Mexico's First Women's Blind Football Team Faces Barriers Beyond the Pitch

Mexico's first women's blind football squad, drawn from Chilangas FC, is set to debut at the 2026 IBSA American championship. Players cite layered obstacles: families discourage daughters from contact sports, visually impaired sports infrastructure remains limited, and Mexican women average 39.7 weekly hours on domestic care — more than double men's. Hernandez, a team member, says the hardest barriers are "presumptions about what blind women can and cannot do."