What could Mexico cartel violence mean for World Cup? |25 February 2026

What could Mexico cartel violence mean for World Cup?

Mexico's co-hosting of this summer's Fifa World Cup could be compromised by the eruption in drug cartel violence which began on Sunday, experts have told BBC Sport.

The Jalisco New Generation (CJNG) drug cartel – one of the country's most powerful and feared criminal organisations – has engaged in gun shootouts with the Mexican military, blocked roads and burned vehicles in response to the killing of its leader Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, better known as 'El Mencho', in an army operation.

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