The outrageous moment a Mexican fan stabs his TV with a knife and smashes the screen with a flurry of punches in a blind rage after watching his country crash out of the World Cup
It is undoubtedly a frustrating experience to see your country knocked out of the World Cup, but a Mexican fan may have gone a little too far.
Mexico defeated Saudi Arabia 2-1 in their last group game but eventually exited the tournament on goal difference – after finishing level with Poland after three games in Qatar.
And moments after their departure, a Mexican fan failed to control his emotions with footage showing him smashing his TV screen with a flurry of punches before bizarrely taking a knife at it in a blind rage.
An irate Mexico fan bizarrely stabs his TV after his country was eliminated from the World Cup
The fan throws a flurry of punches at the screen after Mexico’s painful exit
The video begins with the Mexico fan slamming the wall-mounted TV before running off the screen to grab a large knife – before stabbing it repeatedly. The emotional fan is then seen walking away from the TV.
This was confirmed after Mexico’s elimination from the tournament manager Gerardo ‘Tata’ Martino’s contract had been terminated.
Mexico drew 0–0 against Poland in the opening group stage match before suffering a 2–0 defeat to Argentina.
That led to a dramatic match against Saudi Arabia on Tuesday. Henry Martin’s goal and a superb free-kick from Luis Chavez gave Mexico a two-goal lead.
At that stage, due to FIFA’s fair play rule, Mexico only needed one more goal to progress to the knockout stages.
The fan looked very emotional after his country’s departure from the tournament in Qatar
Mexico was eliminated from the tournament on goal difference, despite beating Saudi Arabia
However, they were subsequently eliminated on goal difference when Salem Al Dawsari scored for Saudi Arabia in stoppage time.
Poland eventually qualified for the knockout stage despite losing 2–0 to Argentina.
Mexico’s group stage elimination was their worst World Cup performance since they suffered the same fate in the 1978 tournament.