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Estadio Azteca is a Football Stadium in Mexico City . Built in 1966 for soccer matches during the 1968 Summer Olympics , it is one of the largest stadiums in the world, with a capacity of 114,600 seats. Alternative names include '''''Coloso de Santa Úrsula''''' and (obsolete) '''''Estadio Guillermo Cañedo'''''. It is the home stadium of the Mexican National Team and the Mexican clubs Club América and Atlante and the one-time home of Cruz Azul and Necaxa . The stadium hosted two World Cup finals, in 1970 and 1986 . It also hosted the 1986 quarter-final between Argentina and England in which Diego Maradona scored both the '' Hand Of God Goal '' and the '' Goal Of The Century '', in memory of which a bronze plaque of his goal was placed outside the stadium. It also played host to the first ever National Football League Regular Season game played outside the United States on October 2 , 2005 between the Arizona Cardinals and the San Francisco 49ers in front of an NFL regular season record crowd of 103,467. Estadio Azteca has been host to a wide variety of competitions. Throughout the stadium's history, it has hosted a number of international sporting events such as:
The stadium has also hosted international club tournaments such at the Copa InterAmericana and the Copa Libertadores . Estadio Azteca has also been used for musical performances throughout its history. Madonna (1993), Michael Jackson (1994), U2 (2006), Queen , Elton John , Robbie Williams (2005), Maná , Juan Gabriel , Gloria Estefan , Ana Gabriel , The Three Tenors all have become part of the stadium's mystique. But what perhaps is most remembered amongst the Mexican people is the visit from the late Pope John Paul II in 1999. ACCESS AND ENTRANCE It is served by the ''Estadio Azteca'' station on the Xochimilco Light Rail line. This line is an extension of the Mexico City Metro system which begins at Tasqueña metro station. Due to the size of the Azteca, which because of closures at the Maracanã in Rio is currently the planet's biggest football stadium, tickets are usually readily available, up to kick-off times, from the ticket office which is located at the front of the stadium, just down the exit ramps from the Estadio Azteca station. Tickets start from as little as $50 Peso s (about USD 4.70). For bigger matches such as Club América 's games against Chivas and Pumas where sellouts are common, numerous touts circulate offering tickets at competitive prices. For such games, be careful to check that your tickets are within the same section of the ground. SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINK |
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