Mexico Beat US and Canada to Host Opening 2026 FIFA World Cup Match Fakhriya M. Suleiman - DOHA
go to original February 6, 2024

Mexico City’s Estadio Azteca will be the venue for the 2026 FIFA World Cup opening games. (Mexico86HQ)

Mexico’s Estadio Azteca has witnessed late footballing legends, Pelé and Maradona, take their teams to World Cup victory.

In the run-up to the 2026 FIFA World Cup games, the international football governing body has announced that Mexico City will host the opening game – beating fellow host nations, the United States and Canada.

According to FIFA, Mexico’s Estadio Azteca will have “the honour of getting the tournament under way… kicking off proceedings in the historic venue which hosted the World Cup finals and opening games of 1970 and 1986.”

The upcoming games, which are set to begin on June 11, will see Estadio Azteca host five matches in total – the opening, a further two group stage matches, a Round of 32 tie and a Round of 16 contest.

Mexico’s national football team will have a home advantage as all three of their group fixtures will be played in Mexico.

After the opening match on June 11, El Tricolor will then play their second game on June 18 at Estadio Guadalajara. On June 24, they will return to Estadio Azteca for their final group match.

Mexico’s Estadio Azteca took centre stage during the 1970 World Cup when the North American country was host.

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Related: Canada to Co-host Fifa World Cup With U.S. and Mexico (Bloomberg)

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