Mexico City looks to rein in street drinking after massive World Cup party
Summary
Mexico City plans to limit alcohol sales in public after over 700,000 people celebrated the national soccer team’s win during the World Cup. Officials want to reduce street drinking and control crowd size by adding more screens and staff.Key Facts
- More than 700,000 people gathered downtown to celebrate Mexico’s win against South Korea in the World Cup.
- Fans wore national jerseys or colorful wrestling masks while celebrating in the streets.
- The celebration left streets dirty with 40 tons of trash collected the next day.
- The city government wants to stop people from taking alcoholic drinks out of bars and restaurants.
- Convenience stores near the celebration area may be asked to stop selling alcohol before big games.
- Officials plan to add seven extra big screens to spread out crowds from the current 12 screens.
- More staff will be deployed to limit beer sales by street vendors.
- Mexico will play against the Czech Republic in their next World Cup match.
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