--- title: South Korea Beating Germany Unites Korea and Mexico Fans description: South Korea's victory over Germany ensured that Mexico will advance to the next round, uniting Mexican and Korean fans. canonical: https://time.com/5324029/korea-beats-germany-in-world-cup-mexico-fans-celebrate/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-06-27T21:24:29.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:53:34.553Z og:title: Germany's Defeat Unites Mexico and South Korea World Cup Fans og:description: Vamos Korea! og:url: https://time.com/5324029/korea-beats-germany-in-world-cup-mexico-fans-celebrate/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1270e33836f447fa/698934194ee262eb10312355/korea-beats-germany-in-world-cup-mexico-celebrates.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: MEXICO-FBL-WC-2018-MEX-SWE-KOR og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Germany's Defeat Unites Mexico and South Korea World Cup Fans twitter:description: Vamos Korea! twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1270e33836f447fa/698934194ee262eb10312355/korea-beats-germany-in-world-cup-mexico-celebrates.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # All It Took Was Beating Germany to Unite Mexico and South Korea World Cup Fans  by [Cady Lang](/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Jun 27, 2018 9:24 PM CUT  A football fan holds a flag of South Korea as thousands watch the World Cup match between Mexico and Sweden on a screen at the Angel de la Independencia Monument in Mexico City, on June 27, 2018\. (Photo by Johan ORDONEZ / AFP) (Photo credit should read JOHAN ORDONEZ/AFP/Getty Images) A football fan holds a flag of South Korea as thousands watch the World Cup match between Mexico and Sweden on a screen at the Angel de la Independencia Monument in Mexico City, on June 27, 2018\. (Photo by Johan ORDONEZ / AFP) (Photo credit should read JOHAN ORDONEZ/AFP/Getty Images)JOHAN ORDONEZ—AFP/Getty Images  by [Cady Lang](/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Jun 27, 2018 9:24 PM CUT South Korea’s 2-0 victory over Germany in a [World Cup](http://time.com/money/5322524/how-to-watch-world-cup-2018-mexico-sweden-online-free/ "undefined") matchup on Wednesday was [a thrilling moment](http://time.com/5322748/maradona-messi-world-cup/ "undefined") for South Korean fans, but proved to be equally exciting for fans of another country: Mexico. While Germany’s defeat was heightened by the fact that they were the champions of [the last World Cup](http://time.com/money/2858485/world-cup-brazil-2014-fan-costs/ "undefined"), it was also significant because it enabled Mexico’s team to still advance after being defeated by Sweden on Wednesday. As a result, many Mexican fans felt gratitude and solidarity towards Korean fans and showed their excitement about their team advancing accordingly. Some Mexican fans pledged their love to South Korea. > [](https://twitter.com/%5FValeriebee/status/1012010044567633920) > [](https://twitter.com/KarlaBalcazar15/status/1012001050088353792) > [](https://twitter.com/FreddoAkh/status/1012007709808488448) > [](https://twitter.com/Maggieeros/status/1012002103634456576) > [](https://twitter.com/jaymunoz%5F/status/1012017231897608192) While others showed their affection to Korean fans they encountered in real life. > [](https://twitter.com/SiavoushF/status/1012011145660715008) > [](https://twitter.com/AHNSYUJlN/status/1012005719317602311) Some fans wanted to show their appreciation by supporting Korean culture. > [](https://twitter.com/ReblsToTheGrain/status/1012002158097518593) > [](https://twitter.com/crystalmeth%5F%5F%5F/status/1012001430712938496) > [](https://twitter.com/Abe%5FA93/status/1012003311942184961) Even the Korean consul general got into the spirit at the Korean embassy in Mexico. > [](https://twitter.com/ByJamesWagner/status/1012041283400093710) > [](https://twitter.com/navaismo/status/1012015842924605441) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5324029/korea-beats-germany-in-world-cup-mexico-fans-celebrate/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5324029/korea-beats-germany-in-world-cup-mexico-fans-celebrate/"},"headline":"All It Took Was Beating Germany to Unite Mexico and South Korea World Cup Fans","datePublished":"2018-06-27T21:24:29.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:53:34.553Z","description":"Vamos Korea!","url":"https://time.com/5324029/korea-beats-germany-in-world-cup-mexico-fans-celebrate/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Sports"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1270e33836f447fa/698934194ee262eb10312355/korea-beats-germany-in-world-cup-mexico-celebrates.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Cady Lang","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/cady-lang/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1270e33836f447fa/698934194ee262eb10312355/korea-beats-germany-in-world-cup-mexico-celebrates.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"MEXICO-FBL-WC-2018-MEX-SWE-KOR","caption":"MEXICO-FBL-WC-2018-MEX-SWE-KOR","creditText":"JOHAN ORDONEZ—AFP/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5324029/korea-beats-germany-in-world-cup-mexico-fans-celebrate/","name":"All It Took Was Beating Germany to Unite Mexico and South Korea World Cup Fans"}}]}] ```