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Team Ecuador is officially filing a complaint against Mexican fans.
The night before Ecuador’s knockout game against Mexico, Mexican fans camped outside Ecuador’s team hotel, making as much noise as possible to keep the players awake.
Mexican fans brought drums, fireworks, and car horns outside Ecuador’s team hotel to keep the players from sleeping 🤣🇲🇽🎺
(Via @zaritzisosa, @ECZ23) pic.twitter.com/XsQQ1h0IN5
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) June 30, 2026
On Tuesday morning, the Ecuadorian team filed a formal complaint with FIFA regarding Mexican fans’ behavior outside the team hotel.
“Such conduct stands in stark contrast to the principles of fair play, equity, and unity that a World Cup should embody,” the federation, known as FEF, said in a statement. “The FEF respectfully calls upon the competent authorities to pay greater attention to these events and to adopt the necessary measures to safeguard the safety of our players, coaching staff, and fans.”
📍Comunicado oficial pic.twitter.com/7jbJcsiHXr
— FEF 🇪🇨 (@FEFecuador) June 30, 2026
The team had already experienced several flight delays on the way to the hotel.
Ecuador coach Sebastián Beccacece says despite the delays and the noise, the Ecuadorian team is ready to play.
“A flight delay, then the transfer to the hotel — it ended up being a nine-hour journey; we took three hours longer than scheduled,” Beccacece said. “But the team is doing well and is excited — obviously facing an opponent that posted good results in the group stage.”