MEXICO CITY (AP) — Fans at Mexico finals world cup During Wednesday’s group stage match, they chanted a slur that has previously led to fines and other sanctions against the country’s soccer federation.
The slur, which literally means prostitute in Spanish, was heard at the Azteca Stadium towards the end of the first half when Czech goalkeeper Matej Kovar took a goal kick.
The chant cost Mexico hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines from FIFA. It became popular about 25 years ago and is used to intimidate goalkeepers when taking goal kicks.
It became a hot topic in 2014 brazil world cup It was heard in Russia during the 2018 World Cup, and again four years later in Qatar. This practice continues despite attempts by the Mexican Football Federation to stop it.
Mexico had already advanced to the final tournament as Group A winners before their match against the Czech Republic.
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