{"id":1828831,"date":"2026-03-16T04:50:15","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T01:50:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1828831"},"modified":"2026-03-16T04:50:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T01:50:15","slug":"mexico-city-sets-world-record-for-largest-soccer-class","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1828831","title":{"rendered":"Mexico City sets world record for largest soccer class"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Mexico City<\/a> set a Guinness World Record Sunday for having held the\u00a0largest soccer class, with about 9,500 people having taken part in a\u00a0training session in a public sqaure in the city.<\/p>\n

Participants filled the central plaza, known as\u00a0Zocalo, for a 40-minute open-air class, practicing drills under instructors as part of a campaign\u00a0ahead of the FIFA World Cup<\/a> in June.<\/p>\n

Among those participating were members of the Mexico team that won the unofficial 1971 Women’s World Cup.<\/p>\n

Guinness World Records judge Alfredo Arista confirmed the record during the event.\u00a0Organizers said the turnout surpassed the previous record of 1,038 participants set in Seattle in June 2025.<\/p>\n

Mexico City Mayor Clara Brugada congratulated\u00a0participants saying, “Today we kick off the World Cup.”<\/p>\n

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Mexico building momentum as it gears up to co-host the World Cup Image: Quetzalli Nicte-Ha\/REUTERS<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

What to know about situation in Mexico City more generally<\/h2>\n

The World Cup will begin<\/a> on June 11 at Mexico City’s Estadio Azteca.<\/p>\n

Mexico will co-host the tournament along with the US and Canada.<\/p>\n

This will be the third World Cup tournament in Mexico, after the country previously hosted the finals of the 1970 and 1986 tournaments.<\/p>\n

But safety questions linger after authorities killed the nation’s most wanted drug-leader<\/a>\u00a0last month. That triggered a wave of violence in several parts of the country<\/a>,\u00a0including\u00a0Guadalajara, one of Mexico’s three World Cup\u00a0host cities.<\/p>\n

President Claudia Sheinbaum has sought to assauge those concerns, telling the public\u00a0that authorities will ensure security<\/a> during the sporting event.<\/p>\n

Edited by: Roshni Majumdar<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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Mexico City<\/a> set a Guinness World Record Sunday for having held the\u00a0largest soccer class, with about 9,500 people having taken part in a\u00a0training session in a public sqaure in the city.<\/p>\n

Participants filled the central plaza, known as\u00a0Zocalo, for a 40-minute open-air class, practicing drills under instructors as part of a campaign\u00a0ahead of the FIFA World Cup<\/a> in June.<\/p>\n

Among those participating were members of the Mexico team that won the unofficial 1971 Women’s World Cup.<\/p>\n

Guinness World Records judge Alfredo Arista confirmed the record during the event.\u00a0Organizers said the turnout surpassed the previous record of 1,038 participants set in Seattle in June 2025.<\/p>\n

Mexico City Mayor Clara Brugada congratulated\u00a0participants saying, “Today we kick off the World Cup.”<\/p>\n

\"Mexico
Mexico building momentum as it gears up to co-host the World Cup Image: Quetzalli Nicte-Ha\/REUTERS<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

What to know about situation in Mexico City more generally<\/h2>\n

The World Cup will begin<\/a> on June 11 at Mexico City’s Estadio Azteca.<\/p>\n

Mexico will co-host the tournament along with the US and Canada.<\/p>\n

This will be the third World Cup tournament in Mexico, after the country previously hosted the finals of the 1970 and 1986 tournaments.<\/p>\n

But safety questions linger after authorities killed the nation’s most wanted drug-leader<\/a>\u00a0last month. That triggered a wave of violence in several parts of the country<\/a>,\u00a0including\u00a0Guadalajara, one of Mexico’s three World Cup\u00a0host cities.<\/p>\n

President Claudia Sheinbaum has sought to assauge those concerns, telling the public\u00a0that authorities will ensure security<\/a> during the sporting event.<\/p>\n

Edited by: Roshni Majumdar<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Mexico City<\/a> set a Guinness World Record Sunday for having held the\u00a0largest soccer class, with about 9,500 people having taken part in a\u00a0training session in a public sqaure in the city.<\/p>\n

Participants filled the central plaza, known as\u00a0Zocalo, for a 40-minute open-air class, practicing drills under instructors as part of a campaign\u00a0ahead of the FIFA World Cup<\/a> in June.<\/p>\n

Among those participating were members of the Mexico team that won the unofficial 1971 Women’s World Cup.<\/p>\n

Guinness World Records judge Alfredo Arista confirmed the record during the event.\u00a0Organizers said the turnout surpassed the previous record of 1,038 participants set in Seattle in June 2025.<\/p>\n

Mexico City Mayor Clara Brugada congratulated\u00a0participants saying, “Today we kick off the World Cup.”<\/p>\n

The World Cup will begin<\/a> on June 11 at Mexico City’s Estadio Azteca.<\/p>\n

Mexico will co-host the tournament along with the US and Canada.<\/p>\n

This will be the third World Cup tournament in Mexico, after the country previously hosted the finals of the 1970 and 1986 tournaments.<\/p>\n

But safety questions linger after authorities killed the nation’s most wanted drug-leader<\/a>\u00a0last month. That triggered a wave of violence in several parts of the country<\/a>,\u00a0including\u00a0Guadalajara, one of Mexico’s three World Cup\u00a0host cities.<\/p>\n

President Claudia Sheinbaum has sought to assauge those concerns, telling the public\u00a0that authorities will ensure security<\/a> during the sporting event.<\/p>\n

Edited by: Roshni Majumdar<\/em><\/p>\n

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