Mexican Officials Rush to Keep Guadalajara as World Cup Host

The FIFA World Cup 2026 countdown clock at Paseo Alcalde in Guadalajara, Jalisco state, Mexico.

Photographer: Ulises Ruiz/AFP/Getty Images

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Mexican officials quickly moved to guarantee to FIFA that security was sufficient for Guadalajara to maintain its status as a World Cup host city this summer after the killing of Mexico’s most powerful drug cartel leader triggered city-wide unrest.