World Cup: Rowdy Mexico fans camp outside team hotel, give Ecuador sleepless night
Hundreds of Mexico supporters gathered outside Ecuador's team hotel in Mexico City ahead of their FIFA World Cup Round of 32 clash against the co-hosts. The rowdy fans created noise with chants, horns and speakers in an apparent attempt to disrupt the visitors' sleep.
Mexico’s Round of 32 clash against Ecuador has not even kicked off yet, but the home fans have already started to make their presence felt. Hundreds of Mexican supporters gathered outside Ecuador's hotel in Mexico City late on Monday night, creating a noisy atmosphere with chants, horns, speakers and drums ahead of the FIFA World Cup knockout fixture.
Videos from outside the team hotel circulated widely on social media in the build-up to the game. The gathering came after messages spread online encouraging supporters to turn up outside Ecuador’s hotel and create enough noise to disrupt the team’s sleep before Mexico’s Round of 32 clash against the South American team.
Several videos appearing online showed Ecuador players looking out from hotel windows as fans continued chanting below. The incident sparked debate online, with some supporters calling it classic football gamesmanship while others questioned whether attempts to interrupt an opponent’s sleep crossed the line ahead of a World Cup knockout game.
Mexico enter the match carrying the weight of expectation as tournament hosts. Javier Aguirre’s side topped their group with three wins from three matches and have yet to concede a goal in the competition.
Ecuador, meanwhile, arrive with momentum of their own after pulling off one of the surprises of the tournament to reach the knockout rounds. Coach Sebastian Beccacece has brushed aside concerns around external distractions and insisted his side remain focused on the challenge ahead.
Mexico and Ecuador face off in their Round of 32 match later on Tuesday evening in Mexico City, with a place in the last 16 at stake.
Meanwhile, the Round of 32 has already seen two big results. On Monday evening, Germany and Netherlands were knocked out of the tournament by Paraguay and Morocco respectively.
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Mexico’s Round of 32 clash against Ecuador has not even kicked off yet, but the home fans have already started to make their presence felt. Hundreds of Mexican supporters gathered outside Ecuador's hotel in Mexico City late on Monday night, creating a noisy atmosphere with chants, horns, speakers and drums ahead of the FIFA World Cup knockout fixture.
Videos from outside the team hotel circulated widely on social media in the build-up to the game. The gathering came after messages spread online encouraging supporters to turn up outside Ecuador’s hotel and create enough noise to disrupt the team’s sleep before Mexico’s Round of 32 clash against the South American team.
Several videos appearing online showed Ecuador players looking out from hotel windows as fans continued chanting below. The incident sparked debate online, with some supporters calling it classic football gamesmanship while others questioned whether attempts to interrupt an opponent’s sleep crossed the line ahead of a World Cup knockout game.
Mexico enter the match carrying the weight of expectation as tournament hosts. Javier Aguirre’s side topped their group with three wins from three matches and have yet to concede a goal in the competition.
Ecuador, meanwhile, arrive with momentum of their own after pulling off one of the surprises of the tournament to reach the knockout rounds. Coach Sebastian Beccacece has brushed aside concerns around external distractions and insisted his side remain focused on the challenge ahead.
Mexico and Ecuador face off in their Round of 32 match later on Tuesday evening in Mexico City, with a place in the last 16 at stake.
Meanwhile, the Round of 32 has already seen two big results. On Monday evening, Germany and Netherlands were knocked out of the tournament by Paraguay and Morocco respectively.
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