Mexico will be the first country to host the World Cup three times Mexico will be the first country to host the World Cup three times. You don't even need to ask. The smile comes for free. "Know that we are happy. We are peace and harmony", says the Mexican woman. The ball comes home, that's their motto in the World Cup. The only three-time host country. For the third, Mexico underwent construction. Mainly mobility. But traffic in the capital remains chaotic. The city has created a strategy to get people to ditch their cars. “We invested in public transport and cycle paths”, explains Julia Icaza, Secretary of the Environment for Mexico City. 📱Bookmark g1 on Google and follow the main news of the day In security, there were expenses for video surveillance. Eduardo Gallego, director of police for the state of Mexico, says that police officers are unarmed at the games: “We are friendly with the population.” This was not what we saw last week, in the conflict with striking teachers. President Claudia Sheinbaum highlighted that the country will act responsibly to guarantee the opening of the World Cup: "We will guarantee the opening. There will be no problem." Mexico will be the first country to host the World Cup 3 times National Newspaper/ Reproduction Mexico will have 13 games. The stadiums in Guadalajara, Monterrey and the capital were renovated. It's different to enter Azteca, the stadium with the most games in the history of the World Cup - 19. There will be five more this time. The stage for two finals - the same as Maracanã - and, as of Thursday (11), the only one with three World Cup openings. A modernized "sixties". “Entire renovation of the stadium, new changing rooms, new hospitality areas”, says Daniel Robles, director of Mexico Fifa stadiums. The opening will feature a tribute to Pelé. Rivellino will represent the three-time champions of 1970. That's because, after all, Mexico could even be the home of the World Cups, but with a brilliant Brazilian contribution. GloboPop: click to see videos from the Jornal Nacional stage READ ALSO Home of Jornal Nacional at the World Cup is in the heart of Manhattan Island, in New York Discover Globo’s latest coverage of the 2026 World Cup Special series on the essence of Brazilian football highlights the talent of our players JN series on the virtues of the only five-time champion team in the world highlights the race of the Brazilian player Last chapter of JN's special series exalts the creativity of Brazilian players Carlo Ancelotti's path to the Brazilian national team is full of achievements; get to know