{"id":3311,"date":"2026-01-13T05:44:49","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T05:44:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/?p=3311"},"modified":"2026-01-13T05:51:30","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T05:51:30","slug":"xavi-kluivert-and-totti-headline-legends-match-ahead-of-2026-fifa-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spotvnow.com\/read\/xavi-kluivert-and-totti-headline-legends-match-ahead-of-2026-fifa-world-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Xavi, Kluivert and Totti headline legends match ahead of 2026 FIFA World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the Mexican city of Monterrey will host a high-profile exhibition match featuring international football legends this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>The match, known as Juego de Leyendas, will see FIFA Legends take on Mexico Legends at the Estadio BBVA, as part of promotional activities for the upcoming global tournament jointly staged by Mexico, United States and Canada.<\/p>\n<p>The match will be broadcast live on <strong>SPOTV NOW<\/strong>, with kick-off scheduled for 9:00AM on January 18 (GMT+8).<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"es\">La Navidad nos lleg\u00f3 antes y pr\u00e1cticamente tenemos nuestro roster completo para el Juego de Leyendas Corona. \ud83d\udd25\u26bd\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>\u00a1S\u00e9 parte de este legendario evento rumbo a la Copa Mundial de la FIFA 2026\u2122\ufe0f este pr\u00f3ximo 17 de enero en nuestra sede mundialista! \ud83c\udfc6\ud83c\udfdf\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>Pd: Con algunas sorpresas\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0hxuqy8y8m\">pic.twitter.com\/0hxuqy8y8m<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 FIFA World Cup 26\u2122 Monterrey (@MonterreyFWC26) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MonterreyFWC26\/status\/2003656390133375461?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 24, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Among the confirmed FIFA Legends participants are Xavi Hernandez, Sergio Busquets, Carles Puyol, Pepe, Alessandro Del Piero, Francesco Totti, Christian Vieri, Marco Materazzi, Ren\u00e9 Higuita and Patrick Kluivert, who most recently served as head coach of the Indonesia national football team.<\/p>\n<p>Former Real Madrid and England manager Fabio Capello is also set to be involved as head coach of the FIFA Legends side.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Mexico Legends squad will feature a host of former internationals, including Luis Hern\u00e1ndez, Jared Borgetti, Miguel Lay\u00fan, Oribe Peralta, H\u00e9ctor Moreno, Andr\u00e9s Guardado, Paco Palencia, Marco Fabi\u00e1n, \u00d3scar P\u00e9rez, Hiram Mier and Mois\u00e9s Mu\u00f1oz.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; 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border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DQ2IQ1RkTHI\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by FIFA World Cup 26\u2122 Monterrey (@fwc26monterrey)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This will be the second edition of the legends match, following the inaugural event in September 2024, which finished 3\u20133 before FIFA Legends prevailed on penalties.<\/p>\n<p>That match featured the likes of Andrea Pirlo, John Terry, Gianluigi Buffon, Didier Drogba and Diego Forl\u00e1n.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the Mexican city of Monterrey will host a high-profile exhibition match featuring international football legends this weekend. 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