If all goes to plan, the football World Cup begins tomorrow across the three North American host countries — the United States, Canada and Mexico. Hosting the World Cup again after a long gap, Mexico wants no shortfall in its preparations: President Claudia Sheinbaum has directed all government employees to work from home and ordered schools closed. Whether online classes will run has not been announced. The measures are intended to keep traffic moving normally and security smooth.
Large numbers of supporters from around the world will arrive in Mexico for the matches, and the administration is focused on sparing them any difficulty. The World Cup’s opening match is on Thursday at Mexico’s Azteca Stadium. Under the government’s rules, staff of provincial agencies in Mexico City have been asked to work from home for now, with emergency departments such as health, security and infrastructure exempted. All educational institutions — public and private, pre-primary through university — have been ordered closed, and the government has requested private companies to let employees work from home as well. A record 1,248 footballers from 48 countries will take part in the biggest World Cup yet, with several major matches set for Mexico.
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