Thousands of teachers blocked a major avenue near the Azteca Stadium, causing significant disruption in Mexico City just days before the 2026 World Cup begins. The protests, led by a dissident faction of the CNTE union, follow a week of unrest, which the President called a "provocation."

Thousands of demonstrators blocked a major avenue leading to Mexico City's Azteca Stadium on Tuesday, days before the 2026 World Cup opens at the venue, as teacher-led protests disrupted the capital. The demonstration, organised by a dissident faction of the CNTE teachers' union, followed a week of unrest that President Claudia Sheinbaum described as a "provocation."