19.30°N 99.15°W · CST · Mexico
Mexico City
Estadio Azteca · capacity ~83,264 · 5 matches
The cathedral of the game opens the 2026 World Cup — and writes a record no other ground holds.
Field notes
- Hosts the tournament opener, becoming the first stadium ever to feature in three different men’s World Cups (1970, 1986, 2026).
- Sits at roughly 2,240 m above sea level — a genuine physiological factor that thins the air and rewards teams who acclimatise.
- Staged the 1970 and 1986 finals; its sheer history makes it the symbolic heart of the Mexican leg.
