Overview
- A Mexican fan pulled at the corners of his eyes behind South Korean YouTuber Yoon Su-jin while she filmed during Korea’s opening World Cup match in Guadalajara, and her clip went viral.
- FIFA said it identified the man and blocked his World Cup ticketing account in response to the video.
- Korean and Mexican media named the man as Ulises Fernando Bernal Miramontes, who publicly apologized and resigned from his role as president of a local geomatics engineers association.
- FIFA invited Yoon to attend South Korea’s group match against Mexico on June 18 and she accepted, with the governing body saying it will use the game to send a message condemning racism.
- The episode highlighted how quickly social media can drive accountability at tournaments and renewed questions about how FIFA and host venues enforce anti‑discrimination rules and discipline offending fans.