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An aerial view of a football field at the Teoca volcano crater in the town of Santa Cecilia Tepetlapa, on the outskirts of Mexico City. AFP

An aerial view of a football field at the Teoca volcano crater in the town of Santa Cecilia Tepetlapa, on the outskirts of Mexico City, taken on July 9, 2023. AFP

About 10 teams play football on weekends in the crater of the Teoca volcano. AFP

A man fixes the net on a football field at the Teoca volcano crater in the town of Santa Cecilia Tepetlapa, on the outskirts of Mexico City. AFP

The coach of amateur football team Liverpool gives instructions to his players on a field at the Teoca volcano. AFP

Players fight for the ball during a football match on a field at the Teoca volcano crater. AFP

A man fixes the net on a football field at the Teoca volcano. AFP

An aerial view of a football field at the Teoca volcano crater in the town of Santa Cecilia Tepetlapa, on the outskirts of Mexico City. AFP

People play football on a field at the Teoca volcano crater. AFP

People play football on a field at the Teoca volcano crater. AFP

Players take on refreshments on the sidelines of a football field at the Teoca volcano crater in the town of Santa Cecilia Tepetlapa, on the outskirts of Mexico City. AFP

A man marks the lines of play on a football field at the Teoca volcano crater. AFP

An aerial view of a football field at the Teoca volcano crater in the town of Santa Cecilia Tepetlapa, on the outskirts of Mexico City. AFP

An aerial view of a football field at the Teoca volcano crater in the town of Santa Cecilia Tepetlapa, on the outskirts of Mexico City, taken on July 9, 2023. AFP

About 10 teams play football on weekends in the crater of the Teoca volcano. AFP

A man fixes the net on a football field at the Teoca volcano crater in the town of Santa Cecilia Tepetlapa, on the outskirts of Mexico City. AFP

The coach of amateur football team Liverpool gives instructions to his players on a field at the Teoca volcano. AFP

Players fight for the ball during a football match on a field at the Teoca volcano crater. AFP

A man fixes the net on a football field at the Teoca volcano. AFP

An aerial view of a football field at the Teoca volcano crater in the town of Santa Cecilia Tepetlapa, on the outskirts of Mexico City. AFP

People play football on a field at the Teoca volcano crater. AFP

People play football on a field at the Teoca volcano crater. AFP

Players take on refreshments on the sidelines of a football field at the Teoca volcano crater in the town of Santa Cecilia Tepetlapa, on the outskirts of Mexico City. AFP

A man marks the lines of play on a football field at the Teoca volcano crater. AFP

An aerial view of a football field at the Teoca volcano crater in the town of Santa Cecilia Tepetlapa, on the outskirts of Mexico City. AFP

'It's a unique pitch': Mexican volcano crater hosts football matches

About 10 teams belonging to an amateur league play in inactive Teoca volcano crater in the district of Xochimilco, a green lung in the southeast of Mexico City

The National

July 11, 2023

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