The revamped Azteca still has the grandeur of old. But this was a night marked by tragedy in Mexico City
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The Azteca stadium has been been updated ahead of the World Cup
“The looks on the faces of the Mexico fans as they came through the turnstiles on the east side of the stadium told their own story. This was not just excitement. It was reverence, maybe even something like awe. There it was, rising up above them, the concrete colossus, home to a million memories and a million more hopes and dreams. It looked a little different: big sponsor logos at the top, a few bells and whistles. Mainly, though, it looked the same. The Estadio Azteca, a few weeks out from its 60th birthday, as imposing and beautiful as it ever was. …”
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