- Fans gather at embassy in Mexico City after South Korea win
- Supporters chant: ‘Korean, brother, now you’re Mexican!’
Hundreds of Mexican soccer fans descended on the South Korean embassy in Mexico City on Wednesday to celebrate the Asian country’s improbable World Cup win over Germany, which ensured Mexico’s place in the knockout stages despite El Tri’s defeat to Sweden.
As Mexico fell behind 3-0 during the second half of Wednesday’s group-stage finale, it became clear they would need South Korea to hold off the reigning champions, who so rarely falter at the World Cup, in order to finish in the top two and advance. But the German goal felt so inevitable for 90 minutes never came and their joy were consummated when Kim Young-gwon and Son Heung-min broke through with goals in stoppage time, sealing the shock 2-0 result that eliminated the four-time champions, who had gone eight decades since last failing to make it out of the first round at a World Cup.
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