Hard blow for Mexico. According to an indiscretion from the site 365scores, the Azteca stadium in Mexico would not have passed the FIFA test to host football World Cup matches in 2026. The historic 86.000-seat venue was visited by a team of experts from the body international, to verify its compliance with standards in view of the next global tournament, co-organized with the United States and Canada. But the FIFA report is unfavorable. A little more than two years before the event, Mexico would have obtained a period of six months to correct the situation and carry out the renovations required in the specifications. The two other Mexican stadiums selected, in Monterrey and Guadalajara, would have obtained the green light from FIFA. The Azteca stadium in Mexico City is normally scheduled to host three preliminary phase matches, plus a round of 16 and a round of 8 match.
