First images of the remodeling of the Azteca Stadium

This Sunday the calendar for the 2026 World Cup was announced, and FIFA made the decision to give the inaugural game to the Azteca Stadium as a show of respect for everything that this venue represents worldwide for the competition, because it is enough to Remember that in this stadium, two of the five best footballers of all time were established as legends, Pelé in 1970 and Maradona in 1986.

This being the case, it is a fact that it will be the Mexican National Team that will make an appearance in the first duel of the next World Cup, and it will be right in the colossus of Santa Úrsula, which will enter renovation stages in the following days and In fact, the first images of what the Azteca Stadium will look like are already known, perhaps at the end of 2025, beginning of 2026 with the architectural work that will be carried out starting this year.

The TUDN network revealed the first images of what the Azteca Stadium would look like after its modernization. In the images you can see that the modifications include expansion and lighting of the ceiling, the elimination of the low boxes with the aim of only having stands at the lower points of the venue.

Other changes are also considered, such as the construction of a couple of commercial spaces around the venue, where food will be consumed as well as official merchandise for the World Cup and after it, for all the events that take place. from América, El Tri games and even massive concerts.