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Will Grant: World Cup Vibes in Mexico City
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Tommy pivots to ask Grant about the World Cup atmosphere in Mexico City, where Grant is based. The honest assessment: if this were Mexico's tournament alone, the city would be humming; instead, there's a muted anticipation weighed down by complications. Airport construction at Mexico City's main airport is creating chaos for arrivals. Major protests are planned by teachers' unions, transport workers, and — most poignantly — the families of Mexico's 130,000 disappeared people, who are using the World Cup's global platform to demand action. Grant visited Monterrey, a host city, and found security forces focused on normal crowd control — petty theft, minor violence — rather than cartels, who have little business incentive to disrupt international sporting events. The Iran situation adds another layer: the Iranian team is based in Tijuana, traveling to Los Angeles and Seattle for games, and Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum was openly proud to welcome them. Grant closes on an optimistic note: Mexicans are fantastic hosts and want this to go well — the excitement is there, it just hasn't coalesced yet.
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