Estadio Tecnológico
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The Estadio Tecnológico is a stadium located in city of Monterrey, Mexico.
It is the property of the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, and the home venue for their football (american) team, Borregos Salvajes. While Rayados de Monterrey plays their home games there, they only rent the space and are not affiliated with the Institute.
The stadium was opened in July 17, 1950 by Mexican president Miguel Alemán Valdés. Originally, it seated 19,000 spectators, but in 1965 it was expanded to 45,485 seats.
The Estadio Tecnológico has been a venue for the 1986 Mexico FIFA World Cup, the highest competition in worldwide professional soccer.
On February 12, 2006, the Irish rock band U2 opened the 4th leg of its Vertigo Tour at the Estadio Tecnológico, to a crowd of 42,000.
