Mexico: The 2026 World Cup's best host?
Key takeaways
- Mexico has fully embraced its role as a World Cup host.
- Images from these cities have quickly spead across social media, showing fans of many nations celebrating with local fans.
- Along the narrow streets of Monterrey's nightlife district, older ladies dance salsa, arm-in-arm with sandal-wearing Dutch fans while loud reggae music blasts from the speakers of bars and restaurants.
Why this matters: an international story with cross-border implications worth tracking.
Mexico has fully embraced its role as a World Cup host. Many visitors rave about the atmosphere and wish there were more knockout-stage matches in Mexico as opposed to the United States.
https://p.dw.com/p/5GSc SMexico fans throw others in the air as supporters from everywhere are welcomed Image: Luis Cortes/REUTERSAdvertisement Mexico City, Guadalajara, and Monterrey are the three Mexican host cities for this mega-World Cup – hosted jointly with the United States and Canada. Images from these cities have quickly spead across social media, showing fans of many nations celebrating with local fans.
Along the narrow streets of Monterrey's nightlife district, older ladies dance salsa, arm-in-arm with sandal-wearing Dutch fans while loud reggae music blasts from the speakers of bars and restaurants. Other locals jump in circles with World Cup tourists, taking turns waving Moroccan and Mexican flags. Mexican fans are cheering on supporters of other teams, even tossing them into the air before catching them as a group. There is one particularly strong image that depicts fans consoling South Korean supporters after a 1–0 loss before treating them to tequila shots.