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MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) — Whoever wins Mexico’s presidential election Sunday will have to vie for attention with a formidable rival, one that can either stoke the victory party or stamp it out: soccer in Russia. Free Sign Up In Sunday’s vote, the heavy favorite is the fiery leftist Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, who looks poised to oust the two parties that have governed Mexico for nearly a century, and who promises a “radical” change in course. Will soccer influence politics? Competing priorities Once every 12 years, the World Cup and Mexico’s presidential elections coincide. “We Mexicans know what’s trivial and what’s important. “The football match is one day, the political outcome will last six years,” Diaz said. “A victory for Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is the most important thing that could happen to Mexico.” Not everyone agrees. “The World Cup is a religion, there’s nothing more important,” he said. Politics and soccer also intertwined on Wednesday, the last day of the campaign and Mexico’s final group stage match. “What’s worrying is that if Lopez Obrador and Mexico both lose, we’re going to have a lot of problems in this country,” said Collado Torres.