The match between the United States and Mexico, for the semifinals of the CONCACAF Nations League, was interrupted and concluded before added time was completed, due to homophobic chants from Mexican fans.
The match that the Americans won 3-0 and which had already been marked by four expulsions (two for each team) was interrupted by the referee in the 90th minute and, after restarting, eight of the 12 minutes of injury time were played. while homophobic chants persisted.
The Football Confederation of North, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF) reacted shortly after the conclusion of Thursday’s game (Friday dawn in Portugal), “strongly condemning” the behavior of the Mexican fans for what it described as “discriminatory chants “.
Mexico, one of the organizing countries of the 2026 World Cup, along with the United States and Canada, has already been fined more than 500,000 euros for incorrect behavior by spectators and had to play the game with Jamaica behind closed doors in September 2021. .
The United States will win the game 3-0, with goals from Christian Pulisic, at 37 and 46 minutes, and Ricardo Pepi, at 79, qualifying for the final of the CONCACAF National League, in which they will face Canada, on Sunday.
Source: TSF
