--- title: Donald Trump TV Ad: Mexican Network Uses Trump's Words description: Now, a Mexican television network is using Donald Trump's words against him in an advertisement for an upcoming soccer match. canonical: https://time.com/4026847/donald-trump-mexican-soccer-ad/ author: TIME Staff article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-09-09T17:41:19.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:24:28.082Z article:section: Sports og:title: Mexican Soccer Ad Uses Donald Trump's Words Against Him og:description: Trump has become an inadvertent hype man for Mexico's men's soccer team og:url: https://time.com/4026847/donald-trump-mexican-soccer-ad/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc22ad9ee36eaa967/698862bf35ba6f3f98c0f133/donald-trump4.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Donald Trump and Melania Trump og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Mexican Soccer Ad Uses Donald Trump's Words Against Him twitter:description: Trump has become an inadvertent hype man for Mexico's men's soccer team twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc22ad9ee36eaa967/698862bf35ba6f3f98c0f133/donald-trump4.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # This Mexican Soccer Ad Uses Donald Trump's Words Against Him by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Sep 9, 2015 5:41 PM CUT  Donald Trump and his wife Melania Trump attend the Williams sisters match on day nine of the 2015 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on Sept. 8, 2015 in New York City. Donald Trump and his wife Melania Trump attend the Williams sisters match on day nine of the 2015 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on Sept. 8, 2015 in New York City.Jean Catuffe—GC Images by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Sep 9, 2015 5:41 PM CUT Donald Trump’s frequent barbs toward Mexico has made him a villain to many in the country, even resulting in the famous [Trump piñata](http://time.com/4007160/donald-trump-mexico/ "undefined"). Now, a Mexican television network is turning the billionaire presidential candidate’s rhetoric against him in an advertisement for Mexico’s national soccer team. The ad for TV Azteca begins with a rock version of “The Star Spangled Banner,” the American flag, and Donald Trump, but quickly cuts to in-game footage of players from the Mexican and U.S. men’s soccer teams facing off against each other. “Our country is in serious trouble,” Trump says to images of the Mexican team scoring on the U.S. “We don’t have victories anymore.” The ad comes in advance of an important match between the two teams next month that will determine which squad qualifies for the 2017 Confederations Cup. 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