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What is the stadium's capacity?

Estadio Azteca is huge, with a capacity of over 87,000 spectators. This makes it one of the largest football stadiums in the world. Imagine all those fans cheering when England scored, and then the crowd singing 'Wonderwall' with the players, just before Henderson's unfortunate tumble.

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