Guadalajara Feels Like Home: Mexican Fans Cheer for South Korea

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The stadium in Guadalajara, Mexico, where the match was held yesterday (June 12), felt just like a home game for our national team. It wasn't just local Korean residents and Korean fans; Mexican fans also joined in, providing overwhelming support and energy for our team.

Here is the report from Choi Seung-hoon.

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Even before the match began, the area around the Guadalajara stadium was a sea of red Korean jerseys mixed with green Mexican jerseys.

[Korea! Korea!]

[Gabriel / Mexican soccer fan: South Korea is a really good team. Tonight, South Korea will beat the Czech Republic.]

Fans who traveled from Korea to watch the World Cup were surprised by the tremendous hospitality of the Mexican fans.

[Hyun Yu-jeong / Korean soccer fan: I didn't know the Mexican people liked Koreans so much. I'm so happy. Since we are playing here in Mexico today, I really feel like South Korea will win.]

This support stems from the memory of the "Miracle of Kazan" at the 2018 Russia World Cup, where South Korea's 2-0 victory over Germany helped Mexico dramatically advance to the Round of 16, combined with the recent surge in popularity of Korean culture.

Once the match started, even our players were amazed.

With one-sided support that made it feel like a home game, the players found extra strength to pull off a thrilling comeback victory.

[Oh Hyeon-gyu / National soccer team forward: From the first half, many Mexican fans were shouting "Korea." It was a driving force that helped us run harder, and I'd say it was the secret to our victory.]

After South Korea completed its comeback, a joyous festival broke out outside the stadium.

Mexican and Korean fans mingled, singing and dancing together. Many Korean fans were even hoisted into the air by cheering Mexican fans.

[Rodolfo Bocho / Mexican soccer fan: When it became 1-1, I was happy, and when it became 2-1, I was truly happy. We are family now. I am now a Mexican-Korean!]

The night in Guadalajara was hot and festive, fueled by the passion of Mexicans who shared in the joy of victory with the Korean people.

(Video reporting: Hwang In-seok, Video editing: Wi Won-yang)
※ Please note: This article was translated by AI and may contain errors.