Overview

• Governor Samuel García formally presented the state-led 'Ponte Nuevo, Ponte Mundial' campaign and set a public countdown—about 200 days to repechaje tests and 300 days to Nuevo León’s first World Cup match—while calling on businesses, municipalities, universities, churches and citizens to participate.
• The initiative centers on specific work pillars including mobility, security, environment, air and water quality, urban image, early childhood, health and wellbeing, with projects such as park renovations and the construction of 300 school sports courts.
• García stated that FIFA will award Nuevo León two additional repechaje matches and described those as official World Cup games; that assertion is reported as the governor’s claim and has not been independently confirmed by FIFA in the coverage.
• Organizers intend to use the March repechaje window as operational tests of stadium readiness, security and urban mobility—a process earlier reporting linked to sites including Estadio BBVA in Monterrey and Estadio Akron in Guadalajara for March 23–31.
• Officials framed the campaign as both an immediate push for event readiness and a multi-decade legacy effort aimed at capturing economic benefits from the 2026 tournament and locking in improvements through 2050.