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Candidate Host Cities
Guadalajara
Guadalajara’s vision as a Candidate Host City is to
generate different experiences by creating an inclusive
atmosphere of celebration that will be enjoyed by all the
senses through sport, culture, and food.
From the first Spanish settlement in 1531 until 1542, the
city was relocated several times due to resistance from the
native population. The city was made the seat of a bishop in
1549 and remained prominent throughout the 17th and 18th
centuries. Substantial growth occurred after the 1930’s, and
by the 1970’s the Guadalajara Metropolitan Area was the 2nd
largest city in Mexico. Today, the economy is based on being
the political and commercial center for the surrounding
agricultural region.
As in most Mexican cities, football is played every day in
the streets and parks. But the city of Guadalajara is helping
push that even further, having established numerous projects
to promote sports in schools in order to teach children healthy
lifestyles, develop social values, and generate teamwork habits.
The state of Jalisco has roots in football and over the years
has had different representative teams in professional football.
Currently there are two 1st division football teams: Club
Deportivo / Chivas de Guadalajara (with a home-grown
players policy) and Los Zorros de Atlas. Chivas is one of the
ten founding members of the Mexican 1st Division, has
captured 12 league and seven Copa Libertadores titles and
used to also own the Chivas USA which played from 2005 to
2014 in Major League Soccer in Los Angeles.
Guadalajara
Pop: 4,434,252
Alt: 477 m
Avg temp:
Jun: 24°C
Jul: 21°C
Staging the 2026 FIFA World Cup would
make football the axis on which Guadalajara
can achieve a higher standard of living.
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