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Estadio Azteca

Mexico City, Mexico 🇲🇽

87,523 capacity🏟️ 5 matches: 3 group stage, Round of 32, and Round of 16, including the opening matchOpened 1966

Everything you need on Estadio Azteca in Mexico City for the 2026 World Cup: the matches it hosts, its 87,523-seat capacity and how to get there on matchday. Compare it with every other 2026 World Cup stadium or browse the full tournament fixtures.

Capacity87,523

Opened1966

SurfaceNatural grass

ArchitectPedro Ramírez Vázquez / Rafael Mijares

About Estadio Azteca

Estadio Azteca, officially known as Estadio Banorte for sponsorship reasons, is a football stadium located in Coyoacán, Mexico City. It is the official home of football team Club América, as well as the Mexico national team. The stadium sits at an altitude of 2,200 m above sea level. With a capacity of 87,523, it is the largest stadium in Latin America and the eighth-largest association football stadium in the world.

Did you knowHosts the opening match on 11 June 2026 (Mexico v South Africa); first stadium ever to stage three World Cup opening matches (1970, 1986, 2026)

Getting there 🚌

Metro Line 2 (Tasqueña) + trolleybus 7

Estadio Azteca fixtures

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Match schedule will appear here when fixtures are confirmed.

Location

Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico

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