FIFA President Gianni Infantino has 'full confidence' in Mexico World Cup games despite cartel violence

The Mexican Navy’s 'ARM Usumacinta', arrives in Puerto Vallarta carrying Marines and equipment as security forces reinforce the region. (Video obtained by Fox News Digital.)

FIFA President Gianni Infantino is still expecting to play the scheduled FIFA World Cup games in Mexico this summer despite the rampant cartel violence that has struck the region. 

Cartel violence ensued following the death of Nemesio "El Mencho" Oseguera Cervantes, Mexico’s most-wanted fentanyl kingpin, was captured and killed on Sunday after authorities tracked his romantic partner to a secret rendezvous location this past weekend. He carried a $15 million U.S. bounty after rising to power following the arrest of Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, the former head of the Sinaloa cartel. 

Oseguera Cervantes was the head of the Jalisco New Generation cartel, and since his death, violence has spread across the country where at least 70 people have been killed.

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FIFA President Gianni Infantino answers questions during a 2026 soccer World Cup news conference Thursday, June 16, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray)

But Infantino said he has "full confidence" in the games scheduled to be played, even the matches in June at Estadio Akron in Guadalajara – the largest city in Jalisco, which has been hit hard by cartel violence. 

There are four matches scheduled in Guadalajara, and 13 total matches in Mexico, with Mexico City and Monterrey also playing host during the World Cup. The first matches are on June 11 in Guadalajara and Mexico City. 

"Nobody has to move anything," Infantino told the Miami Herald. "We are in constant contact with the presidency of Mexico, with the authorities. We have full trust in