On Wednesday, June 10, 2026, Mexico City\u2019s president, Claudia Sheinbaum, addressed uncertainty surrounding the FIFA Fan Fest planned for the Z\u00f3calo during the 2026 World Cup opening. The event\u2019s fate remains unclear due to the ongoing presence of teachers from the Coordinadora Nacional de Trabajadores de la Educaci\u00f3n (CNTE), who have been protesting in the area.<\/p>\n
During her morning press conference, Sheinbaum was asked where she would watch the Mexico vs. South Africa match. She responded that if the Fan Fest cannot take place in the Z\u00f3calo on the day of the inauguration, the city government has prepared 18 alternative venues across Mexico City.<\/p>\n
Sheinbaum explained: \u201cIf for some reason it can\u2019t happen on the day of the inauguration in the Z\u00f3calo, there are 18 venues that were planned well in advance by the Mexico City Government.\u201d She also mentioned the possibility of setting up a screen at the National Palace so she and reporters could watch the game there.<\/p>\n
Later on Wednesday, June 10, the government plans to announce whether the Z\u00f3calo will be accessible for the event. Regardless of the decision, the 18 other locations remain ready to host fans.<\/p>\n
Last week, Clara Brugada, Mexico City\u2019s head of government, said she intended to watch the opening match at the Z\u00f3calo alongside Sheinbaum. Both leaders had donated their tickets to a pull-up contest, highlighting their commitment to public engagement.<\/p>\n
This situation underscores the challenges of organizing large-scale public events amid social movements, but the city\u2019s preparation of multiple venues reflects a flexible approach to ensuring fans can still celebrate the World Cup together. The cableb\u00fas and telef\u00e9rico projects, part of Mexico City\u2019s broader efforts to improve urban mobility and access, also contribute to making these events more inclusive and accessible for all residents and visitors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
On Wednesday, June 10, 2026, Mexico City\u2019s president, Claudia Sheinbaum, addressed uncertainty surrounding the FIFA Fan Fest planned for the Z\u00f3calo during the 2026 World Cup opening. The event\u2019s fate remains unclear due to the ongoing presence of teachers from the Coordinadora Nacional de Trabajadores de la Educaci\u00f3n (CNTE), who have been protesting in the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":995,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-996","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\/996","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=996"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/topnews.mx\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/996\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topnews.mx\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/995"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/topnews.mx\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=996"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topnews.mx\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=996"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topnews.mx\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=996"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}