Mexican fans gathered outside Ecuador’s team hotel overnight ahead of Tuesday’s World Cup Round of 32 clash, using loudspeakers, air horns and revving motorcycles in an apparent attempt to keep the visiting squad awake.
The disturbance took place outside the Westin Hotel in Santa Fe, Mexico City, where dozens of supporters remained from around midnight into the early morning after organizing the gathering on social media.
The tactic, commonly known as a “hotel serenade,” is a long-standing and controversial tradition in Latin American soccer, where home fans create noise outside opposing teams’ hotels to disrupt their rest before matches.
Traders predict a 43% chance Mexico will beat Ecuador tonight.
Mexican fans gathered outside Ecuador’s team hotel overnight ahead of Tuesday’s World Cup Round of 32 clash, using loudspeakers, air horns and revving motorcycles in an apparent attempt to keep the visiting squad awake.
The disturbance took place outside the Westin Hotel in Santa Fe, Mexico City, where dozens of supporters remained from around midnight into the early morning after organizing the gathering on social media.
The tactic, commonly known as a “hotel serenade,” is a long-standing and controversial tradition in Latin American soccer, where home fans create noise outside opposing teams’ hotels to disrupt their rest before matches.
Traders predict a 43% chance Mexico will beat Ecuador tonight.
