FIFA World Cup 2026 in jeopardy as violence erupts in host city Guadalajara after Mexico’s cartel leader “El Mencho” killed
The FIFA World Cup 2026 has been thrown into serious uncertainty after violent unrest broke out in Mexico, one of the tournament’s host nations. The chaos followed a major military operation in which Mexican forces killed notorious cartel leader Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, widely known as El Mencho. His death triggered revenge attacks by members of the powerful Jalisco New Generation Cartel (JNGC).
The FIFA World Cup 2026 has been thrown into serious uncertainty after violent unrest broke out in Mexico, one of the tournament’s host nations. The chaos followed a major military operation in which Mexican forces killed notorious cartel leader Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, widely known as El Mencho. His death triggered revenge attacks by members of the powerful Jalisco New Generation Cartel (JNGC).
