Mexico
Conmebol backs Infantino as it pushes for 64-team 2030 World Cup, Mexico breaks Concacaf ranks
August 7 – South America and Mexico, splitting the Concacaf region, have backed FIFA president Gianni Infantino to continue in post, despite his attempt to sell off the World Cup commercial and organisational rights to a private equity business backed by Thrive Capital, led by by the brother of Jared Kushner, US president Donald Trump’s […]
Co-hosts Mexico will face South Africa as the FIFA World Cup gets underway
June 11 – Co-hosts Mexico will face South Africa to kick off the 2026 FIFA World Cup following controversy surrounding the tournament, which will be the biggest in history. Preparations for the competition are hampered by many problems – the possibility of a stadium strike, doubtful Iranian participation, skyrocketing ticket prices and the absence of […]
Mexico, their fans, communities and gold cups put Trump’s agenda on ice
By Nick Webster at Sofi Stadium June 14-Konvoi Cars are not signed around the Sofi Stadium like a nasar bird telling the story before kick-off and even arrived. Immigration and Customs Agents (ICE) have a vision of changing the opening of the Concacaf 2025 gold cup to something that resembles a particular European country in […]