FIFA almost helps us...
FIFA announced today that they would no longer allow international games at high altitudes. Before you get too excited about no more games at the Azteca, take a look at the article. FIFA defined high altitudes as 8,200 feet. I'm sure a lot went into this decision but the only thing that matters for the USA is that Mexico City is a "mere" 7,349 feet. I couldn't find a height for the actual stadium on Wikipedia but I'm sure it's not 800 feet above the city proper. Oh well, maybe Sepp Blatter will help us out next time.
2 Comments:
I'd be interested to know how many stadia are actually above 8200 feet.
It's primarily a South American Thing, Bolivia, Peru, Chile, etc.
There's probably some Asian and Central European Stadium that qualify also but they're not the "Big" stadium in those countries. I imagine the 8200 feet was picked to give Bolivia and Peru a chance to actually play home games...
Post a Comment
<< Home