FIFA World Cup 2026 in Mexico: Where Communities Build Soccer Pitches Anywhere Space Permits

FIFA World Cup 2026 in Mexico: Where communities build soccer pitches anywhere space permits

MONTERREY, Mexico: Across World Cup co-host Mexico, soccer pitches ​are laid out wherever communities can find the space. On the edges of ‌towns, on ​highway underpasses, and even in a volcano crater, spaces are cleared that allow the young and the old to share in the dream of the beautiful game.In an impoverished neighborhood in Monterrey in northern Mexico, 14-year-old Humberto Guadalupe, called "Messi" by friends and family, spends his weeken…

In Mexico, soccer is played wherever space permits - Regional Media News

MONTERREY, Mexico, June 9 (Reuters) - Across World Cup co-host Mexico, soccer pitches are laid out wherever communities can find the space. On the edges of towns, on highway underpasses, and even in a volcano crater, spaces are cleared that allow the young and the old to share in the dream of the beautiful game. In an impoverished neighborhood in Monterrey in northern Mexico, 14-year-old Humberto Guadalupe, called "Messi" by friends and family, …

In Mexico, soccer is played wherever space permits

MONTERREY, Mexico, June 9 (Reuters) – Across World Cup co-host Mexico, soccer pitches are laid out wherever communities can find the space. On the edges of towns, on highway underpasses, and even in a volcano crater, spaces are cleared that allow the young and the old to share in the dream of the beautiful game. In an impoverished neighborhood in Monterrey in northern Mexico, 14-year-old Humberto Guadalupe, called “Messi” by friends and family, …