Mexico’s World Cup joy muted in regions gripped by cartel violence
Residents in cartel-hit areas are watching matches indoors as violence keeps streets empty and fear persists despite a reported drop in homicides.
- Many parts of Mexico celebrate the World Cup outdoors, but regions affected by cartel violence mainly observe it indoors due to fear and daily shootings.
- In Sinaloa and Poza Rica, cartel violence has limited public celebrations, with residents preferring to stay home or in small groups for safety.
- Mexican authorities deployed over 100,000 security forces to support the World Cup, and official figures show homicide rates have dropped to their lowest in a decade, though violence and fear persist in some areas.
- Despite risks, some cities like Uruapan have seen residents gather to celebrate, although widespread fear and exhaustion from violence remain across the country.
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Hundreds of thousands of Mexicans and euphoric tourists have crowded squares, streets and amateur areas of the three cities hosting the World Cup in the country—Mexico City, Guadalajara and Monterrey—since the championship began on June 11.But there are areas in the country where daily concerns weigh much more than the passion for football or the joy of the Mexican team's rapid ranking in the first phase of the round.They are towns where the sho…
In some Mexican regions, endemic violence dampens World Cup excitement
Much of Mexico has been celebrating the World Cup with joyful outdoor gatherings, filling streets, plazas and fan zones in the country's three host cities — Mexico City, Guadalajara and Monterrey — since the tournament kickoff on June 11. But in parts of the country plagued by cartel violence, the event is experienced differently: with fear.
There are places of high activity in Mexico where the World Cup is lived in another way: with fear. Hundreds of thousands of Mexicans and euphoric tourists have crowded squares, streets and amateur areas of the three cities home to the World Cup in the country — Mexico City, Guadalajara and Monterrey— since the championship began on June 11. But there are areas of the country where daily worries weigh much more than the passion for football or t…
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Mexico's World Cup joy muted in regions gripped by cartel violence
Much of Mexico is celebrating the World Cup with joyous outdoor gatherings large and small — but in parts of the country plagued by cartel violence, the tournament is experienced differently: with fear.
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