The Akron Stadium, one of the venues for the 2026 FIFA World Cup and scheduled to host four matches at this summer's tournament, after a military operation in Jalisco state in which Mexican drug lord Nemesio Oseguera, known as "El Mencho," was killed, in Guadalajara, Mexico, February 23, 2026.

Cartel violence in and around Guadalajara after the killing of Jalisco New Generation cartel leader Nemesio "El Mencho" Oseguera Cervantes has intensified security concerns for Mexico's role in hosting the 2026 FIFA World Cup.