Historical! Azteca Stadium will inaugurate the 2026 World Cup

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This Sunday, February 4, the official calendar of the World Cup 2026which will take place in United States, Canada and MexicoHowever the Aztec stadium It has already been chosen as the venue for the inaugural match of said world.

According to Alejandro Orvañanos of Claro Sports, the Aztec stadium will not be the venue for the Final of the World Cup 2026but will be ‘honored’ as the site of the opening ceremony, marking a milestone by being the only stadium to have hosted three inaugurations of World Cups.

The initial whistle will resonate in Mexico before the eyes of the world and the presence of international football leaders, consolidating a historic fact. Despite Canada and the United States They will also offer inaugural shows, the true beginning of the world will occur in Mexican territory.

Most of the matches of this global event will take place on US soil, as initially agreed between the federations of CONCACAF. However, according to the same medium, the Mexican Soccer Federation ‘pressed’ before the FIFA to get more matches after changes to the format were announced to include more teams.

The previously agreed figure of 10 games, distributed between the Azteca Stadium in Mexico City, BBVA Stadium in Monterrey and Akron Stadium in Chivas, but this figure will increase to between 12 and 15 games in Aztec territory. This will mainly involve Group Stage matches and some direct elimination matches, something that was not contemplated in the initial proposal.

On Sunday, February 4, the official calendar of the FIFA World Cup, detailing dates and venues of the matches. So far, only the date of the Final, July 19, is confirmed, and everything points to the AT&T Stadium en Dallas, Texaslike the venue to crown the world champion.

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