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2026-02-26 Caribbean-Latin America
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Officials say Mexican cartel bloodshed won't affect World Cup venues
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[AFRICANEWS] The violence that followed the killing of a cartel leader in Mexico is fueling fears that the bloodshed could hurt tourism ahead of the FIFA World Cup later this year.
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Guadalajara is slated to be one of Mexico's host cities for the competition.
It was one of many places in Mexico that was marked by violence over the past few days.
Jalisco, in western Mexico, was already facing scrutiny. The state has been plagued by some of the starkest examples of cartel violence in recent years, including the discovery of a cartel killing site at a ranch last March and a crisis of disappearances.
The state, with Guadalajara as its capital, is the central hub for the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, whose leader Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, or ''El Mencho,'' was killed Sunday in a capture attempt by the military.
The operation and waves of violence killed 70 people.
Cartel button men set fire to cars to block streets in states across the country, namely Jalisco, and fought with Mexican forces into Monday as the government said the conflict was under control.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has assured people that there's no risk for visitors coming to Mexico for the competition and that the violence will not affect World Cup festivities.
Guadalajara is set to host four World Cup matches, starting on June 11 with Korea facing the winner of the UEFA Play-offs path D.
ngel Eduardo De La Rosa was working at his store a few miles from a stadium slated to host FIFA World Cup games when police told him to shut up shop because cars and trucks were being burned by cartel members on Monday.
"Things could get ugly, so we closed up and went home to stay safe,'' he recalled.
De La Rosa is among a number of people wondering if Guadalajara's capacity to be a host city for the summer soccer competition even as the Mexican government vows that the summer event — hosted jointly by Mexico, the United States and Canada — won't be affected by recent violence.
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