MEXICO.- The government of Mexico This Tuesday, he presented a program of sports and cultural activities heading to the World Cup 2026which includes the broadcast of the tournament in the country’s public squares.
Mexico will host the World Cup along with USA and Canadafrom June 11 to July 19. In total, 13 matches of the competition will be held in this country, in Mexico City, Monterrey (north) and Guadalajara (west).
“Our goal is to bring football to the entire national territory: for the balls to roll beyond the fields and become World Cups, tournaments and even cascaritas (informal street matches) in the communities,” he said at a press conference. Gabriela Cuevascoordinator of the Mexican government for the World Cup.
The government will broadcast the matches for free and plans various cultural and tourist activities throughout the country, the official explained.
In addition, soccer tournaments will be held in schools on the occasion of this festival.
The authorities will develop an application that will allow visitors to tour the country with various tourist, cultural and gastronomic routes.
Traditional cooking events will also be held and work is being done to improve several museums and archaeological areas to welcome visitors.
The president of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaumsaid that his government seeks to ensure that the 2026 World Cup leaves a sporting “legacy” in the country.
“What legacy can it leave? The importance of playing sports, that there are fields in different parts of the country, that there are permanent soccer tournaments for boys and girls,” he said during the same press conference.
Bolivia suffers confidence blow
Bolivia, which still has a chance in the playoffs to qualify for the 2026 World Cup, had its confidence hit after being beaten 3-0 in a friendly match against Japan played this Tuesday in Tokyo.
Crystal Palace striker, Daichi Kamada, opened the scoring in the 5th minute of the match and in the final stretch of the match the hosts sealed it with two goals scored by players who came off the bench, Shuto Machino (72) and Keito Nakamura (78).
The victory could have been even greater, but Bolivian goalkeeper Guillermo Viscarra had an outstanding performance and prevented the Asians from increasing their score.
