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Mexican fans are using their home-field advantage against Ecuador.
Ahead of the game, Mexican manager Javier Aguirre said he believes Mexican fans will be the difference in the team’s match against Ecuador at home.
“It’s true that right now, this week or the last two, there’s a lot of joy, internally too,” Aguirre said. “You can tell just by watching the training. They’re serious when training, but when it comes to making adjustments, they’re disciplined. I feel… I’ve been in and out of the national team, but we’re in a good place.”
“Our home crowd is our 12th man,” Aguirre told reporters on Monday about the tens of thousands of fans that have packed the venue since the World Cup kicked off on June 11. “I don’t mean to say that we don’t have support elsewhere, but we are aware that we have a whole country behind us, and that motivates us a lot. I would say that we are all excited about what’s to come.”
While Aguirre believes the home fans will make a ton of noise inside the stadium, they are also making a ton of noise outside of Ecuador’s hotel in an attempt to gain an advantage.
Several videos on social media show Mexican fans honking their horns, using trumpets, and making noise overnight outside of Ecuador’s hotel.
MUST WATCH: Mexican fans are outside Ecuador’s team hotel making as much noise as possible in an attempt to keep them awake before their World Cup clash against Mexico. 🇪🇨
BEAUTIFUL. 😂👏🏼 pic.twitter.com/Q1TWZsJQbI
— All Fútbol MX 🇲🇽 (@AllFutbolMX) June 30, 2026
Mexico fans are outside Ecuador’s team hotel attempting to keep them up all night before the game #Futbolguys pic.twitter.com/gA39Zz1lOw
— Pardon My Take (@PardonMyTake) June 30, 2026
Los mexicanos haciendo una fiesta afuera del hotel de Ecuador JAJAJAJAJA somos el país más naco del mundo y me encanta pic.twitter.com/mfXO1VQXDg
— Roberto Haz (@tudimebeto) June 30, 2026