Qatar-backed football exhibition opens in Mexico City as part of Year of Culture initiative

Qatar-backed football exhibition opens in Mexico City as part of Year of Culture initiative

DUBAI: A major football exhibition has opened in Mexico City, bringing together some of the most iconic objects in the history of the sport as part of the Qatar Canada and Mexico 2026 Year of Culture.

“Objects of Glory: Iconic Moments in the History of Football” opened at Museo Jumex on June 10 and will run until Aug. 30. The exhibition was inaugurated in the presence of Qatar’s Ambassador to Mexico Mohammed Sultan Al-Kuwari, alongside diplomats from Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Norway and Morocco, as well as Mexican officials and Eugenio Lopez, president of Fundacion Jumex.

Organized by Qatar Museums, the 3-2-1 Qatar Olympic and Sports Museum and Museo Jumex, the exhibition features 16 objects charting football’s rise from a popular pastime to a global cultural phenomenon.

Among its centerpiece exhibits is the match-worn jersey worn by Diego Maradona during Argentina’s 1986 FIFA World Cup quarterfinal victory over England at Mexico City’s Estadio Azteca. The exhibition also includes historic match balls, iconic jerseys, boots, trophies, artworks and personal memorabilia spanning more than 130 years of football history.