FIFA has ‘full confidence’ in Mexico as host of CupAP, MEXICO CITYFIFA president Gianni Infantino on Thursday said that he spoke with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and that he has “full confidence” in Mexico as a host country for this year’s FIFA World Cup, despite violent incidents following the death of a drug lord that left at least 70 people dead. “I had an excellent conversation earlier today with Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum,” Infantino said. Photo: ReutersMexico is set to host 13 World Cup matches, four of them in the western city of Guadalajara, in Jalisco State, the central hub for the Jalisco cartel. “I spoke by phone with FIFA president Gianni Infantino; we continue working as usual to successfully host the 2026 FIFA World Cup,” Sheinbaum wrote on X. New Caledonia are to play Jamaica and the winners face the Democratic Republic of the Congo for a spot in the World Cup.

Source: Taipei Times February 27, 2026 17:14 UTC