US EditionMexico invites Spain's king to World Cup opening match
- On March 19, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum announced she invited Spain's King Felipe VI to the World Cup opening match at Azteca Stadium, scheduled for June 11.
- At a daily press conference, Mexico's World Cup office explained Gabriela Cuevas, Mexico's government representative for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, sent invitations to all diplomatic partners, including Spain.
- On Tuesday, Sheinbaum described the king's comments as conciliatory but 'it wasn't everything we would have wanted.'
- Sheinbaum previously did not invite Felipe VI to her 2024 inauguration after the monarch declined to apologise for colonial-era abuses.
- Against a backdrop of historical grievances dating to Spain's empire, Spain's colonial past spanned five continents and included forced labour, and the king's remarks followed a Rubio speech in Munich last month.
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President Claudia Sheinbaum referred to the letter that was sent to the king of Spain, Felipe VI, to attend the 2026 World Cup in Mexico. She was also questioned as to whether she would agree to meet with the monarch in case she agreed to attend the sporting event. The president said: “Let’s see.” This happens a few days after Felipe VI recognized that during the arrival of the Spaniards in Mexico ‘abuses’ were committed, amid the insistence of …
The president of Mexico says she has invited the king of Spain as well as all monarchs with whom she has a close relationship.
Mexico City, 19 Mar (EFE).- The president of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, said this Thursday that the invitation sent to the king of Spain, Felipe VI, to attend the 2026 World Cup was not exclusive, but included in the invitation to all the countries with which Mexico has relations. “Gabriela Cuevas (representative of Mexico for the World Cup) sent to all the countries of the world, all of them, an invitation to come to the World Cup. And that is …
What seemed like a hand stretched to bring relations between Mexico and Spain closer again after several years of disagreements has been deflated with the explanation given by the president, Claudia Sheinbaum, on Thursday. The president confirmed in a press conference that, in fact, an invitation was sent from her government to the parties of the World Cup 2026 that will be held in Mexican territory to Felipe VI.
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