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FIFA president Gianni Infantino said connected Thursday (February 26, 2026) helium spoke with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and that he has “full confidence” successful Mexico arsenic a big state for this year's World Cup shot tourney contempt convulsive incidents following the decease of a almighty cause lord that near astatine slightest 70 radical dead.
Last Sunday (February 22), the Mexican service killed Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes “El Mencho”, the person of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CNGJ) sparking respective days of violence. Cartel members burned cars and blocked roads successful astir a twelve Mexican states.
“I had an fantabulous speech earlier contiguous with Mexico President, Claudia Sheinbaum,” Infantino said. “I reiterated our afloat assurance successful the big state and look guardant to it staging each scheduled matches determination astatine what volition beryllium the astir inclusive and the top FIFA World Cup ever.”
Mexico is acceptable to big 13 World Cup matches, 4 of them successful the occidental metropolis of Guadalajara, successful the Jalisco state, the cardinal hub for the Jalisco cartel.
“I spoke by telephone with FIFA President Gianni Infantino; we proceed moving arsenic accustomed to successfully big the 2026 FIFA World Cup,” Mr. Sheinbaum posted connected X. “We reaffirm our assurance successful the country."
Mr. Sheinbaum has vowed this week determination was “no risk” for visitors, but connected Thursday (February 26) the World Cup diving lawsuit acceptable to beryllium held successful a Guadalajara suburb adjacent week was canceled implicit information concerns.
Earlier successful the week the Portuguese shot federation said it was “closely monitoring the delicate situation” up of a affable lucifer against Mexico's nationalist squad successful Mexico City.
Infantino said earlier this week successful Colombia that helium was convinced that "everything volition spell arsenic smoothly arsenic possible.” Besides the 4 World Cup matches, the occidental metropolis of Guadalajara is scheduled to big an planetary playoff successful precocious March. New Caledonia volition play Jamaica and the victor volition look Congo for a spot successful the tournament.
The president of the Jamaica Football Federation, Michael Ricketts, said this week that his enactment is intimately monitoring the concern successful Mexico up of the Reggae Boyz' scheduled planetary matches adjacent month.
