CDMX has points to refine to host a World Cup: FIFA

The culture and history of Mexico City are put in the front row as a dialogue before the ears of FIFA, Concacaf, US and Canada Soccer, to seduce with the proposal that the Azteca Stadium can host for the third time a The World Cup as it did in 1970 and 1986. However, the intangible values ​​of the city must also be in harmony with the infrastructure capacity of the enclosure and urban mobility.

“Mexico City is used to doing big events, there is an important infrastructure and there are some points that must be fine-tuned. This morning (Thursday) Dr. Claudia Sheinbaum confirmed her support to organize the 2026 World Cup, “said Colin Smith, Director of FIFA Division and Events.

A contingent of decision makers from the public and private sectors of our country filled the city and Azteca with compliments, among them, Emilio Azcárraga Jean, president of the Board of Directors of Televisa; Yon de Luisa, president of the FMF; the honorary president of the CDMX Mixed Fund for Tourism Promotion, Gabriela Cámara; the secretaries of Culture, Mobility and Education, Science, Technology and Innovation of the CDMX, Vannesa Bohórquez, Andrés Lajous and Rosaura Ruiz and the general director of Indeporte, Javier Hidalgo, among others.

“I want to offer you the first game here in Mexico City at Azteca. I am sure that it will also be in the city, if you allow us, the 2026 FIFA Annual Congress (…) Welcome to the city of football, I dare say it, to the most sporting city, to the cultural capital from America. (…) The 2020-2026 FIFA World Championship; it represents tourism, jobs, and economic benefits ”, Sheinbaum highlighted.

It is important that CDMX has economic and infrastructure capacity. Only in the 2018 World Cup in Russia more than 1.5 million visitors from 154 countries arrived. FIFA sets standards for stadiums, hotels, traffic, communications and power grids. 70% of the application process demands to have an installed infrastructure or to demonstrate plans and commitments to guarantee that the criteria are met.

Regarding the cost of preparations, in background, South Africa 2010 spent around $ 4 billion, Brazil 2014 was around $ 15 billion, Russia spent more than $ 14 billion on infrastructure beyond the stadiums and Qatar 2022 has said that has allocated 220,000 million.

“It is true, the World Cup should be a party for everyone, it is something fraternal, that everyone should enjoy. It is a great celebration and it is essential to guarantee the safety of all those involved, that is coordinated with the government authorities, “said the FIFA representative, during the inspection of the Azteca stadium.

Azteca Stadium as the inaugural venue of the World Cup:

  • 1970 Mexico vs the USSR (0-0).
  • 1986 Italy vs Bulgaria (1-1).
  • 2026: Mexico City is a candidate to host the World Cup.

For the first time in history, tripartite headquarters: United States, Canada and Mexico.

Other countries that have held the World Cup twice:

  • Italy in 1934 and 1990.
  • France 1938 and 1998.
  • Brazil 1950 and 2014.
  • Germany 1974 and 2006.

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