Soccer-Fan dies in fall at Mexico City stadium reopening
Tweet
Share
E-mail
FILE PHOTO: A drone view of Azteca Stadium, officially renamed Banorte Stadium, as renovations continue ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, jointly hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico, in Mexico City, Mexico, March 26, 2026. REUTERS/Diego Delgado
MEXICO CITY, March 28 (Reuters) - A man died in Mexico City's newly renovated Estadio Banorte on Saturday after falling from a box seat area shortly before the stadium's reopening match, security officials said.
The accident occurred just as the venue, known as the Azteca Stadium, hosted a friendly between Mexico and Portugal. The match is intended to serve as a stress test for the facility after an around-the-clock construction push to meet Saturday's deadline.
The stadium, scheduled to hold the opening ceremony on June 11, is to be the first to host matches in three different World Cups.
Authorities said the man was intoxicated. He attempted to jump from the second-level box seats to the first level by climbing along the exterior of the structure before falling to the ground floor, they said.
(Reporting by Natalia Siniawski and Janina Nuno Rios; Editing by William Mallard)
Serious News for Serious Traders! Try StreetInsider.com Premium Free!
You May Also Be Interested In
- BRICS bloc agrees on joint declaration, sources say
- Factbox-India-China relations, from conflict to cautious thaw
- China's Xi lands in Delhi for BRICS summit and talks with Modi
Create E-mail Alert Related Categories
ReutersSign up for StreetInsider Free!
Receive full access to all new and archived articles, unlimited portfolio tracking, e-mail alerts, custom newswires and RSS feeds - and more!
