Querétaro - Juárez match postponed as Mexican football reprograms four games after security incidents
The match querétaro - juárez, scheduled for Jornada 7 of the Torneo Clausura 2026 at Estadio Corregidora, was postponed on Sunday as Mexican football authorities reprogrammed four games across categories amid security operations after the killing of Nemesio Oseguera ‘El Mencho’ in Jalisco.
Querétaro - Juárez pulled from Sunday’s slate
The Liga MX announcement said the game between Club Querétaro and FC Juárez, corresponding to Jornada 7 of the Torneo Clausura 2026 and set for the day at 19: 00 hours in Estadio La Corregidora, will be reprogrammed with date and time to be defined. The match had been due to play three days before Mexico’s friendly in the same venue.
Other top-tier and femenil matches reprogrammed
The Liga MX Femenil postponed the Clásico Nacional between Guadalajara (Chivas) and América, the Jornada 10 match of the Torneo Clausura 2026 that was set for 17: 00 hours on Sunday 22 de febrero at Estadio Akron; it will be reprogrammed with date and time to confirm. League authorities also said the players of Chivas are already in the hotel of concentration and the rest of the players are expected to arrive in the next hours.
Expansion league fixtures affected
The Liga de Expansión MX was also impacted: the first match affected was Tapatío vs. Tlaxcala, postponed after an alert of security from the authorities of Jalisco. Hours later the game between Jaiba Brava and Correcaminos at Estadio Tamaulipas, scheduled for Jornada 7 of the Torneo Clausura 2026 at 17: 00 hours, was similarly reprogrammed with date and horario por confirmar.
Security fallout after the killing of ‘El Mencho’
The postponements followed the fatal shooting of Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, known as “El Mencho, ” in Tapalpa, Jalisco. Tapalpa lies about two hours by car to the southwest of Guadalajara, and El Mencho died while being transferred by airplane to Ciudad de México. In the hours after his death, members of the Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación set vehicles on fire and blockaded roads in almost a dozen states.
Where unrest has been reported and wider implications
Blockages were reported in Jalisco and other states including Michoacán, Guanajuato, Tamaulipas, Colima and Querétaro. The Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación is described in public accounts in the context as having an estimated 19, 000 integrantes and operations across 21 of the 32 estados del país; one referenced government designation labeled the group a foreign terrorist organization under the administration of Donald Trump.
National team schedule, World Cup host city and other events
Despite the local disruptions, the Mexican national team’s itinerary in Querétaro remains in place. The friendly against Islandia is scheduled for miércoles 25 de febrero at 20: 00 horas CDMX (21 horas ET) in La Corregidora. Guadalajara’s role as a World Cup host city was noted in the context: the city is set to host four matches in June, including two involving Korea del Sur, and fixtures featuring Mexico, España, Uruguay and Colombia are assigned there.
Organizers of the Abierto Mexicano tennis tournament in Acapulco stated that the tournament at the GNP Arena will begin Monday and that the operation of the event continues with normality.
The league statements say the four reprogrammed matches—two in Liga MX (one femenil), and two in Liga de Expansión—will be played on dates and at times to be confirmed. The next confirmed event on the calendar is Mexico’s friendly in La Corregidora on miércoles 25 de febrero at 20: 00 horas CDMX (21 horas ET).
