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In the months leading up to the World Cup, much of the international conversation about Mexico focused on what might go wrong. Even now, with the tournament well underway, questions about security, governance and Mexico’s ability to host the event continue to surface in political rhetoric and media coverage. The storyline has become familiar. And honestly? Exhausting. U.S. television networks have aired images of cartel violence, armed security forces, and crime scenes while discussing the tournament. Travel advisories and news segments have warned fans about security concerns. Commentators have questioned whether visitors would feel safe attending matches, while politicians have pointed to organized crime as evidence that Mexico is still unprepared to host one of the world’s largest sporting events. Just two weeks before kickoff, Fox News published an article warning that travel routes connected to the World Cup could carry risks related to crime and kidnapping, citing State Depa...

For the second consecutive month, international tourism to Mexico slowed in May, with the decline in international air travel impacting the valuation of Mexican airlines. The flow of international tourists to Mexico contracted in a month which air travel to and from abroad showed reductions of up to 10%. Aeroméxico has fallen 23.2% on Mexico’s BMV and is down 19.7% on the New York Stock Exchange. (Kevin Ramos / Unsplash) Hit especially hard in May were airport operators such as Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste (ASUR), which manages the Cancún terminal, and airlines such as Viva Aerobus, whose traffic plummeted 20.1%,  A review conducted by the newspaper El Financiero found that the three airport groups listed on the Mexican Stock Exchange (BMV) had an average drop of 7% in international passenger traffic through May. This represents the most pronounced drop since the COVID epidemic. ASUR reported a 10% year-on-year decrease in international passenger traffic at its Mexican te...

Luis Romo’s opportunistic goal and a wonder save by goalie Raúl Rangel were all Mexico needed to edge South Korea 1-0 on Thursday night, becoming the first team to advance to the knockout stage of the World Cup. In front of a raucous crowd at Guadalajara Stadium, El Tri survived late pressure from the South Koreans thanks to Rangel, whose quick reflexes in minute 88 prompted the BBC to ask the question: “How did he keep this out?” ¡TALAAA! ¡ATAJADÓN! ¡UN HÉROEEEE! 😱😱😱 Doble atajada de Tala Rangel. ¡Salva a México del gol! ¡Estás locoooo! #ElMundialEsNuestro y la magia de la Copa Mundial de la FIFA 2026 se vive por @televisa a y @vix 🇲🇽🏆 pic.twitter.com/iY9H6PlRQM — TUDN MEX (@TUDNMEX) June 19, 2026 El Tri now has 6 points in Group A, South Korea sits in second with 3 points, while Czechia (also known as the Czech Republic) and South Africa look up from the bottom with 1 point each. The gritty win ensures that Mexico’s route to the quarterfinals goes through Estadio Az...

Mexican authorities brought down a drone near South Korea’s training field in metropolitan Guadalajara on Tuesday, two days before Thursday night’s important Group A clash between Mexico and the “Taegeuk Warriors.” Military forces used specialized equipment to detect and then “neutralize” an “unregistered drone” near the Koreans’ Tuesday workout at the training complex of CD Guadalajara (aka Chivas), a Mexican federal agent said, according to the Associated Press. “bit of controversy a drone appeared above the training session they did immediately notify the authorities fifa said they’re investigating but that didn’t seem to affect the south koreans today as usual they look in good spirits lot of laughing a lot of cheering as you can see” pic.twitter.com/6QKi4cBtEO — ⚽️©౨ৎ🏆 (@librarygreenie) June 18, 2026 The drone was spotted by South Korea staff and brought to a controlled landing outside the complex in the Verde Valle neighborhood of metropolitan Guadalajara. It wa...

Everyone knows Mexico shares a long land border with the United States. But how much do you know about this dividing line and the vibrant, complex regions on either side of it? To enhance your knowledge of the Mexico-U.S. border, here’s a quick crash course in 10 numbers. 3,145  This is the length in kilometers of the Mexico-U.S. border. The border runs from the Pacific coast in the Tijuana-San Diego area to the Gulf of Mexico at the mouth of the Rio Grande near Matamoros, Tamaulipas, and Brownsville, Texas. The length of the border in miles is 1,954. 10 This is the ranking of the Mexico-U.S. border in the list of the longest international land borders in the world . The longest land border between two countries is that between the United States and Canada , measuring 8,891 kilometers. Ten is also the number of states on the Mexico-U.S. border. Six of those states are in Mexico: Baja California, Sonora, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León and Tamaulipas. The other four are i...

An area of ​​atmospheric instability in the Gulf of Mexico has prompted alerts from weather authorities in both Mexico and the United States, due to its potential development into a hurricane.  Although the system still has a low to moderate probability of becoming a hurricane, it is already generating significant rainfall in several parts of Mexico.  The heavy rains in Monterrey have forced city workers to remove accumulations of mud, debris and garbage. (Gabriela Pérez Montiel / Cuartoscuro.com) According to the National Meteorological Service (SMN) of the National Water Commission (Conagua), the combination of this area of ​​instability and an unseasonal frontal system, low-pressure troughs, and tropical wave No.7, is causing heavy to torrential rains in northern and eastern Mexico.  In particular, intense to torrential rainfall is forecast for areas of Coahuila, Nuevo León,  and Tamaulipas , with the potential for flooding, landslides, rising river and stream levels, and sev...