The outlook for future NFL games in Mexico just took a turn for the worse.

According to a report from the Spanish website AS.com, future NFL games and Formula 1 racing could be in doubt in the country as the government cuts back on subsidies for hosting sporting events.

“The decision does not depend on us, we will not have resources for that game of football,” tourism official Miguel Torruco said. “It would be good if [the event] stayed, but it is a reality that we do not have a budget for the following year.”

The NFL is still planning to play the Week 11 game between the Los Angeles Chargers and the Kansas City Chiefs in the country, but nothing is certain moving forward. The league had previously said it planned on playing games there through the 2021 season.

Last season's game between the Rams and Chiefs was moved to L.A. due to poor field conditions.

Mexico was the first country outside of the United States to host a regular season game when, in 2005, the Arizona Cardinals beat the San Francisco 49ers 31–14 in front of over 103,000 spectators at Azteca Stadium.

Fans in the country had to wait 11 years before the NFL returned with a game between the Oakland Raiders and the Houston Texans.

It costs around $15m to stage NFL games in Mexico, according to AS, with the report suggesting sponsorship had previously covered most of the organisational costs.