GUADALAJARA, Mexico: Hugo Alejandro Perez was in his house a few miles from the Mexican stadium that is slated to host FIFA World Cup games when gunfire and explosions erupted just outside his door. The 53-year-old restaurant owner was already skeptical about his city, Guadalajara, hosting the international sporting event. He saw a government that failed to fix basic things, like water service to his home, along with cartel violence in the surrounding state of Jalisco and shook his head.

BBC Sport explores the unfolding security situation in Mexico and the potential impact on this summer's World Cup.

GUADALAJARA: The city of Guadalajara erupted with cartel violence this past weekend, alongside other parts of Mexico, after an army raid left a notorious drug lord dead. Now,…