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Bus Drivers Stream World Cup Matches for Riders in Mexico and Guatemala

Improvised in-vehicle screenings are raising legal questions over FIFA's exclusive broadcast rights and prompting safety concerns for drivers and passengers.

Overview

  • A viral mid-June video showed a Guatemala bus driver with a large screen streaming a World Cup match for passengers, drawing strong social-media attention.
  • In Tijuana, driver Jaime Romero announced he will install a screen on his Natura–Otay route and offer free fares during Mexico’s match against South Korea.
  • Drivers are using improvised setups that power screens from vehicle electricity and run streams through a driver’s smartphone and mobile internet.
  • Reactions on social media mixed praise and jokes with worries about driver distraction and the risk of accidents when operators watch matches while driving.
  • FIFA warned before the tournament that unauthorized retransmission can carry large fines, but the reports show no public enforcement actions in these local cases so far.