Mexico City is the only city in North America that has three professional football teams: Club America, Club UNAM and Cruz Azul. On average, Mexico City hosts 75 professional football matches per year.

The city has hosted two FIFA World Cup™ Finals. The 1970 competition was the first staged in North America, and the second in 1986. Mexico City has also hosted the first ever Central American and Caribbean Games with two more following, two Pan American Games, and the XIX Olympic Games in 1968. Mexico City has hosted a series of other world-class events such as the Formula One Mexico Grand Prix, as well as regular season games of the NFL and NBA.