By Valeria León, Max Feliu, CNN

(CNN) — Mexico will make history this summer as the first country to host three World Cups, but the excitement over that record is not reflected among Mexican fans.

Francisco Javier Ferreira remembers the two World Cups he attended in his home country in 1970 and 1986, but he will not be able to attend the third. The 70-year-old says the high cost of tickets for the 13 matches on Mexican soil, combined with the difficulty of getting a ticket and the limited number of games assigned to Mexico as the third host country, has dampened his excitement as a fan.

“For Mexico’s economic reality, the only people who have the most means will be able to get in,” he said.

Of the 104 matches in this year’s World Cup, four will be played in Monterrey, four in Guadalajara, and five at the newly renovated Banorte Stadium in Mexico City, including the opening match between Mexico and South Africa.

When FIFA released a second round of tickets in April, prices for the first game in Mexico, on June 11, ranged from $3,000 to $10,000. The sky-high ticket costs are unaffordable for most Mexicans, like Ferreira, who is retired and receives an average monthly income of $1,000.

“It doesn’t feel the same as the previous two World Cups. This World Cup basically belongs to the United States. It doesn’t feel Mexican. That’s how it feels to me because even ticket prices are out of reach for everyone,” he laments.

Criticism from fans has been increasing over ticket prices at this year’s tournament. When FIFA released a new set of official tickets for the World Cup final at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey last week, they went on sale at $10,990 each, per the Associated Press.

On FIFA’s own resale marketplace, the cheapest standard ticket for the final is now listed at just under $11,000, with some lower deck tickets for the final going for nearly $3 million each. FIFA does not control the asking prices on this portal, with existing ticket holders essentially allowed to charge whatever they want. FIFA does, though, take a 15% cut from both the buying and selling sides.

When asked about the ticket prices in Mexico, FIFA said it had “established a ticket sales and secondary market model that reflects standard ticket market practices for major sporting and entertainment events across the host countries.”

FIFA added that it has also offered tickets starting at USD $60, and at least 1,000 tickets at that price point were made available for every match, including the final, allocated specifically to supporters of qualified teams through their respective national associations.

It is not clear how many of those $60 tickets were purchased by Mexican fans for in-country games. FIFA did not provide figures on how many tickets at the lowest price tier were sold or claimed.

Complaints cloud the build up

Mexico City’s Estadio Banorte, formerly known as the Estadio Azteca, reopened after 22 months of renovations, which included installing a new hybrid pitch, an LED screen system, surveillance cameras, new seats and an expansion of capacity from 82,000 to 86,000 spectators. However, attending matches at this stadium during the World Cup has become unaffordable for many.

Alan Rea attended the reopening match at Estadio Banorte with his one-year-old son in h

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Investigadores están rastreando un terreno densamente boscoso en busca de un veterano armado de las fuerzas especiales sospechoso de intentar asesinar a su esposa, según las autoridades de Tennessee.

Craig Berry se encuentra a la fuga desde las primeras horas del viernes, momento en que disparó a su esposa en Dover, en el extremo noroeste de Tennessee, cerca de la frontera con Kentucky, afirman las autoridades.

“El sospechoso huyó hacia el bosque, en las inmediaciones de la residencia, antes de que llegaran los agentes”, declaró la Oficina del Sheriff del condado de Stewart.

Se ha emitido una orden de arresto contra Berry en la que se lo lo acusa de intento de homicidio, precisó la oficina del sheriff. Las autoridades no han revelado el estado de salud actual de la esposa.

Esta ardua operación de búsqueda resulta especialmente compleja dadas las habilidades del sospechoso en entornos naturales.

“Berry es un veterano retirado de las fuerzas especiales y posee una amplia formación en tácticas de supervivencia”, publicó el lunes la oficina del sheriff en Facebook.

“Es un excelente nadador y buceador, y se encuentra en buena condición física. Va armado con al menos una pistola y se cree que se llevó munición adicional”.

Una cámara de vigilancia instalada en el bosque captó una imagen que, según los investigadores, corresponde a Berry vistiendo ropa de camuflaje.

“No descartamos la posibilidad de que haya recibido algún tipo de ayuda externa tras el incidente”, señaló la oficina del sheriff. “No disponemos de información que sugiera que ya no se encuentre en la zona”.

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By Laura Paddison, CNN

(CNN) — Mexico City is sinking at such an alarming rate that it’s visible from the space. Imagery from a powerful NASA radar system is revealing subsidence rates of more than 0.5 inches a month — making the city one of the planet’s fasting-sinking capitals.

The sprawling metropolis, also one of the world’s biggest cities, stretches out across a high-altitude lake and sits atop an ancient aquifer, which provides around 60% of drinking water for the city’s 22 million residents.

Over the years, this aquifer has been so over-pumped that it’s caused the land above it to subside. Over-extraction has also contributed to a chronic water crisis that has left the Mexico City facing a potential day zero, where taps run dry.

The city’s rapid sinking has been exacerbated by relentless urban development, with new infrastructure adding extra weight on top of the clay-rich soil.

Mexico City’s subsidence was first documented in the 1920s, and in the years since, residents have experienced the impacts, with fractured roads, tilted buildings and damage to the train system.

New imagery from the NISAR satellite, a project between NASA and the Indian Space Research Organization, reveals the extent of the problem in startling detail.

NISAR was designed to map some of the planet’s most complex processes and is able to track subtle motions such as land sinking. It’s one of the most powerful radar systems ever launched into space, according to NASA.

Between October 2025 and January 2026, during Mexico City’s dry season, NISAR mapped the movement of the ground beneath the city. Its findings reveal that parts of the city are sinking at a rate of around 0.8 inches a month — that’s more than 9.5 inches every year.

Areas most affected include the Benito Juarez International Airport, the city’s primary airport.

One city landmark reveals the impacts of sinking. The 114-foot high Angel of Independence monument, built in 1910 to commemorate the 100-year anniversary of Mexico’s independence, has needed 14 steps added to its base as the ground beneath it sinks.

“Mexico City is a well-known hot spot when it comes to subsidence, and images like this are just the beginning for NISAR,” said David Bekaert, a project manager at the Flemish Institute for Technological Research and a member of the NISAR science team. “We’re going to see an influx of new discoveries from all over the world.”

The satellite is also able to track other planetary processes such as glaciers sliding or crops growing, as well as natural disasters such as volcanic eruptions.

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