Overview
- Workers have begun taking out red and white seats that spelled Banorte, with videos shared online showing the removals days after the reopening match.
- FIFA forbids in‑stadium ads from sponsors outside the tournament, so the stands must switch to neutral seating before World Cup build‑out starts.
- Stadium owners and Mexico City’s organizing committee face a May 11 deadline to deliver the venue to FIFA for final preparations for the June 11 Mexico–South Africa opener.
- President Claudia Sheinbaum said the reopening revealed poor internet in and around the stadium and slow entry for fans, and she pledged federal help to fix both.
- The Education Ministry has started issuing temporary licenses for foreign team medical staff, with seven already approved in coordination with the Health Ministry.