Querétaro - Juárez Postponed at Corregidora as Federation Reschedules Four Matches After 'El Mencho' Killing
The Federación Mexicana de Fútbol postponed four fixtures on Sunday for security reasons, including the Liga MX match querétaro - juárez at Estadio Corregidora. The move comes as authorities and league officials respond to widespread unrest after the killing of cartel leader Nemesio Oseguera 'El Mencho'.
Querétaro - Juárez at Estadio Corregidora
The Liga BBVA MX announced that the Liga MX match between Club Querétaro and FC Juárez, corresponding to Jornada 7 of the Torneo Clausura 2026 and scheduled for Sunday 22 February at 19: 00 hours in Estadio La Corregidora, will be reprogrammed with date and time to be defined. The decision was made days before the Mexican national team is due to play Iceland at the same venue. The national team match is scheduled for Wednesday, 25 February at 20: 00 hours CDMX (21: 00 ET) in La Corregidora, and the federation has kept the national team itinerary in place.
Chivas vs. América in Liga MX Femenil
The Liga BBVA MX Femenil confirmed that the Clásico Nacional between Guadalajara (Chivas) and América, corresponding to Jornada 10 of the Torneo Clausura 2026 and set for Sunday 22 February at 17: 00 hours in Estadio Akron, will also be rescheduled with date and time to be confirmed. League authorities cited safety concerns for fans and players amid chaotic conditions in Jalisco.
Liga de Expansión: Tapatío, Tlaxcala, Jaiba Brava and Correcaminos
Two matches in the Liga de Expansión MX were affected. The encounter between Tapatío and Tlaxcala was postponed after a security alert from Jalisco authorities, and the Clásico Tamaulipeco between Jaiba Brava and Correcaminos — originally set for Jornada 7 of the Torneo Clausura 2026 at 17: 00 hours in Estadio Tamaulipas — will be reprogrammed with date and time to be confirmed. Some accounts characterized the two second-tier fixtures as canceled, while league communications described them as reprogrammed.
Security Response Following the Death of Nemesio Oseguera 'El Mencho'
Military forces wounded Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, known as 'El Mencho', in Tapalpa, Jalisco, and he died while being transported by plane to Mexico City. Tapalpa lies roughly two hours by car southwest of Guadalajara. In the hours after his death, members of the Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación set vehicles on fire and blocked highways, actions that authorities logged across nearly a dozen states. Specific blockades and burnings were recorded in Michoacán, Guanajuato, Tamaulipas, Colima and Querétaro, creating the security conditions that prompted the federation’s match changes.
Broader Impacts on Events and Logistics
Beyond the postponed domestic matches, organizers of other sporting events were monitoring the situation. Guadalajara is due to host four matches of the 2026 World Cup in June, including two fixtures involving South Korea; Mexico, Spain, Uruguay and Colombia are among the teams scheduled to play there. The Abierto Mexicano tennis tournament, set to start Monday at the GNP Arena in Acapulco, Guerrero, will proceed as planned, with organizers maintaining that tournament operations continue normally. Meanwhile, Chivas players were already at their concentration hotel and the remainder of their squad were expected to arrive in the following hours.
What makes this notable is the proximity of critical fixtures: the postponement of domestic league matches at the same stadium slated to host a national team friendly emphasizes how security incidents can ripple through club and international schedules. The federation’s direct action to reprogram four matches — one in Liga MX, two in Liga de Expansión MX and one in the Liga MX Femenil — illustrates a precautionary approach to fan and player safety as authorities manage unrest tied to the death of a major cartel leader.
Authorities have not announced new dates for the rescheduled matches, and league statements say times and venues will be confirmed later. The Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación is described in available accounts as a large organization with estimated strength across many states, and its leader’s death has produced immediate, localized disruptions to travel and public events that league officials judged sufficient to alter the weekend football calendar.
