{"id":28029,"date":"2026-03-29T04:24:34","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T04:24:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/29\/mexico-and-portugal-draw-grand-reopening-of-azteca-stadium\/"},"modified":"2026-03-29T04:24:34","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T04:24:34","slug":"mexico-and-portugal-draw-grand-reopening-of-azteca-stadium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/29\/mexico-and-portugal-draw-grand-reopening-of-azteca-stadium\/","title":{"rendered":"Mexico and Portugal draw, grand reopening of Azteca Stadium"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>MEXICO CITY (AP) \u2014 A warm-up game between Mexico and Portugal ended in a scoreless draw Saturday night as Azteca Stadium reopened after nearly two years of renovations. <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">2026 world cup<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Gonzalo Ramos had the best scoring chance of the game in the 26th minute when he hit the goal post.<\/p>\n<p>symbolic <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">aztec stadium<\/span>It hosted the 1970 and 1986 World Cup finals, but will be closed from May 2024 for renovations in preparation for the next World Cup, and will host a total of five matches: three first round matches and two final tournament matches.<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, the Mexican team was without 12 players due to injury, including six starters who helped the team win. <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">CONCACAF Nations League<\/span> And last year&#8217;s Gold Cup.<\/p>\n<p>The Portuguese also entered the game with some absences, most notably forwards Cristiano Ronaldo and Rafael Le\u00e3o.<\/p>\n<p>Mexico will open the tournament against South Africa on June 11 in Mexico City.<\/p>\n<p>Mexico will play Belgium next Tuesday at Soldier Field in Chicago, while Portugal will face the United States at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.<\/p>\n<p>Portugal will make their first appearance at the World Cup on June 17 when they will play the winner of the intercontinental play-off between Jamaica and Congo. <\/p>\n<h2>Pre-match protest<\/h2>\n<p>Before the game, a group of mothers searching for missing family members staged a protest outside the stadium, circumventing city government regulations restricting entry to ticket holders only.<\/p>\n<p>The Mexican government said in a new report on Friday that it had identified signs of life in a third of the country&#8217;s 130,000 registered missing persons, but the announcement was quickly criticized by many search groups, who said it was yet another attempt to dig into the depths of the world. <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">Mexican disappearance crisis<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>AP Soccer: <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/soccer<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/world-cup-2026-mexico-portugal-4c7dcac396959f7be94293edcabe0861\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MEXICO CITY (AP) \u2014 A warm-up game between Mexico and Portugal ended in a scoreless draw Saturday night as Azteca Stadium reopened after nearly two years of renovations. 2026 world cup. 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