DORAL, Fla. \u2014 Miami-Dade Sheriff Rosie Cordero Stutz and State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle said on Friday that human trafficking and crowd control will be their priority during the FIFA World Cup 2026. <\/p>\n
Cordero Stutz said deputies will be working on undercover operations as soccer fans take over tourist destinations and the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, which FIFA will refer to as the Miami Stadium. <\/p>\n
\u201cThe Miami-Dade Sheriff\u2019s Office, alongside our local, state, and federal partners, has been actively planning, training, and coordinating to help ensure that residents and visitors can safely enjoy one of the largest international events our community has ever hosted,\u201d Cordero Stutz said in Doral. <\/p>\n
The FIFA World Cup<\/a>, held every four years since 1930, runs from June 11 to July 19 and includes 104 matches at 16 host cities, including Miami<\/a>. <\/p>\n Brett Skiles, FBI Miami\u2019s special agent in charge, was also at the news conference. He focused on civilian drones and warned fans against flying these to try to get a peek at the stadium. <\/p>\n \u201cMy advice to you is to leave your drone at home; the penalties are going to be severe,\u201d Skiles said about violators, who could face civil fines of up to $75,000 per violation and criminal fines reaching $100,000 or more. <\/p>\n Aside from fines, the Federal Aviation Administration has suspended or revoked the licenses of multiple drone operators for \u201cunsafe and unauthorized operations,\u201d including flights near major sporting events.<\/p>\n Cordero Stutz said Homeland Security agencies, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement, will also be running independent operations and investigations. <\/p>\n It is the first time the U.S., Canada, and Mexico will host a FIFA World Cup<\/a>, and the first time the tournament features 48 teams. There will be seven games at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, which FIFA will refer to as the Miami Stadium. <\/p>\n Raymond A. Martinez, the chief operating officer of the 2026 FIFA World Cup Miami Host Committee, had a message for fans: \u201cIf you do not have a ticket, don\u2019t go to the stadium.\u201d <\/p>\n The 12 groups of four teams each will play the first 72 matches, including four games from three groups at the Miami Stadium.<\/p>\n Uruguay<\/a> plays against Saudi Arabia<\/a> at 6 p.m. on June 15 and against Cape Verde<\/a> at 6 p.m. on June 21. Brazil<\/a> plays against Scotland<\/a> at 6 p.m. on June 24. Colombia<\/a> plays against Portugal<\/a> at 7:30 p.m. on June 27. <\/p>\n During the tournament\u2019s knockout stage, there will be 32 matches, including three from July 3-18 at the Miami Stadium.<\/p>\n The winner of Group J<\/a> will play against the runner-up of Group H<\/a> at 6 p.m. on July 3. The quarter-final match is at 5 p.m. on July 11, and the bronze final match is at 5 p.m. on July 18. <\/p>\n More related stories<\/p>\n Track FIFA World Cup groups<\/p>\n Copyright 2026 by WPLG Local10.com – All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"DORAL, Fla. \u2014 Miami-Dade Sheriff Rosie Cordero Stutz and State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle said on Friday that…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":297850,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[123,125,124],"class_list":["post-297849","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-miami","tag-miami","tag-miami-headlines","tag-miami-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/297849","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=297849"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/297849\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/297850"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=297849"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=297849"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=297849"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}