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Estadio Akron Certified as ‘Espacio Cardioprotegido’ Ahead of 2026 World Cup

Certification by Jalisco’s SAMU signals expanded on-site emergency care for World Cup dates.

Overview

  • The venue received official cardioprotected status from the state emergency medical system at a Friday ceremony in Guadalajara.
  • Amaury Vergara and Governor Pablo Lemus unveiled a commemorative plaque marking the stadium’s new safety designation.
  • Event details specified 19 defibrillators distributed throughout the facility plus two additional units on the team benches.
  • Authorities committed a network of municipal and state paramedics and a medicalized helicopter for the four World Cup matches and any repechaje games.
  • The move forms part of broader World Cup preparations, with the stadium to operate as Estadio Guadalajara, and follows a previously successful in-stadium cardiac response cited by Vergara.