Mexico fan fired after racist gesture at South Korean influencer at World Cup match
Daily Mail — World—The man, who pulled the corners of his eyes at a Korean influencer during a match, was identified as president of a Mexican engineering guild and fired from that post. He subsequently issued a public apology after video of the incident spread widely online. The incident added to a broader pattern of racism-related controversies surfacing at the 2026 World Cup.
- Daily Mail — World — Mexican fan caught on camera making racist gesture behind a South Korean supporter at the World Cup loses his job
- The Independent (UK) — Mexico fan loses his job after making a racist gesture at a Korean influencer at World Cup
- BBC — World — pulled corners of eyes at Korean influencer; video went viral from match footage
- South China Morning Post — man was president of Mexican engineering guild — fired from post after video spread