Estadio Azteca has been a fortress for Mexico.
Sitting more than 7,000 feet above sea level, the venue is roughly 2,000 feet higher than Denver’s Empower Field, giving the Mexican national team a high-altitude home field advantage.
But England was able to break through on July 5 in the 2026 World Cup, beating Mexico 3-2 in front of a packed Azteca crowd.
It’s a defeat Mexico has rarely suffered when playing at its Mexico City home.
In 90 competitive games before the round of 16 match versus England, Mexico had lost at Estadio Azteca only twice. The first occurrence was a 2-1 defeat to Costa Rica in the qualifiers for the 2002 World Cup. The second time was another 2-1 loss, but to Honduras in the 2014 World Cup qualifiers.
Sitting more than 7,000 feet above sea level, the venue is roughly 2,000 feet higher than Denver’s Empower Field, giving the Mexican national team a high-altitude home field advantage.
But England was able to break through on July 5 in the 2026 World Cup, beating Mexico 3-2 in front of a packed Azteca crowd.
It’s a defeat Mexico has rarely suffered when playing at its Mexico City home.
In 90 competitive games before the round of 16 match versus England, Mexico had lost at Estadio Azteca only twice. The first occurrence was a 2-1 defeat to Costa Rica in the qualifiers for the 2002 World Cup. The second time was another 2-1 loss, but to Honduras in the 2014 World Cup qualifiers.
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