The ball of the 2026 World Cup continues to roll and now in the visit that the president of FIFA, Gianni Infantino, made to the president of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, at the Palacio National, the head of government of the Mexican country guaranteed that the start of the World Cup will be next June 11 at the Azteca Stadium.

The head of organized soccer in the world attended this official meeting with the Mexican president to discuss issues related to the organization of the 2026 World Cup, which for the first time will be held in three countries, Mexico, the United States, and Canada.

Within the framework of this event, the president of Mexico highlighted on her social networks that the Mexican nation will have the inauguration of the World Cup at the Azteca Stadium, obviously without having been informed so far of the apparent delay that exists in the remodeling works of what will surely be a three-time World Cup host, the Colossus of Santa Ursula.

“I appreciate the visit of Gianni Infantino, president of FIFA, to talk about the development of the World Cup. Mexico will live an extraordinary moment; it will be proud to host the inauguration at the Azteca Stadium on June 11. 2026,” she stated in her post.

Claudia Sheinbaum also mentioned that the cities of Mexico, Guadalajara and Monterrey, will have the opportunity to host 13 matches and that for that reason the necessary arrangements are being made to face the World Cup that they will share with the North Americans and Canadians.

Shared effort by Claudia Sheinbaum and Mexico for the World Cup

For the president of Mexico, next year's World Cup event is a priority issue on her political agenda and for that reason she has placed special emphasis on complying with FIFA's specifications in all matters of logistics, structure and sports competition, with the simple objective that fans live the best experience at the next World Cup 2026.

For that reason,He has held talks with the heads of government of Canada and the United States, where he once highlighted that: “It was a pleasure to talk again, Prime Minister. We are going to further strengthen the friendship between our countries, including the 2026 FIFA World Cup. I thank you for your recognition of the brave and generous work of more than 200 Mexican firefighters, who are supporting the Canadian people at this time,” the Mexican president acknowledged last July.

Priority issues

Among the priority issues that Gianni Infantino addressed this Thursday during his visit to President Claudia Sheinbaum at the National Palace were the renovation of air terminals, as well as the transportation network that will guarantee access and comfort for fans attending this universal event.

So little by little the World Cup is taking shape and the visit of the FIFA president also coincided with the appointment of several officials to the Organizing Committees of each of the three locations: Mexico City, Guadalajara, and Monterrey.