Mexico City World Cup 2026 Travel Guide

Stadium Base

Estadio Azteca is hallowed ground in world football — the only stadium to have hosted two World Cup finals (1970 and 1986). Located in Mexico City at an altitude of 7,200 feet (2,200 meters), the thin air affects both player performance and ball flight, giving Mexico's national team a genuine competitive advantage that opponents struggle to overcome. This is where Pelé lifted his third World Cup, where Maradona scored the 'Hand of God' and the 'Goal of the Century' in the same match, and where the 2026 World Cup will kick off with the opening match on June 11. For any football fan, a pilgrimage to Azteca is to walk in the footsteps of legends.