Estadio Azteca

===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====
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!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;"|
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