Felipe VI will travel on June 26 to Guadalajara (Mexico) to attend the football match between the Spanish national team and Uruguay in the group stage of the 2026 World Cup, according to sources from Zarzuela announced this Monday.
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The king thus responds to the invitations extended by the President of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, and by the FIFA President, Gianni Infantino, through letters addressed to the head of state.
The monarch has already confirmed to Sheinbaum and Infantino that he accepts their invitation for that World Cup match, which will be held in the Mexican city of Guadalajara, added the Royal House.
La Roja will have to face Cape Verde and Saudi Arabia before the match against Uruguay
Last March, Sheinbaum confirmed that she had sent an invitation to Felipe VI to attend the World Cup and explained that similar invitations had been sent to all countries with which Mexico maintains relations. The news came to light amid the process of normalizing diplomatic relations with Spain.
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The letter was sent before the king publicly acknowledged that during the conquest of America there was “much abuse,” statements that Sheinbaum later described as a “gesture of rapprochement,” although she noted that progress still needs to be made in historical recognition.
Later, in April, the President of Mexico traveled to Barcelona to participate in the summit in defense of democracy, organized by the Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez.
The Spanish national team will first face the Cape Verde team and then Saudi Arabia before the match against the Charrúas.
