FIFA president Gianni Infantino says he has “total confidence” in Mexico safely staging World Cup finals and play-off matches despite an outbreak of violence close to one of the host cities.

Infantino told reporters on a visit to Colombia: “Of course we are monitoring the situation in Mexico right now, but I want to say from the outset that we have total confidence in Mexico, in President Claudia Sheinbaum, in the authorities, and we are convinced that everything will turn out in the best possible way.

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