"'Infantino assured me the World Cup will take place' -Sheinbaum announces FIFA security review after violence sparked by El Mencho's assassination The president of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, stated that FIFA president Gianni Infantino confirmed that the World Cup will take place in Mexico. The concern followed the wave of violence unleashed in the country after the capture of 'El Mencho', leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, in a federal operation. During a special press conference from the city of Mazatlan, in the state of Sinaloa, on Friday, the president reported that a day earlier she held a phone call with the head of FIFA, who informed her of the sending of a team to the country to review security and traffic issues. "He assured me the World Cup will take place in our country and we agreed that a FIFA team will come anyway to review several issues," Sheinbaum said. "We have been working for a long time, but particularly on the issue, of course, of security. But he (Infantino) also asked me to look at the issue of traffic in the three [World Cup host] cities in order to guarantee the mobility of all those who will attend," she added. Sheinbaum thanked Infantino for his trust and promised that "it will be a very good World Cup," affirming she is "certain that it will be carried out safely." "All the teams of the world can be sure that in Mexico they will be received with open arms and all the tourists of the world who come to Mexico can be certain that they are arriving at a safe, calm place and that they will have the best time of their lives," she stated. Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, alias 'El Mencho', leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, was killed on Sunday in a federal operation in the municipality of Tapalpa, Jalisco. The mission left a toll of 25 National Guard members dead. That day there were vehicle burnings and 252 roadblocks in 20 states, carried out by members of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel in response to the death of their leader, according to the Mexican government. The World Cup that Mexico, the United States and Canada will organise will begin next June 11 with the opening match between Mexico and South Africa at Estadio Banorte, also called Estadio Azteca. Jalisco, where Sunday’s violent events were recorded, will host four official group stage matches at Estadio Akron in Guadalajara."