'Brother, now you're Mexican!' - Soccer fans chant outside Korea embassy


Soccer Football - World Cup - Group F - Mexico vs Sweden - Zocalo Square, Mexico City, Mexico - June 27, 2018 Mexican soccer fans celebrate. REUTERS/Gustavo Graf

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Hundreds of Mexico soccer fans danced and cheered outside the South Korean embassy in Mexico City on Wednesday, grateful after the Asian country's victory over Germany guaranteed the national team a spot in the knock-out stages of the World Cup.

After Sweden beat Mexico 3-0 on Wednesday, Mexican fans turned their support to South Korea, fearful that a victory by Germany would send their players home.

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