by Allan Wall
The 2026 World Cup is three months away, scheduled for June 11th to July 19th.
For the first time ever, the World Cup is to be hosted by three countries: the U.S., Canada and Mexico.
The games are to be held in 16 cities. Here is a map of the 16 venues:
Note the three Mexican cities slated to host World Cup game: Mexico City, the Monterrey metro (Guadalupe) and the Guadalajara metro (Zapopan).
Wait a minute, wasn’t there a lot of violence that recently occurred in the Guadalajara metropolitan area, after the death of CJGN cartel boss “El Mencho”?
Yes, and here’s a photo:
So how secure will the World Cup be?
The BBC has published an article entitled Mexico to deploy 100,000 security personnel for World Cup. From the BBC: “World Cup co-hosts Mexico have announced plans to deploy nearly 100,000 security personnel to protect fans at this summer’s tournament, amid ongoing drug cartel violence in the country.“
“Mexico, hosts alongside the United States and Canada, will stage World Cup fixtures across three cities – including Guadalajara, the capital city of Jalisco where the violence began last month and more than 12,000 people are reported missing.”
“Mexico will also host matches in Mexico City and Monterrey, both spared by the violence, when the World Cup is held between 11 June and 19 July…”
Both President Claudia Sheinbaum and FIFA (soccer’s governing body) “… have insisted that the violence will have no impact on the World Cup, when millions of visitors are expected.”
Mexico’s security plan for the World Cup “will oversee a security deployment of ‘just over 99,000 personnel’, according to the head of Mexico’s World Cup co-ordination centre, Roman Villalvazo Barrios. That figure includes 20,000 military personnel and 55,000 police officers, as well as members of private security companies, and involves around 2,500 military and civilian vehicles, 24 aircraft, anti-drone systems, and dogs trained to detect explosives and other substances.”
“Fifa president Gianni Infantino has said he feels ‘very reassured’ that Mexico can still successfully stage World Cup games.”
Let’s hope the World Cup games in Mexico are safe for all involved.
Source: Alejan98
by Allan Wall for Mexico News Report
Source: Mexico News Report
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