers season|San Francisco 49ers]] || 14–31 || '''[[2005 Arizona Cardinals season|Arizona Cardinals]]''' || 103,467
|-
| 21 November 2016 || [[2016 Houston Texans season|Houston Texans]] || 20–27 || '''[[2016 Oakland Raiders season|Oakland Raiders]]''' || 76,473
|-
| 19 November 2017 || '''[[2017 New England Patriots season|New England Patriots]]''' || 33–8 || [[2017 Oakland Raiders season|Oakland Raiders]] || 77,357
|-
| 19 November 2018 || [[2018 Kansas City Chiefs season|Kansas City Chiefs]] || [[2018 Kansas City Chiefs–Los Angeles Rams game|51–54]]||'''[[2018 Los Angeles Rams season|Los Angeles Rams]]''' || (moved to Los Angeles;<br>poor field conditions)
|-
|18 November 2019
|'''[[2019 Kansas City Chiefs season|Kansas City Chiefs]]'''
|24-17
|[[2019 Los Angeles Chargers season|Los Angeles Chargers]]
|76,252
|-
|21 November 2022
| '''[[2022 San Francisco 49ers season|San Francisco 49ers]]'''
|38-10
|[[2022 Arizona Cardinals season|Arizona Cardinals]]
| 78,427
|}

===Concerts===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! width=17% style="text-align:center;{{Baseball primary style|Houston Astros|border=2}};"| Date
! width=12% style="text-align:center;{{Baseball primary style|Houston Astros|border=2}};"| Artist
! width=19% style="text-align:center;{{Baseball primary style|Houston Astros|border=2}};"| Tour / concert name
! width=10% style="text-align:center;{{Baseball primary style|Houston Astros|border=2}};"| Attendance
! width=5% style="text-align:center;{{Baseball primary style|Houston Astros|border=2}};"| Ref.
|-
| March 12, 1983 || [[Menudo (group)|Menudo]] || — || 100,000 || —
|-
| October 29 and 31, 1993<br/>November 7, 9, and 11, 1993 || [[Michael Jackson]] || [[Dangerous World Tour]] || 550,000 || <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.estadioazteca.com.mx/timeline/record-de-michael-jackson/ | title=Récord de Michael Jackson }}</ref>
|-
| February 15, 1997 || [[Gloria Estefan]] || Evolution World Tour || — || 
|-
| June 16, 2000 || [[Los Temerarios]] || — || 100,000 || <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://lostemerarios.net/bio/|title = Bio – los Temerarios}}</ref>
|-
| March 3, 2001 || [[Maná]] and [[Jaguares (rock band)|Jaguares]] || "[[Unidos Por La Paz|ChiaPaz: Unidos Por La Paz]]" || 104,000  || 
|-
| March 2, 2002 || [[Luis Miguel]] || [[Mis Romances Tour]] || — || 
|-
| February 15 and 16, 2006 || [[U2]] || [[Vertigo Tour]] || 141,278 || 
|-
| May 11, 14, and 15, 2011 || [[U2]] || [[360° Tour]] || 282,978 || 
|-
| May 8, 2012 || [[Paul McCartney]] || [[On the Run (Paul McCartney)|On the Run]] || 53,080 || <ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120618030601/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/currentboxscore.jsp Current Boxscore]</ref>
|-
| April 16, 2016 || [[Vicente Fernández]] || Un Azteca en el Azteca, Adiós a Un Grande|| 100,000 || 
|-
| October 11 and 12, 2018 || [[Shakira]] || [[El Dorado World Tour]] ||100,000|| 
|-
| December 9 and 10, 2022 || [[Bad Bunny]] || [[World's Hottest Tour]] || 115,000 || 
|-
| December 21, 2023 || [[RBD]] || [[Soy Rebelde Tour]] || 90,000 || <ref>[https://www.caras.com.mx/entretenimiento/lo-que-tienes-que-saber-del-ultimo-concierto-de-rbd-en-el-estadio-azteca Lo que tienes que saber del último concierto de RBD en el Estadio Azteca]</ref>
|-
|}

===Christian events===
*In 2015, [[Nigeria]]n Pastor [[T.B. Joshua]] held a two-day Christian crusade, attracting an estimated 150,000 over both days.<ref>{{Cite news| first = Gerardo | last = Elorriaga | title = El azote del maligno | url = http://www.diariosur.es/sociedad/201506/02/azote-maligno-20150602202721.html | work = Diario Sur (Spain) | date = 2015-06-07}}</ref>
*From 13 to 14 December 2013, assemblies were held by the Jehovah's Witnesses to commemorate their religious devotion with a series of performances in scenes of biblical passages, social-contemporary themes and Christian baptisms, of which each day record of participation of 105,000 faithful, of which on Sunday there was the record time of eviction of 10 minutes for reasons of other scheduled events and in turn 2000 participants were dedicated to cleaning after each event.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://testigodejehova.wordpress.com/2013/12/15/estadio-azteca-rompe-marca-de-desalojo/|title=Estadio Azteca rompe marca de desalojo|date=2013-12-15|work=Testigos de Jehová-Jehovah's Witnesses|access-date=2018-04-05|language=es-ES}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nacion.com/puro-deporte/otros-deportes/testigos-de-jehova-limpian-el-estadio/V4M7DLFZ75E55PXJB52CSWVKKI/story/|title=Testigos de Jehová limpian el Estadio|work=La Nación, Grupo Nación|access-date=2018-04-05|language=es-LA}}</ref>

===Funeral services===
*A public funeral service for popular Mexican comedian [[Chespirito|Roberto Gomez "Chespirito" Bolaños]] was held at Azteca on 30 November 2014, and was attended by 40,000 spectators. Chespirito had been a long-time supporter of Club América.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://losandes.com.ar/article/-con-un-multitudinario-funeral-en-el-estadio-azteca-mexico-despidio-a-chespirito|title=Con un multitudinario funeral en el estadio Azteca, México despidió a Chespirito|website=losandes.com.ar|date=30 November 2014 |language=es-AR|access-date=2018-11-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.espn.com/soccer/name/22/blog/post/2170764/headline|title=Remembering Roberto Gómez Bolaños|work=ESPN.com|access-date=2018-11-13|language=en}}</ref>