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Mexican engineer fired after racist gesture toward South Korean influencer at World Cup match
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100% centerFirst reported by Mako · Jun 14, 2026
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What happened
Ulises Bernal, a senior Mexican engineering official, was fired after a viral video showed him making a racist gesture toward South Korean influencer Yoon Su-jin at a 2026 World Cup match in Mexico. Yoon, who has nearly 9 million followers, posted the clip, and the ethics committee removed Bernal after public outrage. He later apologized on X.
- 01Ulises Bernal was fired after a racist gesture toward Yoon Su-jin at the World Cup.
- 02Yoon has nearly 9 million followers across TikTok and YouTube.
- 03She was filming her celebration of South Korea’s win over the Czech Republic.
- 04The video went viral and triggered an ethics review.
- 05Bernal later apologized on X and said he had resigned from his role.
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