{"id":2052,"date":"2026-06-24T15:50:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T15:50:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topnews.mx\/index.php\/2026\/06\/24\/merlin-the-ducks-family-chooses-televisa-over-salinas-pliego-for-mexico-vs-czech-republic-match\/"},"modified":"2026-06-24T21:50:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T21:50:14","slug":"merlin-the-ducks-family-chooses-televisa-over-salinas-pliego-for-mexico-vs-czech-republic-match","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topnews.mx\/index.php\/2026\/06\/24\/merlin-the-ducks-family-chooses-televisa-over-salinas-pliego-for-mexico-vs-czech-republic-match\/","title":{"rendered":"Merl\u00edn the Duck\u2019s Family Chooses Televisa Over Salinas Pliego for Mexico vs. Czech Republic Match"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Despite Ricardo Salinas Pliego\u2019s announcement that he would take Merl\u00edn the Duck\u2019s family to the Mexico vs. Czech Republic game, the mascot\u2019s owner confirmed that Televisa will be the one accompanying them to the match.  <\/p>\n<p>Karla Ivette G\u00f3mez, Merl\u00edn\u2019s owner, told R\u00c9CORD that they will attend the game with Televisa, not TV Azteca, contradicting earlier claims by Salinas Pliego on social media platform X. She did not provide specific reasons for the decision but was clear: \u201cWe\u2019re going with Televisa.\u201d  <\/p>\n<p>This match, held on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, is significant as the Mexican national team aims for a historic third consecutive win. Prior to this, rumors circulated that FIFA protocols might prevent Merl\u00edn from entering the Estadio Ciudad de M\u00e9xico, but Karla dismissed those claims, stating, \u201cOf course not\u2014there\u2019s no impediment. The company taking us is Televisa.\u201d  <\/p>\n<p>When asked about Salinas Pliego\u2019s involvement, she reiterated, \u201cNo, it\u2019s going to be Televisa taking us to the World Cup on Wednesday.\u201d  <\/p>\n<p>This situation highlights the ongoing media rivalry in Mexico\u2019s sports broadcasting landscape, with Televisa securing a unique cultural icon like Merl\u00edn for this important event. For fans and migrants following the World Cup from abroad, it\u2019s a reminder of how media and sports intersect in shaping national pride and community experiences.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-x\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/emeequis\/status\/2069886275910336699\"><\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Despite Ricardo Salinas Pliego\u2019s announcement that he would take Merl\u00edn the Duck\u2019s family to the Mexico vs. Czech Republic game, the mascot\u2019s owner confirmed that Televisa will be the one accompanying them to the match. Karla Ivette G\u00f3mez, Merl\u00edn\u2019s owner, told R\u00c9CORD that they will attend the game with Televisa, not TV Azteca, contradicting earlier [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2051,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2052","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nacional"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/topnews.mx\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2052","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/topnews.mx\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/topnews.mx\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topnews.mx\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topnews.mx\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2052"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/topnews.mx\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2052\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2053,"href":"https:\/\/topnews.mx\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2052\/revisions\/2053"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topnews.mx\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2051"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/topnews.mx\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2052"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topnews.mx\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2052"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topnews.mx\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2052"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}