{"id":17675,"date":"2026-06-25T08:02:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T08:02:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=17675"},"modified":"2026-06-25T08:02:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T08:02:09","slug":"homophobic-chant-returns-in-mexicos-world-cup-match-against-the-czech-republic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=17675","title":{"rendered":"Homophobic chant returns in Mexico\u2019s World Cup match against the Czech Republic"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>MEXICO CITY (AP) \u2014 Fans at Mexico\u2019s final World Cup group stage match on Wednesday chanted a slur that has previously led to fines and other sanctions against the country\u2019s soccer federation.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=17673\">World Cup: South Africa edges South Korea, reaches knockout round for 1st time<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The slur, which literally means male prostitute in Spanish, could be heard at the Azteca stadium toward the end of the first half when Czech goalkeeper Matej Kovar took a goal kick.<\/p>\n<p>The chant has cost Mexico hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines levied by FIFA. It rose to popularity roughly 25 years ago and is used to intimidate goalkeepers when they take goal kicks.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=17671\">World Cup: Mexico shuts out Czechia for its 1st 3-0 group-stage run<\/a><\/p>\n<p>It went viral in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil and was heard again in Russia during the 2018 World Cup and four years later in Qatar. It has persisted despite attempts by the Mexican soccer federation to stop it.<\/p>\n<p>Mexico had already advanced to the knockout phase as Group A winners ahead of the match against the Czech Republic.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=17669\">NBA draft: UCLA\u2019s Tyler Bilodeau goes to Nets in 2nd round<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>MORE: 2026 men\u2019s World Cup standings, scores, brackets<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>AP World Cup coverage: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/fifa-world-cup<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fans at Mexico\u2019s final World Cup group stage match on Wednesday chanted a slur that has previously led to fines against the country\u2019s soccer federation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17674,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17675","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-soccer"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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