The head of Government of Mexico City, Clara Brugada, assured this Wednesday that the celebration of the 2026 World Cup, whose opening match will be this Thursday, is "guaranteed" because the Mexican capital has "all the security conditions", despite the planned protests.

"It is also very important to reiterate that the celebration of the World Cup is guaranteed. The city has all the logistical, mobility and security conditions for its development," said the governor during a press conference.

"It has been prepared for a long time and everything is ready. So there are guarantees for the development of the World Cup," he added.

Brugada affirmed that his Government respects the right to free demonstration, but insisted that all protests must take place “in peace.”

On the opening day of the World Cup, several demonstrations are planned near the Mexico City Stadium, the World Cup venue for the opening of the tournament.

Given this panorama, there is concern that they will lead to violent acts similar to those of previous days carried out by teachers from the National Coordinator of Education Workers (CNTE), who will also mobilize at the start of the sporting event.

The head of Government asked “that no one confuse freedom with violence.”

"No one tries to impose a cause through aggression. We will guarantee the right to free expression. We will protect the right to work, mobility, public space and also the right of millions of people to enjoy a great popular festival like the World Cup," he stressed.

Brugada explained that there will be a special security device to guarantee logistics, but noted that the police will not be "armed" and that the country's capital is a city of "rights and freedoms."

"We have the obligation to protect the right to free expression and peaceful demonstration and also at the same time defend the right of millions of people to mobility, to work, to public space, to generating income for their families. We also undoubtedly defend the right of the population to enjoy the World Cup," he stressed.

In this sense, the Secretary of Government of Mexico City, César Cravioto, reminded the relatives of missing people who have planned to gather at the World Cup stadium since the day before that "they will not be able to go beyond the last mile", where the security circle is located around the field.

"We are a little more than 24 hours away from the start of the World Cup and we have to protect the area. So they know and are aware that they cannot cross this perimeter of the last mile," the official warned.

The opening match of the World Cup will be on June 11 and will face the teams of Mexico and South Africa in the legendary Azteca Stadium. EFE