{"id":24994,"date":"2026-03-05T19:14:29","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T19:14:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/05\/mexico-denies-canceling-fifa-hotel-reservations-for-world-cup\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T19:14:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T19:14:29","slug":"mexico-denies-canceling-fifa-hotel-reservations-for-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/05\/mexico-denies-canceling-fifa-hotel-reservations-for-world-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Mexico denies canceling FIFA hotel reservations for World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ue-c-article--first-letter-highlighted\">Mexico denied on Thursday through FIFA chief Gabriela Cuevas that the governing body had canceled hotel reservations in the Mexican capital ahead of the 2026 World Cup, saying it had only &#8220;released&#8221; rooms that had been sealed off as a precautionary measure.<span class=\"xai-icon\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The clarification came after the Mexico City Hotel Association told local media that FIFA had canceled about 800 of the 2,000 rooms it had booked in the capital, representing about 40% of the tournament&#8217;s first block. Cuevas said the incident was normal procedure for event management.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__summary\">\n<figure class=\"ue-c-article__media ue-c-article__media--video  video-dailymotion\"><figcaption class=\"ue-c-article__media-caption\" itemprop=\"description\">\n<p><span class=\"ue-c-article__media-description\">Inter Miami reveals Lionel Messi&#8217;s future stadium with spectacular drone show<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Cuevas said the organization had been closing rooms to various groups associated with the convention for about two years, but the deadline to decide whether to keep the reservations had recently passed.<span class=\"xai-icon\"\/><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;What FIFA did was not cancel the reservation, but release the reservation,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>The Mexican national team assured that international interest in attending the World Cup remains high, stressing that Mexican venues accounted for two of the four games with the highest demand during the recent ticket sales phase.<span class=\"xai-icon\"\/><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Of the four most attractive matches for people around the world, two were played in our country: one in Mexico City and the other in Guadalajara,&#8221; he said, referring to the opening match between Mexico and South Africa on June 11 and the match between Uruguay and Spain on June 26.<span class=\"xai-icon\"\/>Cuevas dismissed the possibility of a tourism problem ahead of the Games, asserting that the country maintains record numbers in this sector.<span class=\"xai-icon\"\/><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As the president says, Mexico is hip and very fashionable for the World Cup. Don&#8217;t worry about the rooms. Rather, here we recommend you to book now while the rooms are free, because they will definitely be full soon,&#8221; he concluded.<span class=\"xai-icon\"\/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marca.com\/en\/world-cup\/2026\/03\/05\/69a9b4d1e2704e033c8b456c.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mexico denied on Thursday through FIFA chief Gabriela Cuevas that the governing body had canceled hotel reservations in the Mexican capital ahead of the 2026 World Cup, saying it had only &#8220;released&#8221; rooms that had been sealed off as a precautionary measure. The clarification came after the Mexico City Hotel Association told local media that<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":24995,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-24994","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-latest"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Mexico denies canceling FIFA hotel reservations for World Cup - EPL VIP \u2013 Latest English Premier League News &amp; Updates<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/05\/mexico-denies-canceling-fifa-hotel-reservations-for-world-cup\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Mexico denies canceling FIFA hotel reservations for World Cup - EPL VIP \u2013 Latest English Premier League News &amp; Updates\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Mexico denied on Thursday through FIFA chief Gabriela Cuevas that the governing body had canceled hotel reservations in the Mexican capital ahead of the 2026 World Cup, saying it had only &#8220;released&#8221; rooms that had been sealed off as a precautionary measure. The clarification came after the Mexico City Hotel Association told local media that\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/05\/mexico-denies-canceling-fifa-hotel-reservations-for-world-cup\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"EPL VIP \u2013 Latest English Premier League News &amp; Updates\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-03-05T19:14:29+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admin_ok9yktt6\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin_ok9yktt6\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/05\/mexico-denies-canceling-fifa-hotel-reservations-for-world-cup\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/05\/mexico-denies-canceling-fifa-hotel-reservations-for-world-cup\/\",\"name\":\"Mexico denies canceling FIFA hotel reservations for World Cup - EPL VIP \u2013 Latest English Premier League News &amp; Updates\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/05\/mexico-denies-canceling-fifa-hotel-reservations-for-world-cup\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/05\/mexico-denies-canceling-fifa-hotel-reservations-for-world-cup\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/17727296468591.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-03-05T19:14:29+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/#\/schema\/person\/6b2ade58a96ab056f743f12490573ae9\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/05\/mexico-denies-canceling-fifa-hotel-reservations-for-world-cup\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/05\/mexico-denies-canceling-fifa-hotel-reservations-for-world-cup\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/05\/mexico-denies-canceling-fifa-hotel-reservations-for-world-cup\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/17727296468591.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/17727296468591.jpg\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":786},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/05\/mexico-denies-canceling-fifa-hotel-reservations-for-world-cup\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Mexico denies canceling FIFA hotel reservations for World Cup\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/\",\"name\":\"EPL VIP \u2013 Latest English Premier League News &amp; Updates\",\"description\":\"EPL VIP is your ultimate source for all things related to the English Premier League. Get the latest EPL news, live match updates, transfer rumors, team analysis, fixtures, and exclusive insights for true football fans.\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/#\/schema\/person\/6b2ade58a96ab056f743f12490573ae9\",\"name\":\"admin_ok9yktt6\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3caa6e0fae133a2d8ebe213abde6eafe85769664d063c8ab6c7960c877d904ea?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3caa6e0fae133a2d8ebe213abde6eafe85769664d063c8ab6c7960c877d904ea?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"admin_ok9yktt6\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/eplvip.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/author\/admin_ok9yktt6\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Mexico denies canceling FIFA hotel reservations for World Cup - EPL VIP \u2013 Latest English Premier League News &amp; Updates","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/05\/mexico-denies-canceling-fifa-hotel-reservations-for-world-cup\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Mexico denies canceling FIFA hotel reservations for World Cup - EPL VIP \u2013 Latest English Premier League News &amp; Updates","og_description":"Mexico denied on Thursday through FIFA chief Gabriela Cuevas that the governing body had canceled hotel reservations in the Mexican capital ahead of the 2026 World Cup, saying it had only &#8220;released&#8221; rooms that had been sealed off as a precautionary measure. The clarification came after the Mexico City Hotel Association told local media that","og_url":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/05\/mexico-denies-canceling-fifa-hotel-reservations-for-world-cup\/","og_site_name":"EPL VIP \u2013 Latest English Premier League News &amp; Updates","article_published_time":"2026-03-05T19:14:29+00:00","author":"admin_ok9yktt6","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"admin_ok9yktt6","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/05\/mexico-denies-canceling-fifa-hotel-reservations-for-world-cup\/","url":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/05\/mexico-denies-canceling-fifa-hotel-reservations-for-world-cup\/","name":"Mexico denies canceling FIFA hotel reservations for World Cup - EPL VIP \u2013 Latest English Premier League News &amp; Updates","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/05\/mexico-denies-canceling-fifa-hotel-reservations-for-world-cup\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/05\/mexico-denies-canceling-fifa-hotel-reservations-for-world-cup\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/17727296468591.jpg","datePublished":"2026-03-05T19:14:29+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/#\/schema\/person\/6b2ade58a96ab056f743f12490573ae9"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/05\/mexico-denies-canceling-fifa-hotel-reservations-for-world-cup\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/05\/mexico-denies-canceling-fifa-hotel-reservations-for-world-cup\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/05\/mexico-denies-canceling-fifa-hotel-reservations-for-world-cup\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/17727296468591.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/17727296468591.jpg","width":1200,"height":786},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/05\/mexico-denies-canceling-fifa-hotel-reservations-for-world-cup\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Mexico denies canceling FIFA hotel reservations for World Cup"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/","name":"EPL VIP \u2013 Latest English Premier League News &amp; Updates","description":"EPL VIP is your ultimate source for all things related to the English Premier League. Get the latest EPL news, live match updates, transfer rumors, team analysis, fixtures, and exclusive insights for true football fans.","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/#\/schema\/person\/6b2ade58a96ab056f743f12490573ae9","name":"admin_ok9yktt6","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3caa6e0fae133a2d8ebe213abde6eafe85769664d063c8ab6c7960c877d904ea?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3caa6e0fae133a2d8ebe213abde6eafe85769664d063c8ab6c7960c877d904ea?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"admin_ok9yktt6"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/eplvip.com"],"url":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/author\/admin_ok9yktt6\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24994","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24994"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24994\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24995"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24994"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24994"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24994"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}