A Mexico City exhibition on sportswashing reframes the World Cup, tracing how host governments from Berlin to Qatar have used sport to polish their image.
Mexico City · Culture
Key Facts
—The show. An exhibition on sportswashing runs at the Tlatelolco University Cultural Center in Mexico City until August 2.
—The host. It is staged by UNAM, Mexico’s largest public university, and curated by Roberto Barajas.
—The timing. It opened in March, as Mexico co-hosts the 2026 World Cup with the United States and Canada.
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