Teachers, families of the disappeared, anti-FIFA activists and other groups are using the run-up to the opening World Cup match to press long-standing demands.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Monday she could guarantee a peaceful World Cup opening ceremony this week, despite concern over ongoing protests.

As the world’s biggest soccer tournament begins, World Cup fans are rushing to complete their Panini sticker albums and taking part in a decades-old tradition that has survived…