European Football · Monday, August 17, 2026
Mexico, three-time World Cup host: A Cornish legacy
Mexico will host the World Cup for the third time in 2026, a tournament whose sporting roots run deep in British mining immigration.
By Editorial team
Mexico is set to become the first nation to host or co-host the World Cup three times. This footballing history begins in the nineteenth century, when Cornish miners immigrated to Mexico and spread football throughout the country. These English pioneers laid the foundations of Mexican football, transforming the sport into a national passion well before the 1970 and 1986 editions.