Mexico, one of the co-hosts of the 2026 World Cup alongside the United States and Canada, is preparing for a historic opening at the iconic Azteca Stadium. This venue will make history by hosting the opening matches of three World Cups, having previously done so in 1970 and 1986. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum recently shared updates on the preparations and revealed a heartwarming gesture for a young football fan.

Historic Preparations for the 2026 World Cup

The federal government has invested 9 billion pesos (approximately $489 million) in the renovation of Mexico City Airport to ensure seamless experiences for visitors and teams. President Sheinbaum emphasized the global significance of the event, saying,

“π‘»π’‰π’Šπ’” π’•π’Šπ’Žπ’†, π’˜π’† π’˜π’Šπ’π’ 𝒏𝒐𝒕 π’π’π’π’š 𝒉𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒔𝒐𝒄𝒄𝒆𝒓 π’•π’π’–π’“π’π’‚π’Žπ’†π’π’•, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 π’˜π’† π’˜π’Šπ’π’ 𝒂𝒍𝒔𝒐 π’”π’‰π’π’˜π’„π’‚π’”π’† 𝒐𝒖𝒓 π’„π’‚π’‘π’‚π’ƒπ’Šπ’π’Šπ’•π’Šπ’†π’” 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’˜π’π’“π’π’…. 𝑰𝒕 π’˜π’Šπ’π’ 𝒃𝒆 𝒂 π’„π’†π’π’†π’ƒπ’“π’‚π’•π’Šπ’π’ 𝒐𝒇 π‘΄π’†π’™π’Šπ’„π’’𝒔 𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍 π’“π’Šπ’„π’‰π’π’†π’”π’” 𝒂𝒏𝒅 π’‰π’Šπ’”π’•π’π’“π’Šπ’„ π’π’†π’ˆπ’‚π’„π’š.”

The grand opening of the tournament will be held at the Azteca Stadium on June 11, 2026. The President has decided to give her personal ticket to a female football fan who cannot afford to attend, making this ticket number 00001 symbolic and prestigious. She stated,

“𝑰 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 π’…π’†π’„π’Šπ’…π’†π’… 𝒕𝒐 π’ˆπ’Šπ’—π’† π’Žπ’š π’•π’Šπ’„π’Œπ’†π’• 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’π’‘π’†π’π’Šπ’π’ˆ π’„π’†π’“π’†π’Žπ’π’π’š 𝒕𝒐 𝒂 π’ˆπ’Šπ’“π’ π’˜π’‰π’ π’Žπ’‚π’š 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’π’‘π’‘π’π’“π’•π’–π’π’Šπ’•π’š 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒐𝒕𝒃𝒂𝒍𝒍.”

Excitement and Projects Across Mexico

FIFA President Gianni Infantino visited Mexico last August to review World Cup preparations. Claudia Sheinbaum also announced that she will not use her ticket and that it will be given to a deserving young fan who dreams of witnessing the opening ceremony live. Renovations at the Azteca Stadium are ongoing, ensuring the venue is ready to host its third World Cup opening match in history.

Sheinbaum also highlighted plans for projects in Monterrey and Guadalajara to support the tournament, adding,

“𝑾𝒆 𝒂𝒓𝒆 π’‘π’“π’†π’‘π’‚π’“π’Šπ’π’ˆ 𝒕𝒐 π’˜π’†π’π’„π’π’Žπ’† 5.5 π’Žπ’Šπ’π’π’Šπ’π’ 𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒔 𝒂𝒄𝒓𝒐𝒔𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒆𝒆 π’„π’Šπ’•π’Šπ’†π’” π’Šπ’ π‘΄π’†π’™π’Šπ’„π’. 𝑰𝒕 π’˜π’Šπ’π’ 𝒃𝒆 𝒂 π’—π’†π’“π’š π’”π’‘π’†π’„π’Šπ’‚π’ π’Žπ’π’Žπ’†π’π’•, π’˜π’Šπ’•π’‰ π’”π’Šπ’ˆπ’π’Šπ’‡π’Šπ’„π’‚π’π’• π’†π’„π’π’π’π’Žπ’Šπ’„ π’Šπ’Žπ’‘π’‚π’„π’•, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 π’˜π’† π’˜π’Šπ’π’ 𝒃𝒆 π’‡π’–π’π’π’š π’“π’†π’‚π’…π’š π’Šπ’ 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’„π’π’Žπ’Šπ’π’ˆ π’Žπ’π’π’•π’‰π’”.”

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