"Can I go to the Red Devils?" to riotous Mexico?" Expert "The cartel also wants the 'World Cup part', it will be safe when it opens."

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Mexico's Guadalajara, where Hong Myung-bo Team will play the 2026 2026 FIFA North and Central America World Cup group stage, has been embroiled in a major riot since the "killing of the drug king." However, as cartel organizations have also invested enormous capital in local commercial districts such as hotels and restaurants, it is predicted that they will stop violence on their own during the World Cup, which is the "tourist's part."

The British 'Guardian' expressed concern on the 24th (Korea Standard Time) that "the power struggle inside the cartel that occurred after the shooting of El Mencho, the head of the notorious drug trafficking group 'Halisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG)' could continue until the World Cup." Analysts say that the power vacuum within the organization will directly lead to long-term security insecurity.

Citing a local security expert in Guadalajara, the media said, "Cartel members already had an immediate and destructive retaliation manual in preparation for the chief's arrest or death," pointing out that the current indiscriminate shooting and road blockades are carefully planned actions.

In particular, the incident dealt a fatal blow to the schedule of Mexico's professional soccer "Liga MX." The best big matches in men's and women's professional football have been postponed one after another. As a result, fundamental doubts have been raised whether Mexico can safely welcome soccer fans and national teams around the world.

Mexico's serious internal situation is bad for Hong Myung-bo Team, which is seeking to advance to the round of 16 away games for the first time in 16 years. South Korea will play two of the three Group A matches in 2026 FIFA North and Central America World Cup. The playoff winner match on June 12 and the Mexico match on June 19 will be held at Akron Stadium in Guadalajara. During the tournament, the base camp is also set up in Guadalajara.

FIFA and the Korea Football Association are closely monitoring the local situation, but they need to pay more attention to securing the team's movement and the safety of Red Devils away fans in the middle of Guadalajara, where the cartel's retaliation manual is in operation.

However, some predict that the situation will not prolong until the World Cup. Citing an analysis by Javier Escauriasa, a professor of criminology at the University of Nottingham, the BBC reported that "there is also a possibility of finding stability ahead of the World Cup."

"The drug cartel has also invested a large amount in local hotels and restaurants," Professor Escauriasa said. "It is also a great economic benefit for them to have a peaceful World Cup in which tourists from all over the world come and open their wallets."

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