Overview
- The plan fields more than 100,000 police, soldiers and private guards across Mexico City, Guadalajara and Monterrey to secure 13 matches.
- Security rings will surround stadiums, team hotels, airports and fan zones, supported by drones, military aircraft and bomb-sniffing dogs.
- The tournament runs June 11 to July 19, with the opening match scheduled for June 11 in Mexico City.
- Authorities say visitors face "no risk," a message echoed by FIFA president Gianni Infantino, who said he feels "very reassured."
- The announcement follows the Feb. 22 operation near Guadalajara that fatally wounded cartel leader Nemesio "El Mencho" Oseguera Cervantes and triggered unrest that left at least 74 people dead.