Fears Anti-Monuments Could be Removed in Mexico City Before World Cup
CDMX’s Head of Government as said that she respects the memorials, but has also warned that she can move them, stoking fears.
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Mexico City Public Works for 2026 World Cup Contradicts Needs of the Majority
Mexico negotiated a complete tax exemption for FIFA during Enrique Peña Nieto’s presidency (unlike agreements reached by Canada & the US) and a substantial commitment of public investment.
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Mexican Farmers Will Stop World Cup
Campesinos, who shut down border crossings and major highways twice last year and face ruin due to the dumping of US crops, believe the government is sacrificing Mexican agriculture in order to secure a USMCA deal.
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CDMX Neighbourhood Organizations Call for World Cup Boycott After US Attack on Venezuela
Hyper-charged gentrification, dispossession and social cleansing are intensifying neighbourhood resistance near Azteca Stadium, the opening venue for the FIFA sporting event.
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Tlalpan & Coyoacán Residents Call for Action Plan Against 2026 World Cup Effects
Dubious claims of a “Social World Cup” notwithstanding, Mexico City residents say the upcoming World Cup must be met by a Plan which organizes popular defense of the territory.
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FIFA, Flush with Government Subsidies, Will Distribute Only 5% of 2026 World Cup Profits
The international criminal consortium FIFA, which debased itself even further by awarding genocide manager Donald Trump a “peace prize”, is expected to make upwards of $11 to $14 billion from the trinational spectacle, whose matches are priced beyond the means of most Mexicans.
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An Exclusionary & Elitist World Cup
The World Cup is a business and does not benefit the working class in any way. On the contrary, resources are lost to football stadiums that should be used for education and health.
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Mexico City Citizens Ask President Sheinbaum to Expropriate Water Well Granted to Televisa
Residents of Santa Ursula Coapa protested at Estadio Azteca against 2026 World Cup construction work & the privatized well which threatens public access to water.
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People’s Mañanera November 10
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum’s daily press conference, with comments on FIFA’s 2026 World Cup.
