A Mexican man who led an engineering guild has apologised after losing his position over a video showing him making a racist gesture at a South Korean fan during a World Cup match in Guadalajara.Ulises Fernando Bernal Miramontes came under fire after he was seen pulling at the corners of his eyes – a gesture derogatory towards people of Asian descent – in a video posted by South Korean influencer Yoon Su-jin.Yoon, a YouTuber whose creator handle is InoCat, captured Bernal, who was wearing Mexico’s away jersey, laughing and making hand gestures during Thursday’s South Korea-Czech Republic World Cup match at Estadio Akron.
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MON · 2026-06-15 · 07:08 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0615-84498
NSR-2026-0615-84498News Report·EN·Human Interest
Racist gesture at Korean World Cup fan costs Mexican engineering guild chief his post
Ulises Fernando Bernal Miramontes, the former head of a Mexican engineering guild, has apologized after losing his position. This occurred following the circulation of a video showing him making a racist gesture towards a South Korean fan during a World Cup match in Guadalajara.
SCMP’s Asia deskSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-06-15 · 07:08 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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Ulises Fernando Bernal Miramontes, the former head of a Mexican engineering guild, has apologized after losing his position. This occurred following the circulation of a video showing him making a racist gesture towards a South Korean fan during a World Cup match in Guadalajara. The gesture, described as pulling at the corners of his eyes, is considered derogatory towards people of Asian descent. The video was posted by South Korean influencer Yoon Su-jin, also known as InoCat. Bernal was seen making the gesture while wearing Mexico's away jersey during the South Korea-Czech Republic match at Estadio Akron.
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Bernal was wearing Mexico’s away jersey and was laughing and making hand gestures during the South Korea-Czech Republic World Cup match.
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The video was posted by South Korean influencer Yoon Su-jin, whose creator handle is InoCat.
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Ulises Fernando Bernal Miramontes was seen pulling at the corners of his eyes, a gesture derogatory towards people of Asian descent.
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A Mexican man who led an engineering guild apologized after losing his position over a video showing him making a racist gesture at a South Korean fan.
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