Mexico City’s government is considering measures to limit the sale of alcohol in public spaces after over 700,000 people gathered downtown to celebrate Mexico’s soccer team advancing to the knockout stage of the World Cup.

Street Celebrations and Waste

The celebrations saw fans dressed in green Tri jerseys or wearing colorful Lucha Libre masks and dancing in the rain, waving flags, singing anthems and blowing on vuvuzelas. However, the next morning, Reforma Avenue was littered with trash and many of its yellow cempasuchil flowers had been trampled over. Authorities collected some 40 tons of waste around the historic center.

Mexico City’s government secretary Cesar Cravioto said the government would ask restaurants and bars in the area to prevent customers from taking alcoholic drinks off premises and that convenience stores nearby could be asked to stop selling alcohol in the hours before a big game.

Plans to Disperse Crowds

The government is planning on setting up seven more large screens around the center to help disperse crowds, and that it would deploy more personnel to limit the sale of beer by street vendors. Cravioto emphasized that the government wants fans to have fun without excessive alcohol consumption.

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