MEXICO CITY — Four significant football contests were deferred Sunday, subsequent to the Mexican military’s neutralization of an influential narcotics syndicate head in a locality neighboring Guadalajara, the World Cup’s host metropolis.
Specifically, two premier league fixtures – Queretaro versus Juarez FC in the male competition and Chivas versus America in the female league – were deferred, with an additional pair in the secondary division being canceled.
The Mexican national squad has an exhibition game opposing Iceland set for Wednesday at the Corregidora arena in Queretaro. Nevertheless, the Mexican football association has not yet announced any intentions to defer it publicly.
Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, known as “El Mencho” and the leader of the Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación, sustained injuries in Tapalpa, Jalisco, approximately a two-hour vehicular journey southwest of Guadalajara, and succumbed to his injuries during aerial transport to Mexico City.
Subsequent to his demise, syndicate operatives ignited vehicles and obstructed thoroughfares across almost twelve Mexican states.
Guadalajara, the capital of Jalisco, is slated to stage four contests during the World Cup in June, two of which will feature South Korea. Joint-host Mexico, alongside Spain, Uruguay, and Colombia, are also set to compete at that venue.
The CJNG syndicate is regarded as the preeminent force in Mexico, possessing an approximate 19,000 affiliates and conducting activities across 21 of Mexico’s 32 states. The Trump government officially classified it as an international terror group.
The Mexican Open, an ATP tennis competition, is set to commence on Monday at the GNP Coliseum in Acapulco, Guerrero. Event planners released a declaration on Sunday, asserting that “the competition’s proceedings are unfolding as usual.”