- Address: Toluca
- Country: United Mexican States
- Capacity: 30,000
- Opened: 18 August 1954
- Main use: Football
- Tenants: Deportivo Toluca (football)
Extra stadium info – Estadio Nemesio Díez
The Estadio Nemesio Díez, which opened with a capacity of 18,000, is also known as La Bombonera (The Chocolate Box). The venue hosted its first-ever FIFA World Cup match on 3 June 1970. The national football team of the Italian Republic won the group-stage match after beating Sweden 1-0. Angelo Domenghini scored the only goal of the game. The Estadio Nemesio Díez hosted two more group-stage matches for the 1970 FIFA World Cup. The first one between Sweden and Israel ended in a 1-1 draw. The second one between the Italian Republic and Israel ended in a goalless draw. The Estadio Nemesio Díez also hosted a quarter-final for the 1970 FIFA World Cup. The Italian Republic won the game after defeating the United Mexican States 4-1 in front of a crowd of 26,000.
More FIFA World Cup games
The Estadio Nemesio Díez also hosted three group-stage games for the 1986 FIFA World Cup. The national football team of Paraguay won the first one after beating Iraq 1-0. Julio César Romero Insfrán, also known as Romerito, scored the only goal of the match. The second one was won by Belgium after defeating Iraq. The third one was a game between Paraguay and Belgium. The match ended in a 2-2 draw.
Deportivo Toluca
Deportivo Toluca, nicknamed Diablos Rojos, use the Estadio Nemesio Díez for home games. The club was founded in 1917. Deportivo Toluca is among the first Mexican football clubs with 1 million followers on its main social media page. Deportivo Toluca were crowned North American football champions in 1968 for the first time in their history. In 2003, they were crowned North American football champions for the second time in their history. Deportivo Toluca won the title after beating Atlético Morelia in a two-legged final. In 2010, Deportivo Toluca became the third Mexican football club with 10 top-division titles. CD Guadalajara and Club América became the first Mexican football clubs with 10 top-division titles.