1985 Ciudad de México Cup Tournament 1985 Ciudad de México Cup Tournament The Ciudad de México Cup Tournament was a minor international football competition, which took place in the summer of 1985 in Mexico City. Host nation Mexico, England and Italy participated in the tournament, and matches took place at the Estadio Azteca, home of Mexican team Club América. The three-nation mini-tournament was arranged as a preparatory exercise for Mexico just before the 1986 FIFA World Cup final tournament began. The final game of this tournament was also the first game of the 1985 Azteca 2000 Tournament Mexico won the tournament, despite coming second, having concedeed
Estadio Cuauhtémoc domestic conference tournaments. El Estadio Cuauhtémoc played host to the Uruguay national football team for the 1970 FIFA World Cup. In the first game on June 2, 1970 Uruguay defeated Israel 2-0. The second match was against Italy, which ended in a scoreless draw. The third match was against Sweden, where Uruguay fell 1-0. Players such as Sandro Mazzola and Luigi Riva went on to play in the finals against Brazil, which they lost to 4-1. In 1986 Mexico hosted the 13th World Cup, becoming the first country to ever host the competition for a second time. This occurred due