Mexico City prepares to welcome millions for 2026 World Cup [Video]

Mexico City is gearing up to welcome more than five million visitors for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, whose opening match will be played in the sprawling megacity, authorities said Wednesday.

The top football tournament will be held in Mexico, the United States and Canada, marking the first time that three countries co-host the event.

Three of the 16 venues will be in the Latin American nation, with the central city of Guadalajara and northern industrial hub of Monterrey sharing Mexico’s host duties with the capital.

Eleven other venues will be in the United States and two in Canada.

Mexico’s government and city authorities are working together “to ensure that the experience is safe and smooth,” Interior Minister Rosa Icela Rodriguez said at a presentation.

“More than five million people are expected to arrive” for the matches in Mexico City, which has around nine million residents and is more than …