World Cup 2026 Azteca Water Crisis: The Televisa Concession Behind ‘El Mundial del Despojo’

Aerial view of Estadio Azteca in Mexico City, the World Cup 2026 venue at the center of the Santa Úrsula Coapa water dispute

Hours before Mexico’s biggest match of the tournament, someone else showed up at the Azteca first. On the evening of July 4, residents of Santa Úrsula Coapa, the neighborhood pressed against the stadium’s southern flank, staged a blockade near the ground while Mexico City police looked on. Their banners didn’t mention England, altitude, or the … Read more