Kira Nugent

But President Claudia Sheinbaum has been very insistent that there is every guarantee that tourists are going to be safe during the World Cup.

The national government is deploying almost 100,000 extra security forces around the country to make sure everything goes smoothly.

State governments are also pulling out all the stops.

They really want this to be a moment to show the world that Mexico is in control, the state is in control, and it can be a big celebration for the country.

Yeah, they hosted the Pan American Games in 2011, which if I recall correctly, was during quite a

intense period of inter-cartel fighting, but everything went off without a hitch.

They host the world's second largest book fair every year that goes smoothly.

I also went to a qualifier match in March in Guadalajara's Akron Stadium.

I think it was very boring in every respect and there was no kind of unpleasant excitement.

People had a good time.

I think one goal was scored.

Yeah, absolutely.