WC PROGNOSTICATION: Will homophobic chants continue in the 6/30 Mexico/Ecuador match in Mexico City?
73% of users predicted YES — the community got this one right. 33 predictions cast.
Mexican fans repeated the anti-gay "puto" chant during Mexico's Round of 32 match against Ecuador at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City on June 30, 2026, directing it at Ecuadorian goalkeeper Hernan Galindez during his goal kicks beginning around the fifth minute.
It was the second time the chant surfaced during the tournament, following a similar incident in Mexico's June 24 group-stage match against the Czech Republic at the same stadium. The chant has drawn FIFA sanctions against the Mexican Football Federation in past tournaments, including a $65,000 fine and orders to play qualifying matches in empty stadiums for incidents dating back to 2014.
FIFA's disciplinary code, updated after a 2019 Gold Cup incident, calls for a three-step in-match protocol -- stopping play, then suspending it, then abandoning the match -- for discriminatory chanting. That protocol was not invoked during either the Czechia or Ecuador matches this tournament, and it remained unclear whether FIFA would issue further sanctions against Mexico for the repeat offense.
The community largely anticipated the chant would recur: 73 percent predicted yes, matching the resolution.