'North America World Cup' Mexican soccer fans face racial discrimination controversy over 'eye-slitting' gesture toward Koreans.. Seok-Deok Seo demands "public apology"

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'2026 FIFA North America World Cup' first-round qualifier match between South Korea and Czech Republic: A Korean YouTuber reportedly suffered racial discrimination from Mexican soccer fans at the stadium.

Seo Seok-deok Seong Sin-yeo-dae (Prof.) recently stated, "Many netizens have reported this to us," adding, "In a selfie video filmed by a famous Korean YouTuber at the South Korea vs. Czech Republic match, a Mexican man sitting in the back row was captured making an eye-slitting gesture with both index fingers."

The act of slitting one's eyes with fingers has long been identified as a representative form of racial discrimination used to demean Asians.

Local Mexican media outlet Político identified the perpetrator as Ulises Fernando Bernal Miramontes, president of the Civil Engineering Association of Jalisco State.

The outlet strongly criticized Miramontes for the shameful act of publicly mocking a female spectator's appearance.

Professor Seo pointed out, "It is unacceptable for such an incident to occur at the World Cup, where the global community unites beyond nationalities and races."

He further stated, "Miramontes must issue a public apology," and added, "FIFA should take this incident as a mirror and ensure such events never happen again."

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