Mexico Keeps Digging Up Human Remains Near World Cup Host Site in Guadalajara

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Latin Times – With less than 200 days before the start of the 2026 World Cup in North America, one of Mexico's host cities is facing a serious problem in the areas surrounding its stadium.

According to recent reports, search groups in the state of Jalisco have found hundreds of bags containing human remains near Akron Stadium, home of Chivas de Guadalajara, one of the country's most prominent soccer teams.

A member of Guerreros Buscadores de Jalisco, a volunteer search collective, said the most recent discovery took place in September. Since 2022, at least 456 bags with human remains have been recovered in the vicinity of Akron Stadium, which is set to host four World Cup group stage matches as well as the inter-confederation playoffs prior to the start of the tournament.

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The discovery of clandestine graves remains a critical issue in Mexico, particularly in Jalisco. According to the 2025 national report on missing persons by the Mexican Institute of Human Rights and Democracy, Jalisco is among the five states with the highest number of disappearances, along with the State of Mexico, Tamaulipas, Veracruz and Nuevo León.

The findings come only months before the 2026 World Cup, which will use Akron Stadium as a venue. Servin García criticized what he described as the government's decision to prioritize the event over the crisis of missing persons.

"The government cares about money, not citizens. They even remove our missing persons posters so visitors do not notice the magnitude of the problem," he said.

"They announce that the work is almost finished, but it is not true. They want to speed everything up so that when the World Cup arrives everything looks normal. We will keep working, with or without the World Cup, to bring to light whatever we find," he said.

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