Mexico achieved yet another Guinness World Record associated with the upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup, this time for creating the world’s largest interactive soccer mural in La Paz, Baja California Sur.
Covering an area of 625.68 square meters, the La Paz mural is twice the size of the previous record holder, a mural of 324 square meters also located in Mexico, in the city of León, Guanajuato.
The colossal artwork, which blends a passion for soccer with Baja California Sur motifs, stretches along the perimeter wall of the Arturo C. Nahl Stadium.
“The Guinness World Records recognition reflects the essence of Baja California Sur,” Governor Victor Manuel Castro Cosío said at the award ceremony. “Through art and sports, we create spaces for encounters that strengthen our communities and show the world who we are as a state.”
Created by local artists Elti Alejandro, Edel Rodríguez, Lenin Ruiz, Uli Martínez, and Amira Morales, the mural features images of Baja’s deserts, its seas and communities, with soccer as the common thread in the artwork’s narrative.
Beyond the paintings on the wall, visitors can interact with the artwork by scanning QR codes scattered throughout the mural to activate an augmented reality experience where some images come to life on screen.
No city on the Baja California Peninsula is a World Cup host, but the interactive mural is part of President Claudia Sheinbaum’s strategy to bring the World Cup to all regions of Mexico.
“From Baja California Sur, we tell the world that we are ready to play on the field of culture, art, and community,” Mayor Milena Quiroga Romero said. “This mural is our voice, our pride, and our way of welcoming the 2026 World Cup.”
Earlier in March, Mexico received its first Guinness World Record in the lead-up to the World Cup, when 4,757 people gathered in the southern state of Chiapas to create the world’s biggest soccer jersey formed by human figures.
A couple of weeks later, it received its second Guinness World Record for the largest soccer class ever, which included 9,500 people playing soccer at Mexico City’s Zócalo, the country’s largest public square.
