FIFA gave Mexico a good evaluation of its functionality as one of the three venues for the 2026 World Cup and assured that the nation had responded to the demands of a global event as the game approached its final stretch. According to Rodrigo Martnez-Celis, executive director of the organization's security and legal protection in the country, the organization was able to resolve previous issues regarding the country's capacity to host the competition.

The official from the FIFA offices in Mexico City stated that one of the key goals was for the worldwide conversation to concentrate on the championship's sporting development rather than potential security issues. That goal, in his opinion, was realized.

According to EFE," the narrative that we could have found that Mexico was hardly prepared to organize an event as we organized it is that Mexico was prepared to manage it and that is the image that the earth receives. "

According to Martnez-Celis, FIFA believes that the most crucial aspect of the procedure is that the tournament's global audience remained focused on soccer.

The fact that the world is currently talking about how well the games were played in Mexico is the best sign for us. People talking about sports is what we accomplished, he continued, and I believe that is the best sign of our success.

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The person in charge of surveillance and civil protection praised the organization's concerted efforts with the national security case, stating that the authorities ' actions provided confirmation that Mexico had the necessary planning for the championship. He also stated that the World Cup's firm was viewed as a matter of pride and national security for the nation.

Mexico's participation in the World Cup was a matter of national pride and stability. And that's how we collaborated with them, he said.

He even made mention of the first game that took place at the former Azteca Stadium, Mexico City Stadium. He claimed that the match presented an extra challenge because of the capital's freedom and the extensive presentations that occurred at the time, but that the tournament's development had been satisfactory.

Martnez-Celis acknowledged in his evaluation that an incident that needed to be looked into when the World Cup was over: the dying of five people during the festivities involving the tournament.

He described that episode as a “terrible” incident and noted that it will be reviewed in the evaluation meetings after the championship final.

Another point addressed was the situation experienced in Jalisco before the start of the World Cup. The official recalled that, after the day of violence that occurred at the end of February after the death of drug trafficker Nemesio Oseguera, alias “El Mencho”, FIFA reinforced its risk analysis for the Guadalajara headquarters.

As explained, the agency prepared different response scenarios and held meetings with the National Security Cabinet to review the planned operations again.

"When that incident occurred, we began to build our risk analysis. We always have to have plan B, C and D. We were ready for any contingency. We had a meeting with the National Security Cabinet (...) where the operations and how we are going to be ready were reviewed once again," he commented.

Finally, Martínez-Celis highlighted Mexico's willingness to receive all participating delegations, mentioning the case of the Iranian team, which ended up establishing its concentration in Tijuana due to bureaucratic and logistical difficulties in settling in the United States.

"FIFA is oblivious to the geopolitical situation. Iran took a while to choose. And when they decide to stay in Tijuana, it is within the FIFA rule. Tijuana responded first," he concluded.

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