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Estadio Azteca(Latin American Spanish:[esˈtaðjoasˈteka]) is a football stadium located inMexico City.[6]It is the official home offootballclubsClub AméricaandCruz Azul, as well as theMexico national team. The stadium sits at an altitude of 2,200m (7,200 feet) above sea level.[7]With a capacity of 87,523, it is the largest stadium in Mexico andLatin Americaand theeighth largest association football stadium in the world.

Regarded as one of the most famous and iconic football stadiums in the world,[8][9][10][11][12]it is the first to have hosted twoFIFA World CupFinals;[13]the1970 World CupFinal, whereBrazildefeatedItaly4–1, and the1986 World CupFinal, whereArgentinadefeatedWest Germany3–2. It also hostedthe 1986 quarter-final matchbetween Argentina andEnglandin whichDiego Maradonascored both the \"Hand of God goal\" and the \"Goal of the Century\". The Estadio Azteca is the only football stadium in the world to have bothPelé(1970) andDiego Maradona(1986) win the FIFA World Cup, both of whom are considered among the greatest football players of all time. The stadium also hosted the \"Game of the Century\", when Italy defeated West Germany 4–3 in extra time in one of the 1970 semifinal matches. The stadium was also the principal venue for thefootball tournamentof the1968 Summer Olympics[14]and the1971 Women\'s World Cup.[15]The stadium is scheduled to host games during the2026 FIFA World Cup, making it the only stadium to host three editions of the FIFA World Cup.[16]