Overview
- President Claudia Sheinbaum will hold a special 8:00 a.m. edition of her morning press conference at the Los Pinos park to present Mexico’s official World Cup activities.
- She said the secretary of finance could join Monday or speak soon after to detail the fiscal and legal arrangements tied to the tournament.
- Tax exemptions associated with the event stem from an agreement signed with FIFA in 2015 under Enrique Peña Nieto, and the current administration adjusted some clauses while keeping the contract in force.
- Mexico remains a co-host with the United States and Canada, with Guadalajara, Monterrey and Mexico City as host cities and 13 matches slated in Mexico according to prior allocations.
- Media reports cite an opening match on June 11 at Estadio Azteca and a July 19 final in New York, while the expanded tournament features 48 teams, 12 groups and 104 total matches.