SAT exempts taxes from companies chosen by FIFA for the 2026 World Cup and unleashes criticism because Claudia Sheinbaum demands to pay Mexicans.
He Government of Mexico announced that the companies that collaborate with the FIFA during the World Cup 2026which will be played in our country, the United States and Canada, will be exempt from paying taxes, after the proposal included in the Income Law of the Federation (LIF) the next year was approved by Congress.
This has generated a wave of criticism because while President Claudia Sheinbaum demands that Mexicans pay taxes, exempting companies, television stations and people involved in the organization and logistics of the World Cup 2026 that will leave a great economic impact.
And so they demand that Mexicans pay taxes, charge us more taxes and that we pay the government again the taxes they already charged us. HDP
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— Antonio Garci Nieto (@Garimonero) October 30, 2025
According to him transitional article 25 of the LIF 2026, all individuals and companies, residents in Mexico and abroad, that participate in the World Cupdirectly or indirectly, will not pay taxes on these activities from the end of this year.
The twenty-fifth transitional article that says the following:
“Twenty-fifth.- Individuals and legal entities residing in Mexico or abroad with permanent establishment in the country, as well as residents abroad, who participate in the organization and celebration of the competition of the International Federation of Association Football World Cup 2026their tests, matches and related events with said competition, they will not be subject to compliance with the formal, payment, transfer, withholding, collection and other obligations established by the tax provisions, which derive exclusively from the performance of the acts or activities or from obtaining income for their participation in the aforementioned competition, its tests, matches and events related to it, as of the last quarter of fiscal year 2025“, reads in the Federation Income Law.
This guarantee for FIFA dates back to the presidential administration of Enrique Pena Nietoin exchange for hosting part of the following year’s World Cup, in which our country will receive 13 parties of the 104 total, most of them in the United States.
However, the companies chosen by FIFA They must meet certain requirements that will be determined by the Tax Administration System (SAT) and that this way they will be able to avoid these taxes.
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Yes, there will be tax remission and fiscal privileges
for FIFA in Mexico during the @fifaworldcup_es. This is confirmed by the president @Claudiashein.
“The agreement was signed in the six-year term of @EPN and the Secretary of the Treasury will explain it next Monday in Los Pinos.” pic.twitter.com/vjPiIeDnTE
— César Martínez (@Cesarkickoff) October 30, 2025
Mexico, the only country where FIFA will not pay taxes
Mexico is he only country who committed to the FIFA with the tax exemption for the great soccer tournament, as a “government guarantee” in the negotiations to win the bid as hosts along with Canada and the United States.
“The International Association Football Federation must present to the Tax Administration Service the information of the natural and legal persons that will participate in the organization and celebration of the aforementioned competition, its tests, matches and events related to said competition, which must be updated monthly,” reads the LIF..
The information that the legislation requires from the companies that the SAT of Claudia Sheinbaum’s Government will exempt from taxes for the 2026 World Cup, highlights the name or company name; key in the Federal Taxpayer Registry or tax identification number; what type of participation it will have, country of residence and type of income, among other information.
Economic spillover for the 2026 World Cup in Mexico
“In 2026, Mexico will become, it is estimated, the fifth most visited country in the world for the topic of World. More than 5 million people are going to visit us. Imagine the economic impact, what is the Mexico City, Monterrey y Guadalajara“, describes the Senator Homero Davis Castroafter the vote that ended with 80 votes in favor, 37 against and zero abstentions.
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In this analysis, and according to data from the Ministry of Tourism and the Ministry of Finance and Public Creditthe event was projected to bring Mexico a spill of “between 1,800 and three billion additional dollars in foreign currency from tourism”, in addition to the generation of jobs, which is why it was included in the Revenue Law 2026 the tax exemption, required by FIFA.
No one is exempt from taxes: @Claudiashein
Mexico exempts FIFA from paying taxes for the 2026 World Cup after approval of the Revenue Law in Congress. pic.twitter.com/5WjUfZK2UC— José Díaz (@JJDiazMachuca) October 30, 2025
FIFA will be tax-free for the 2026 World Cup
Also organizers and associates, such as hotels, television stations and other companies affiliated with the organizing committee
This is how the transitional period was incorporated into the 2026 Income Law pic.twitter.com/3fJJjr9XAh
— Laura Brugés (@LauraBruges) October 30, 2025
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