MEXICO CITY (AP) – Azteca Stadium will reopen in March when Mexico plays Portugal. Cristiano Ronaldo In the friendly match before that 2026 world cupThe Mexican Football Federation announced on Tuesday.
The iconic stadium has been closed since May last year. renovationFive World Cup matches will be held, including the opening game on June 11th.
Aztec, recently renamed Banorte Stadiumwill be the first venue in history to host the opening game of the World Cup for the third time. Mexico, which hosted the World Cup in 1970 and 1986, will co-host next summer’s tournament with the United States and Canada.
The match against Portugal will be played on March 28th. Mexico also announced that a warm-up game against Belgium will be played three days later at Chicago’s Soldier Field.
After a 2-1 loss to Paraguay in November, coach Javier Aguirre said he wanted to play two games with players from local Central American leagues in January, but the Mexican federation has not yet confirmed that.
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