100,000 gather in Mexico City for ‘football festival’

The secretary of tourism, Josefina Rodriguez, reported that 100,000 people gathered at the football festival in Mexico City’s Zócalo. Meanwhile, an additional 200,000 people attended other world cup events held across various boroughs of the nation’s capital.

The official added that fan zones in Nuevo León reached a turnout of 50,000 fans, while those in Jalisco recorded 38,000. The opening day surge is just the beginning of a massive sports tourism wave for the country. Over the course of the month, the capital will host four World Cup matches, with a fifth high-stakes fixture scheduled for early July.