At a time when the CDMX government is making superhuman efforts with 13,000 workers working in two shifts to complete the remodeling of the Metro stations, a UNAM study revealed that Mexicans feel more concern than enthusiasm for the 2026 World Cup.

According to a survey carried out by the UNAM Institute of Geography in collaboration with the Department of Geography of the University of the Balearic Islands of Spain, it was established that the World Cup in the three venues, Mexico City, Guadalajara and Monterrey, is generating more anguish than joy, especially due to the economic situation that the Aztec nation is going through.

The study, applied to 460 residents of the three cities that will have the honor of hosting the World Cup, established that the main concerns are the possible increase in vehicular traffic (which Clara Brugada's government is making efforts to reduce by suspending classes and working from home for bureaucrats).

All of this because it will generate many complications with daily mobility in a metropolis like CDMX, which is being suffocated by social demands, marches for different causes, in the face of an indifference from the levels of government that has generated very high discontent one week before the World Cup begins.

This will also cause an eventual displacement of different urban areas that will cause a greater flow of people in the first square of Mexico City and the areas surrounding the Mexico City stadium (Azteca).

The trial also reflected a marked distrust towards the institutions in charge of organizing and managing the event, which generated a host of concerns among participants due to the lack of transparency in the use of public resources, the limited control of corruption, the government's capacity to guarantee security and the perception that the benefits will favor the private sector more than the local population.

Even the researcher at the Institute of Geography, Ilia Alvarado Sizzo, pointed out that the World Cup encompasses one of the most relevant phenomena on the planet due to its capacity to mobilize millions of people and generate economic, urban and social transformations in the host cities. Likewise, he recalled that soccer has nearly four billion followers in the world.

The majority of those surveyed recognized that the World Cup event will bring economic benefits and job opportunities and also considered that these gains will be distributed unequally.

One of the most relevant findings of the study was the low level of enthusiasm regarding the tournament's ability to strengthen social cohesion. Approximately half of the participants considered that the World Cup will not contribute to society feeling more united.