World Cup finals venue severely damaged during Mexico City earthquake

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Show Caption Hide Caption Raw: Mexico quake death toll continues to rise The death toll in Mexico's magnitude 7.1 quake continues to rise. At 6pm Eastern, it rose to 119, that's the largest number of fatalities in a Mexican earthquake since the 1985 quake that killed thousands. (Sept. 19)

The Estadio Azteca, which has hosted two World Cup finals, appears to have been damaged during the 7.1-magnitude earthquake that hit Mexico City on Tuesday.

The 87,000-seat stadium, located in the suburb of Santa Úrsula, has a giant crack in it, according to a photo from Fox Sports Mexico.

"Due to the acontenxio quake minutes ago in Mexico City, the Estadio Azteca has fractured," reporter Emilio León tweeted.

Debido al sismo acontenxio hace minutos en la Ciudad de México, el Estadio Azteca se ha fracturado.@FOXSportsMX pic.twitter.com/LMy34utqPl — Emilio León (@eleonbaz) September 19, 2017

The Azteca was the site for the 1970 and 1986 World Cup Finals. It has hosted numerous qualifying matches.

Tuesday's scheduled Copa Mexico match between Club America and Cruz Azul has been suspended.