Post by Jep Gambardella on Jun 28, 2018 19:10:42 GMT
www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/2018/06/28/brother-now-mexican-mexico-fans-party-outside-south-korean-embassy/
Hundreds of Mexican football fans partied outside the South Korean embassy in Mexico City on Wednesday to thank the Asian country for its victory over Germany, which guaranteed the national team a spot in the knock-out stages of the World Cup.
After Sweden beat Mexico 3-0 on Wednesday, Mexican fans turned their support to South Korea, fearful that a victory by Germany would send their players home.
South Korea then stunned the world by defeating Germany 2-0 with two goals in the final minutes of the game, ensuring the former world champions were eliminated and allowing Mexico to finish the group in second place.
After Sweden beat Mexico 3-0 on Wednesday, Mexican fans turned their support to South Korea, fearful that a victory by Germany would send their players home.
South Korea then stunned the world by defeating Germany 2-0 with two goals in the final minutes of the game, ensuring the former world champions were eliminated and allowing Mexico to finish the group in second place.
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Mexican airline Aeromexico announced a 20 percent discount on its Korean flights.
"We love you, Korea! Our flights from Mexico to Korea have a 20% discount," the airline wrote on Twitter.
"We love you, Korea! Our flights from Mexico to Korea have a 20% discount," the airline wrote on Twitter.
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Traffic snarled around the embassy in the capital's upscale Lomas de Chapultepec neighborhood as jubilant fans leapt up and down, cheered and drank tequila, mobbing Korean diplomatic staff and singing Mexican soccer hymns.
Counselor Park Sun-tae was raised smiling aloft on fans' shoulders, who chanted "Korean, brother, now you're Mexican!"
The consul general at the embassy, Byoung-jin Han, said, "There's no distinction between Mexicans and Koreans today. We're celebrating together." Mexican staff at the embassy were crying with joy, he added.
Traffic snarled around the embassy in the capital's upscale Lomas de Chapultepec neighborhood as jubilant fans leapt up and down, cheered and drank tequila, mobbing Korean diplomatic staff and singing Mexican soccer hymns.
Counselor Park Sun-tae was raised smiling aloft on fans' shoulders, who chanted "Korean, brother, now you're Mexican!"
The consul general at the embassy, Byoung-jin Han, said, "There's no distinction between Mexicans and Koreans today. We're celebrating together." Mexican staff at the embassy were crying with joy, he added.