"The International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) and any companies it designates will not pay any taxes during the 2026 World Cup matches to be held in Mexico City, Monterrey, and Guadalajara. This is stipulated in Mexico's 2026 Federal Revenue Law. One of its transitional articles states that companies participating in the organization, development, and execution of activities related to next year's World Cup, which Mexico is co-hosting with the United States and Canada, are exempt from paying taxes."
"Of the three countries, only Mexico has granted FIFA a full, nationwide exemption. The tax agreements reached by the United States and Canada are not comprehensive and are implemented at the national, state, and local levels. It was an agreement signed with FIFA in 2015, during [Enrique] Pena Nieto's administration, President Claudia Sheinbaum said a few days ago during her daily press conference."
Mexico's 2026 Federal Revenue Law exempts FIFA and any companies it designates from paying taxes during World Cup matches in Mexico City, Monterrey, and Guadalajara. A transitional article specifies that companies involved in organizing, developing, and executing World Cup activities are tax-exempt. Only Mexico granted a full nationwide exemption; the United States and Canada reached noncomprehensive agreements applied at national, state, and local levels. The exemption traces to a 2015 agreement with FIFA during Enrique Peña Nieto's administration, and some terms were later modified while the contract remained legally enshrined. The tournament will take place in June 2026, with 78 matches in the U.S., 13 in Canada, and 13 in Mexico.
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