Safety questions linger since the country is set to host matches in the world’s largest sporting event, the FIFA World Cup.A police officer patrolling the historic center of Mexico City on Monday.

The country’s confirmed cases have topped 9,000 since last year, raising fears that a high-stakes evaluation in April could lead to its status being revoked.A health worker administering a dose of the measles vaccine in Mexico City last week. “We are confident that the outbreak will be controlled,” President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Wednesday.

Paul Doyle struck more than 130 people when he plowed his car through fans leaving a jubilant victory parade for Liverpool F.C.Water Street in Liverpool, England, in May, after a car rammed into people gathered for a parade.

The two countries, which criminalize homosexuality and impose severe punishments for it, were picked to play on a day celebrating L.G.B.T.Q. communities.Iran learned its group at the FIFA World Cup draw last week in Washington, D.C.

The national team’s success in landing a World Cup slot gave Haitians around the world a momentary reprieve from their country’s deep crises.Fans in Port-au-Prince, the capital, celebrated Haiti’s defeat of Nicaragua on Tuesday to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.