The 2026 World Cup begins in Mexico City on June 11 with Mexico playing South Africa at Estadio Azteca. Fans and rights groups have raised safety concerns across Mexico, where violence incidents and frequent protests have increased worry for visitors. A mass shooting in Puebla killed 10 people and intensified security fears. In Tehuitzingo, an armed attack killed six men, three women, and a minor, prompting an investigation by the state Attorney General’s Office. The shooting followed a prior incident at Teotihuacan where a gunman killed a Canadian tourist and injured 13 others. President Claudia Sheinbaum pledged expanded security, including deployment of 100,000 personnel, and a US Homeland Security visit is planned.
"The World Cup 2026 opens in Mexico City on June 11, with the home team taking on South Africa at the Estadio Azteca. But football fans are wary of recent incidents of violence and frequent protests in tournament host cities across Mexico. A mass shooting that killed 10 people in the Mexican state of Puebla on Sunday has exacerbated security fears previously raised by human rights bodies and international fans travelling to North America for the tournament."
"Six men, three women and a minor were victims of an armed attack at a residence in Tehuitzingo, 200 kilometres from Mexico City, where the tournament opener is scheduled in just over three weeks. The state Attorney General's Office announced it had opened an investigation into the shooting. Prior to the attack, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum pledged to bolster security, including the deployment of 100,000 security personnel involving National Guard troops, police officers and employees of private security firms."
"The shooting comes less than a month after a gunman killed a Canadian tourist and injured 13 others at Teotihuacan, a popular tourist and archaeological site outside Mexico City. The US Department of Homeland Security Secretary, Markwayne Mullin, is due to visit Mexico this week, President Sheinbaum said on Monday but did not specify why."
"In April, Human Rights Watch emphasised ahead of the World Cup that Mexico remains one of the most dangerous countries in the world for the media. It also highlighted that FIFA had not addressed direct risks to journalists working in M"
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